Entries by Baba

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£7.5m boost to support the High Needs Educational Provision in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to receive additional High Needs Education Capital as part of the Department for Education’s DfE ‘safety valve’ programme. Twenty million pounds has been set aside to support High Needs capital proposals in conjunction with the DfE’s ‘safety valve’ intervention programme, for local authorities facing the highest percentage Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) deficits. After […]

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Staffordshire University in the spotlight with National Awards

Staffordshire University’s role in levelling up the UK has been celebrated at a new set of awards. The Levelling Up Universities Awards recognise those higher education institutions and their staff that are committed to boosting opportunity and being truly purpose-led. One of two Levelling Up Spotlight Awards was made to Vice-Chancellor Professor Liz Barnes CBE […]

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Young Artists in the frame for success

Young artists are stocking up on their art supplies after winning a popular children’s painting competition. Tamara Redfern, aged seven, and Mary Wu, nine, have received £20 gift vouchers to spend at The Art Studio Gallery in Newcastle as their reward for submitting the best entries in the Council-run contest – an established part of […]

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Competition to honour Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Philip Astley

An exciting children’s competition has been launched to help raise awareness for the father of the modern circus Philip Astley – who was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Staffordshire Poet Laureate Mel Wardle Woodend has teamed up with the Philip Astley Project CIC and Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Libraries for an exciting competition. The Philip Astley Project team […]

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Volunteers sought for Community Art workshops in Burslem

Volunteers are being sought for a new exciting project to work alongside visual and performance artists from Stoke-on-Trent. The Burslem Port Trust are inviting local residents of Burslem and Middleport to volunteer with a team of visual and performance artists to collaboratively create a series of interpretative art works and promotional materials, reflecting the vision […]

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St George’s flag flying high in Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate England’s Euros Final

The flag of St George is now flying proudly above a stunning focal point in the centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate England reaching the final of a major football tournament for the first time in 55 years. England has made the final of the UEFA European Football Championship after beating semi-final rivals Denmark 2-1 in […]

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New Marketing Coordinator for Newcastle-under-Lyme BID

Retailers, pubs, eateries, leisure and professional services businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre can get involved in upcoming social media campaigns being run by the Business Improvement District (BID). A new marketing coordinator – Charlotte Pearce – has joined the Newcastle-under-Lyme BID team to create engaging campaigns which will showcase and support BID-levy-payers. Charlotte, who started […]

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Young Musicians of the year

Young Stoke-on-Trent musicians have been recognised in an annual competition. Organised by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council run City Music Service, schools and colleges across the city were invited to put their top talent forward for this year’s Young Musician event. In January pupils submitted video performances due to lockdown restrictions at the time. There were […]

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