Here at Leek Nub News we have loved covering all things Leek and keeping residents informed of what's going on in the town throughout 2021.

We launched in March this year, meaning 2021 was our first nine months of covering news in the town!

And in 2021 we are pleased to say that our site went from strength to strength. Since we launched this year our site has received hundreds of thousands of page views, and we now boast over 1,800 combined followers on Facebook and Twitter!

But enough about us - what about you? What Leek stories did you, our lovely readers, read the most in 2021? We took a look through our stats to find out the top 10 most popular Leek stories of the year. Read them below...

1. Charity three peaks challenge

In May we wrote about 24 Leek lads taking on the three peaks challenge for charity, and it was our biggest story of the year! Read it here.

2. New use for Halfords building

In October our post about a new use being found for Leeks old Halfords building received many views. Read it here.

3. Christmas lights switch on details

A story discussing the details of Leek's Christmas lights switch on pulled in lots of views. Read it here.

4. Police appeal to find wanted man

Another story from October as police appealed to find a wanted man in Staffordshire was popular. Read it here.

5. Cheddleton farmer wins national award

A Cheddleton farmer scooped a national award for his outstanding contributions to charity. Read it here.

6. Leek chippy unaffected by administration

A chip shop in the town was unaffected by its wider national brand going into administration. Read it here.

7. New Irish sports bar opening

This year a new Irish sports bar opened in Leek, and we spoke to them all about it. Read it here.

8. Cheddleton shooting lodge plans

Plans were approved to turn a Cheddleton country home into a pheasant shooting lodge. Read it here.

9. Eight year old boy prevents fire

An eight year old Leek boy prevented a house fire after spotting it just inches away from the property. Read it here.

10. Plans to convert Leek mill into apartments

New plans were submitted to transform an old Leek mill site into 57 retirement apartments. Read it here.