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A mother’s community group, and a men’s mental health group have come together to offer an extended support network across Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. Stoke-on-Trent Mother’s Support Network – who have been providing various resources to mums since the summer of 2020 – will now be providing extra support to women as part of a collaboration […]
An emergency service helping people to cope with grief, trauma, isolation and loneliness during the pandemic is being extended thanks to bereaved families in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has donated £10,000 to the Dove Service – the only grief support charity in North Staffordshire – after Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council nominated […]
Voluntary and community groups (VCS) across the city are to benefit from a further £50,000 of funding to help them provide crucial services to residents through the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative follows a previous successful grant scheme where local VSC organisations were allocated £143,480 in grants to support efforts to alleviate the impacts of the […]
In his latest Guest Blog for Baba – Adam Gratton discusses the importance of Podcasting & what it means within community & news sharing… As you are all no doubt aware the world is one busy place, and much of the time you probably don’t even have a moment to read long blog posts […]
TV star and master potter Keith Brymer Jones is continuing to talk up the Potteries by lavishing praise on Staffordshire University’s 3D Designer Maker course. The Great Pottery Throw Down judge talks about his links to Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire University in a video shot on campus while he was filming for the Channel 4 show […]
Stoke-on-Trent businesses are set to receive a further grant to help them through the coronavirus pandemic, under phase two of the ‘Additional Restrictions Grant’. This comes as phase one of the fund saw a total of £266,488 allocated out across 189 Stoke-on-Trent based businesses. Applications for the latest funding opened on 15 January and will […]
Monica Cru-Hall, 42, is a mum of four, business owner, teacher and therapist. Monica has worked on various community and educational projects. Therapy North Staffordshire is Monica’s own business which is working with H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Pupils Emotions) – who run parent online support sessions and workshops for schools associated with the HOPE project. Here […]
Potto Lotto players could win one of five £100 Etsy gift vouchers and £100 for their chosen cause in a bumper prize draw. The last year has been tough for everyone so this prize draw is a great opportunity to win an amazing prize while also helping out local charities and supporting independent businesses. A […]
Crewe based Jaguar retailer, Swansway Jaguar Crewe celebrates its second consecutive year of sponsoring Staffordshire’s premier senior rugby club, playing in the Midlands 2 West (N), Longton Rugby Club. North West based, family owned and run Swansway Motor Group who operate the Jaguar centre on Crewe Green Roundabout have renewed their club sponsorship for the […]
A mental health helpline set up in response to the second national lockdown caused by the COVID 19 pandemic has received more than 11,000 calls since it first began operating at the beginning of November 2020. During December 2020 helpline staff dealt with 5,498 calls from people struggling with their mental health, with 124 of […]
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