Entries by Baba

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Eight projects kickstart Get Creative at Home Campaign

Creative and community organisations in Stoke-on-Trent have been awarded funding to bring communities together through creativity in lockdown. The micro-grants, of up to £200, were provided by Stoke-on-Trent City Council in collaboration with Voluntary Arts, to support organisations that want to help local people ease the stresses of lockdown together, by expressing themselves creatively. All […]

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Craig rewarded with Directorship at growing financial service company

From TV repairs, through computers to schools to mortgage adviser, Craig Adams has never been afraid to learn and change. Now Craig, of Newchapel, has been rewarded for his efforts with an appointment as Director at leading Staffordshire financial company Signature Financial Services. Craig, a father of two, quit a safe job as a hardware […]

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Newcastle and Kidsgrove Town Deal Investment Plans – Call for projects

Residents, organisations and businesses are being invited to submit project or investment ideas that could be included in Town Deal Investment Plans for Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove. Any suggested projects or investments should fit with the three themes of the Town Deal Fund and improve Newcastle-Under-Lyme or Kidsgrove as a place to live and work. AECOM […]

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Online exercise sessions launched for Belong residents

Fitness instructors at state-of-the-art care provider Belong have launched a YouTube channel to keep their clients and the nation’s older community healthy during the coronavirus lockdown. The ‘Belong Active’ channel provides access to free, online videos, devised specifically to help older people continue exercising while isolating at home, through a series of standing, sitting and […]

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Foster care heroes needed

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making an urgent call to recruit new foster carers, especially during the current coronavirus pandemic, as the authority prepares to begin a carefully considered recovery plan. There is a huge need for more foster carers in Stoke-on-Trent with 932 cared for children currently in the city and sadly the result of […]

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Leading fitness and nutrition experts see an online business boom

Fitness and nutrition experts Train Learn Go have seen an expansion to their client base since switching to online sessions during the coronavirus lockdown. Usually 45-minute training sessions are carried out in the home or place of work by leading professional trainers, but with the current restrictions in place bespoke 1-2-1 programmes are being run […]

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LONGTON SUPPLIER STEPS UP DELIVERIES TO MEET DEMAND FOR ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS

A Stoke-on-Trent supplier has added extra deliveries to help meet the demands from local businesses and organisations needing essential cleaning products and protective equipment during the Coronavirus pandemic. The Chemical Hut has its own warehouse in Longton and supplies a vast range of products including cleaning chemicals, medical supplies and personal protective equipment. Now the […]

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The Wonder of Audley Brass Band

Members of a brass band have been using their music to stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic. Audley Brass Band have not only been having regular online meetings during the past couple of months, but they have also been rehearsing virtually and have recorded their won version of the Elvis song – the Wonder of […]