Entries by Baba

Road safety heroes take centre stage in new campaign

Road safety officers, community speed watch volunteers, traffic officers and school crossing patrols are amongst the local heroes taking centre stage in a campaign to improve road safety in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Road Safety Week – which started on Monday 15 November this year – is celebrating those road safety heroes who help keep people […]

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Art Slam for Charity at the Goods Yard

LOCAL artists are set to go head-to-head in a creative showdown at Stoke-on-Trent’s very first ‘Art Slam’. Social impact developers Capital&Centric and local arts project Appetite are joining forces to put on the charity event at a warehouse at the Goods Yard from 7pm on Saturday 27 November. It’ll feature some of the area’s top […]

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Burslem Port Trust appeal for help in identifying range of biodiversity on former Burslem Branch Canal Site

Burslem Port Trust are appealing to wildlife, nature and ecology enthusiasts and/or experts in the local area to help them identify, measure and catalogue the range of biodiversity within the disused Burslem Branch Canal site. Members of the trust are inviting those with expertise or enthusiasm in the above areas to join them on their […]

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Funding available for communities to tackle climate change

Communities across Staffordshire are set to benefit from a £100,000 pot of funding for projects that help tackle climate change or protect the environment.  Projects that reduce carbon impact, improve air quality, enhance green spaces or reduce waste are likely to be considered for funding. The county council funding is open to not-for profit organisations […]

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Ceramic Heritage on the Big Screen – and Iconic pottery museum reopens its doors

Scenes shot at the stunning Gladstone Pottery Museum will fill the big screen in a film about one of the world’s most influential ceramic artists. Sky Original movie, The Colour Room, based on the rise of one of Stoke-on-Trent’s most famous former residents, Clarice Cliff, was filmed on location in the city. The popular Gladstone […]

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Celebrations for University following new signing with Indian Super League club

Staffordshire University has entered into a new Education and Community partnership with a football club almost 5000 miles away. The unique partnership with Odisha FC on India’s East Coast builds on relationships the University has forged closer to home with Stoke City FC and Port Vale FC and which have resulted in new courses, opportunities for students […]

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‘Making Inclusion Work’ launched

Stoke-on-Trent City Council alongside NHS partners and PEGIS have launched the city’s Graduated Approach ‘Making Inclusion Work’ to ensure adequate support is available to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families. The Graduated Approach method focuses on early identification of a child’s needs and their barriers to learning, making sure […]

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British Empire Medals awarded to Staffordshire residents

Fifteen Staffordshire residents have been given personal Honours by Her Majesty the Queen for their contributions to their local communities. The winners were announced in The Queen’s Birthday and New Year Honours lists over the last two years. Recipients attended special ceremonies on 15, 19 and 28 October at County Buildings in Stafford, hosted by Councillor […]

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