Entries by Baba

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August Bank Holiday set to be a Tasty Treat

Stoke-on-Trent’s very own arts event The Big Feast is back. Delivered by Appetite, the Creative People and Places programme led by the New Vic Theatre in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and Without Walls – a consortium of festivals and organisations dedicated to raising the profile of UK outdoor arts to […]

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New careers beckon thanks to work experience programme

Hundreds of jobseekers are getting their foot on the career ladder with help from a work experience programme delivered by Staffordshire County Council. Christian Lockley, aged 49, is the latest person to benefit from the Open-Door programme having secured a job as a trainee adviser with the National Careers Advice Service. The former secondary school […]

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Staffordshire University Professor receives Lord Mayor’s Award for COVID ventilator

A Staffordshire University Professor’s leadership in the development of a life-saving ventilator has been recognised by the Lord Mayor of London. Professor of Clinical Biomechanics Nachi Chockalingam (pictured left), has been presented with a Lord Mayor’s COVID-19 Livery Award for his work on the innovative Field Ventilator project. The low-cost ventilator was developed by an international team […]

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Exploring Newcastle-under-Lyme’s outdoors with Uzair

Uzair Hussain a former masters student at Staffordshire University, studying Sports Journalism. Uzair has been taking part in work experience here at BabaBaboon. In his second guest blog, Uzair shares some ideas for summer walks in Newcastle-under-Lyme. “WALKING is one of the easiest and less strenuous exercises we can do to make sure we increase […]

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City’s Spitfire and £5.4m new gallery to be unveiled as nation marks Battle of Britain Day

Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic Spitfire and its stunning new museum gallery will be unveiled on September 15 – the day which marks the RAF’s victory in the Battle of Britain. A VIP launch event will be held at the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery’s new glass-fronted extension, with guests including Armed Forces dignitaries, veterans, air cadets, local […]

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Digital service for young people at risk of exploitation launches in Stoke-on-Trent

Following a successful pilot, the charities Missing People and Childline (NSPCC), have launched ‘Is This OK?’ a ground-breaking, free and anonymous Chatbot for children and young people at risk of, or currently experiencing, sexual or criminal exploitation and/or abuse. Is This OK? is supported by Dame Esther Rantzen and Anne Longfield CBE, the former Children’s Commissioner for […]

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Staffs scientist makes global pathology Power List 2021

A Staffordshire University lecturer has been named among the most influential people in pathology, for a second year running. Ian Davies, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science, features in The Pathologist Magazine’s Power List 2021 which celebrates the great and inspirational minds that underpin the medical laboratory profession. Ian first appeared on the list last year and has […]

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Council welcomes climate change report

An recent international report on climate change has been welcomed by Staffordshire County Council’s lead for Environment. The 42-page report, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), shows the impact that human actions are having on the earth’s climate and the damage it causes. The county council, who are championing the climate change agenda […]

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