Entries by Baba

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Anniversary Celebrations for Five-star Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone

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 […]

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The Call with Claybody Theatre

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 […]

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Green Flag joy for Hanley Park

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, […]

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New Vic’s revamped auditorium open to audiences

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 […]

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Arnold Bennett Book Prize – longlist announced

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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New opportunities for volunteers at charity Emmaus North Staffs

Volunteers at a Stoke-on-Trent charity will now be able to access valuable skills development and training following on from the appointment of a new development coordinator. Emmaus North Staffs – a charity which works to prevent homelessness – has welcomed Keziah Stott as Volunteer Development Coordinator to help to oversee volunteers at the charity’s shop […]

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Exercise Outdoors in Newcastle-under-Lyme

A new range of outdoor exercise classes and activities have been launched in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The classes and activities – launched by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council – are for all ages and abilities and will take place at Bathpool Park, Brampton Park, Chesterton Park, Clough Hall Park, Westlands tennis courts and the grassed area at Whitmore Village […]

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