Entries by Baba

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New Vic Borderlines Project – highlights dangers of loan sharks

New Vic Borderlines’ latest project #IJustNeededCash aims to raise awareness of the risks of loan sharks after reports of unregulated money lenders targeting vulnerable people in North Staffordshire. New Vic Borderlines have teamed up with Aspire Housing, The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), Staffordshire North & Stoke-on-Trent Citizens Advice and Ethan Lemon Art as part of the national […]

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Extra safety measures in place in Town Centre

Additional security measures are being introduced in Newcastle town centre to provide an extra level of reassurance for residents, shoppers, visitors and businesses as they return to the area following the pandemic. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, working closely with organisations including Staffordshire Police and Newcastle-under-Lyme Business Improvement District (BID), is adding to existing and comprehensive community […]

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‘Let’s make Poppies’

North Staffordshire Women’s Institute group – ‘Let’s Make Jam’ – are once again leading the pack with their hard work and support for the local community. Members of their subsidiary craft group ‘Jammie Hookers’ regularly support local causes, and were looking for a big and meaningful project that they could all get involved in. After […]

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Local Care Village Operator Named Best for Care Provision

Not-for-profit care village operator Belong, which has a location on Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has taken the title for Best Care Provision at this year’s HealthInvestor Seniors Housing Awards. The national award is recognition of the provider’s innovative approach to care, including its pioneering village model and adoption of technology to improve outcomes for apartment tenants, as well […]

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Voting open for 2021 Design Awards in the Borough

Residents – and other interested parties – can help to shine the spotlight on their favourite building projects and landscape schemes in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Online nominations are being accepted for the Council’s 2021 Design Awards – a biennial event which aims to celebrate the major roles that good building design and land development play in enhancing […]

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Virtual awards night to celebrate local company’s pandemic response

Business Boost is to hold its first ever livestreamed awards night to celebrate Newcastle-under-Lyme companies which survived and thrived during the Covid-19 lockdowns. An online awards event will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, December 1 – live from King Street Studios, Newcastle. Business Boost isn’t holding its traditional awards programme until 2022, however, the […]

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New Young Poet Laureate for Staffordshire

Erin Gascoigne-Jones has been selected as the new Young Poet Laureate for Staffordshire. The Year 11 pupil from Sir Thomas Boughey Academy in Newcastle-under-Lyme was appointed to the role at a special poetry event organised by Staffordshire County Council’s Libraries service and WORD Stafford. Erin was joined by members of the libraries service, the Staffordshire […]

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Gardeners Celebrated at 30th Bloom anniversary event

An incredible space packed full of interesting features in Kidsgrove and a delightful, wildlife- friendly area in Clayton were announced the best residential gardens in Newcastle-under-Lyme in an annual competition. Maureen Wilson and Graham Green, and Donna Thorley, became the respective winners of Judges’ Choice Awards in the hotly-contested residential category of Newcastle Borough Council’s […]

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