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A time capsule unearthed in 30 years’ time will describe the experiences of young girls growing up in Newcastle-under-Lyme including what their life was like in lockdown during a global pandemic. Members of the 1st Newcastle St Paul’s Brownies have buried a vintage-style sweet jar containing their thoughts, personal memories and trinkets – within the […]
Archaeologists studying bottle ovens at a former pottery works have made a ‘significant’ discovery after new information emerged about the structures. Investigations by the team working at the Grade II listed Phoenix Works site, in Longton, have revealed that the two bottle ovens on site are not, as previously believed, up-draught types, but actually down-draughts […]
The 1,000th adult to sign up for this year’s Potters ’Arf will win free entry to the race and a six-month membership to Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s gyms. The Hanley Economic Potters ‘Arf Marathon is one of the most unique, community-spirited races in the UK. It has amazing support across Stoke-on-Trent, places for all, a wonderful atmosphere […]
The winners of the Staffordshire University Future Journalist Awards have been announced. Recognising the talent of aspiring young journalists, winners and runners up were announced during a virtual ceremony streamed Thursday 25 March. Winners for best written entry, best video, and best audio in five age categories were announced at the awards ceremony, which was […]
Zoom calls with local authors, poetry readings, history talks and family quizzes are some of the online activities being organised by the county’s libraries service for this year’s Staffordshire Day. With just over a month to go until Staffordshire Day on Saturday 1 May, people are being urged to check out the online activities being […]
A year on since the first national lockdown, 20,500 calls have been made to the #StokeonTrentTogether helpline with 140,000 proactive welfare calls made to 30,000 households across the city. #StokeonTrentTogether was formed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council working alongside local charity and voluntary sector organisation VAST in March 2020, and was designed to meet the everyday […]
Scenes shot in the stunning Gladstone Pottery Museum will appear in an eagerly-anticipated new series on Netflix. Crews were at the award-winning Stoke-on-Trent site for more than two weeks in 2020 to capture footage for supernatural show The Irregulars, which is due to be released Friday, March 26. The museum in Longton, which was dressed […]
A new campaign to help tackle loneliness in Staffordshire has been launched. The new Let’s Beat Loneliness Together campaign aims to help raise awareness of loneliness and promote services available to those affected by it. The campaign by, Staffordshire County Council, will also support those individuals or volunteers who want to do something themselves to […]
‘Look Out’ is a new road safety campaign urging cyclists and motorists to be more courteous and to look out for each other. The latest campaign from the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) aims to help reduce the number of collisions involving cyclists within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Drivers are being asked to look out for […]
A new project is aiming to break the last taboos in women’s football from periods to pregnancy – and Staffordshire University is calling on women’s football clubs across the UK to help identify best practices which can be shared across Europe. Dr Jacky Forsyth, Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology at Staffordshire University, explained: “We know […]
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