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A North Staffordshire travel consultant has reacted decisively to a dreadful year for his industry by using his time to rebrand his business and to plan for a brighter future. In common with everyone in the travel sector, John Lehnert has endured a difficult 2020 as coronavirus grounded planes and left cruise ships stranded at […]
Several Newcastle-under-Lyme parks and green spaces have been recognised as some of the best in the country. Six venues in Newcastle-under-Lyme are among 2,000 sites that have received prestigious Green Flag status. The international scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, celebrates well-managed spaces that boast the highest possible environmental standards, are beautifully maintained […]
Venues and arts organisations in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme are breathing a sigh of relief after receiving a share of the Government’s £1.5bn Cultural Recovery Fund. Article By Jamie Summerfield The first wave of funding – totalling £257 million – released on Monday 12 October, will help venues and cultural spaces to weather the storm of […]
Civic and business leaders are celebrating the fifth anniversary of an enterprise zone that has transformed redundant brownfield land, with two million square feet of high-quality industrial development. The Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone (CVEZ) comprises 140 hectares of land over six sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, including the former Shelton Bar steelworks site in the […]
Following on from their highly successful podcast Dirty Laundry earlier in 2020, Claybody Theatre have taken an opportunity during lockdown to develop their digital work with a brand new five-part audio drama series – THE CALL. Creative Director, Deborah McAndrew, has teamed up with four other writers to create stories centred around a fictional radio […]
Hanley Park has been recognised nationally and awarded its first Green Flag Award. The 123-year-old venue, which has undergone a multi-million pound restoration over the last four years, has been recognised nationally as a quality green public space by the charity Keep Britain Tidy. The 60-acre park, which opened in 1897, has had its bandstand restored, […]
The New Vic has re-opened for performances with Ghostlight, the first part of its season of socially-distanced productions for autumn. Ghostlight, the first piece to be showcased in the theatre’s newly refurbished auditorium, is a short, evocative light and sound installation, which runs until Saturday 31 October. Featuring a soundscape of actors animating lines from […]
Stoke-on-Trent residents are now eligible for a Test and Trace support payment of £500 if they are told to stay at home and to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace either because they have tested positive for coronavirus or have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. The funding is available […]
A further national Covid-19 testing site has opened in Stoke-on-Trent. The walk-through testing site started to operate at Fenton Manor car park from Tuesday 13 October with appointments made available each day. It doubles the number of testing centres in the city with a further site set to open in the north of the city […]
A Coronation Street actress turned playwright, a former head of English at Newcastle-under-Lyme School and the owner of a city centre game shop are on the longlist for this year’s Arnold Bennett Prize. The annual book award was established in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arnold Bennett. Each year one […]
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