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National Insight Awards – Guest Blog Phil Parkes

Expert Citizens is a Community Interest Company led by people with lived experience of homelessness, mental ill- health, addiction, domestic abuse, poverty or histories of offending behaviour. Expert Citizens have been hosting the National Insight Awards since 2015 as part of the VOICES partnership. Stoke-on-Trent is one of twelve area across the country that received […]

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New Lockdown Business Grants welcomed by Borough Council

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is poised to act quickly to distribute one-off top up grants designed to help borough businesses through the latest Coronavirus restrictions. The Government has announced that businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors across the country are to receive individual cash payments worth up to £9,000 – payable per premises based […]

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£83,000 boost to voluntary and community groups

Voluntary and community groups awarded £83,000 in grants to continue to provide important support to city residents through the coronavirus pandemic. Stoke-on-Trent City Council announced 41 groups are to receive funding through the latest wave of its community and voluntary grants fund. The authority has allocated £50,000 to the fund, which has been matched by […]

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Your City festival leads the return of live music in 2021

2020 was a bit of a nightmare for live music in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle and…well, everywhere. But there are plenty of reasons for optimism as the new year is upon us – here Jamie Summerfield looks ahead into 2021. City centre live music venues like The Sugarmill and The Underground are gearing up to stage socially […]

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Baba’s Features for YOU

Welcome to Baba’s Features section – here is a little introduction about our Features for YOU. Baba’s Features are here to showcase YOUR Business, YOUR Charity & YOUR Events. With a dedicated team of experienced journalists we work with you to develop YOUR Story to share with our visitors, social media followers & Newsletter Subscribers. […]

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Recycling vehicle gets a ‘green’ upgrade

A new recycling truck has hit the streets of Stoke-on-Trent to help improve the efficiency of the council’s recycling operation and reduce its impact on the environment. The 44ft truck features a 130  yard walking floor trailer with air suspension – making it super road friendly when loaded in terms of being kind to the […]

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New Vic Borderlines spread joy with Fab Food, Fun and Folktales Project

A New Vic Borderlines project to combat local food poverty has been spreading joy across Staffordshire communities during the festive period. The Fab Food, Fun and Folktales project, which sees hundreds of delicious lunch boxes distributed to families in need each year, took place slightly differently than usual. The Borderlines team delivered picnic packs, including little puppet-making […]

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