Entries by Baba

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Have a road trip not a road tip: council teams clean up to twenty-three tonnes of litter from A50/A500 corridor

Stoke-on-Trent City Council and National Highways are reminding residents that the city’s roads are not a litter bin after city council teams clear the equivalent of 340 grey bin loads of rubbish each year. City council teams carry out regular litter picking along the sides of the city’s road network. This is dangerous work, putting […]

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Businesses share green expertise to save carbon and money

Staffordshire businesses big and small are sharing expertise to save money and carbon emissions. International exporters and a family-run country pub are among those benefiting from the Staffordshire County Council-supported Staffordshire Business Environment Network (sben) sben’s work helping businesses achieve long term sustainability and maximise commercial opportunities through green innovation mean local businesses have already saved 1,656 […]

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Emmaus North Staffs attend special celebratory lunch with Royalty

To celebrate 30 years since Emmaus was established in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent man Steve Bourn, who was supported by Emmaus North Staffs, recently attended a lunch event at Clarence House, the royal residence of the charity’s royal Patron Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall. On Wednesday 10 November, Steve was one of 30 people […]

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Town Centre landmark reopens following refurbishment

An iconic building in Newcastle town centre has reopened its doors to the public following a refurbishment. Residents, shoppers and visitors are once again accessing services from a community and voluntary sector hub at the historic Guildhall now that remodelling works are complete. The Borough Council has used funding from Newcastle’s advanced Town Deal to […]

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Hanley to welcome CBeebies’ favourites for Christmas – and much more

CBeebies’ characters are set to bring festive cheer to Hanley in the run up to Christmas 2021. Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) will welcome CBeebies’ characters to The Potteries Centre on various Saturdays. Personal appearances from the children’s shows Fireman Sam and Norman Price, Moon and Me and Hey Duggee will take place […]

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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