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A collection of short stories inspired by strong North Staffordshire women has been awarded this year’s Arnold Bennett Prize. It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s, written by Baddeley Green-born Lisa Blower, was revealed as the winner in an online ceremony. The book had been shortlisted alongside Deborah McAndrew’s play The D Road, Peter Cash’s poetry […]
The reopening of a sports centre in the north of the borough is within sight following the achievement of a key milestone. Kidsgrove Sports Centre is now legally under the ownership of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, paving the way for refurbishment work to start – with the Council’s chosen contractor beginning on site before Christmas. The […]
People in Stoke-on-Trent are being urged to get tested ahead of the festive break. The advice from the city’s leading public health expert comes following news that Stoke-on-Trent remains in the top 10 for the highest number of coronavirus cases in England. The city currently has 314.8 cases per 100,000. And while this is a […]
Thousands of schoolchildren, vulnerable families, homeless people, and voluntary and community groups are to benefit from a £1m scheme to support residents over the winter months. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has secured £1.083m from the government’s new Covid-19 winter grant fund to help families and residents hit hardest by the pandemic. The authority will set aside […]
Shapes Health and Leisure at Fenton Manor and Dimensions Leisure Centre welcomed back members on 2 December. The two Stoke-on-Trent city council-run gyms reopened with strict Covid-secure measures in place after national lockdown restrictions lifted. The return of these services is part of a phased reopening of leisure centre facilities and will be in line with […]
Paul Moffatt started at Furniture Mine 15 years ago as a volunteer – a role he opted for after finding himself homeless and living on the streets in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Paul knows all too well how valuable volunteering is and also, how important essential furniture can have a real positive impact on someone’s life. Here […]
A memorial garden in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent, complete with sculptures, is to be home to an international effort to remember the tragic events which befell the small Czechoslovakian town of Lidice during the early part of the Second World War. Article by Adam Gratton Local community champions and business owners Alan, and Cllr Cheryl, […]
Community supermarket Affordable Foods Stoke have teamed up with Newcastle-under-Lyme Markets, along with BabaBaboon, to deliver a celebration of local and small independent businesses. The open air event will take place on The Stones market on Thursday 17 December and aims to showcase independent businesses and organisations of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme. Duane Barrett, whose wife […]
Young people who are looking for a career in the construction industry are being urged to apply now for a place at Staffordshire’s first roofing career pathway. Rydale Roofing recently unveiled plans to launch the Building Futures Stoke-on-Trent Roofing Hub in a partnership with Juniper Training. With 15 local building and roofing contractors pledging support […]
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has won £29 million of Government funding to improve the city’s transport network and revolutionise how residents get around. The council has been awarded the money following a successful bid to the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund. It will fund an overall package of works expected to be around £36 million […]
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