By Kelsey Purnell: A journey across the globe in a black cab by three Staffordshire students has already proved to be a rollercoaster ride.

University pals Paul Archer, Johno Ellison and Leigh Purnell embarked on their journey two months ago and had hoped to reach Sydney within six months as part of their attempt to break the world record for the longest taxi journey.

But their schedule has been hit by huge traffic jams in France and freezing conditions in Finland. They were also arrested in Amsterdam for drinking alcohol on the streets, before returning back to the house they were staying at to discover it was the set for an adult film!

By Georgina Evans-Phillips: More than 20 pubs across Staffordshire have teamed up to raise £3,000 for charity.

Staff from the Punch Pub Company venues, including the Fradley Arms in Lichfield, picked the BBC’s Children in Need charity to donate to after they were the first to complete a company survey.

By Kofo Oniru: People in Lichfield can apply for a slice of £175,000 set aside for new community projects.

Residents can apply for capital projects such as improving a community hall or buying park benches for Fazeley, Bonehill or Mile Oak.

By Ashley Hodnett: People are being given the chance to go on a ghost tour of Lichfield before they end.

The spooky Gruesome and Ghostly tours, led by Visit Lichfield Green Badge tour guides, take in the places across the city where ghosts have been spotted over the years.

By Alyssa Harrison: People across Staffordshire are getting into the festive spirit thanks to a host of Christmas events.

Venues around the county are staging their popular seasonal celebrations.

StaffsLive brings you a round up of the best events around the county this weekend.

By Michael Marsh: A woman charged with the murder of her boyfriend in Lichfield has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Nicola Coleman, 37, was charged with the murder of 44-year-old Mark Cannon at her flat in Burwaye Close, on September 29 2008.

By Stephanie Carter: Elderly people have been invited to a free Christmas lunch near Lichfield.

Turkey lunch with all the trimmings for older Staffordshire residents. image by:
Turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Pic: Adam NFK Smith

Residents over 65 living in Fazeley, Mile Oak, Bonehill and Drayton Bassett can attend the meal at Fazeley Town Hall on December 21 from 12-3pm.

By Amy Dennis: A Lichfield gardener is set to retire after nearly 50 years of service.

Percy Dennis, 64 and from Fradley, started work in 1963 at what was then Lichfield City Council, and has worked at Beacon Park ever since.

By Kim Lishman: A female driver has been left shaken after a motorcyclist attacked her car with a crowbar in Lichfield.

The incident happened at 4.30pm on November 19 when a grey Fiat Panda was cut up by a motorbike on the Bowling Green island.

By Tom Shingler: A Staffordshire-based vegetable grower has unveiled a unique take on buried treasure after re-branding their primary export of parsnips to help promote the county.

R&RW Bartlett, owned by father and son Roy and Rod Bartlett, have decided to rename their parsnips as ‘Staffordshire Gold Parsnips’ to commemorate the Staffordshire Hoard.