Entries by Baba

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Johnny Owen on air six days a week at the Hitmix

Popular local radio presenter Johnny Owen has returned to weekday radio broadcasting on community radio station The Hitmix. Johnny has been doing a regular Sunday slot at The Hitmix for around seven months, and is now also broadcasting throughout the week – Monday to Friday – after studio bosses set up a home studio for […]

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Businesses continue to donate PPE and meals

Businesses are being thanked for donating personal protective equipment to support frontline care workers, and for making and distributing meals through the coronavirus pandemic. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has received a donation of PPE from Michelin Tyres Plc, which has its UK Headquarters in Stoke. And Staffordshire-based JCB is producing around 2,004 meals a week for […]

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Sing for our Angels and Feature in special video honouring keyworkers

VOLUNTEERS are being invited to record themselves singing Robbie Williams’ biggest hit – Angels – in a special tribute to keyworkers. Organisers of tourism group Enjoy Staffordshire, have been granted permission to use the 1997 hit track as a thank you to keyworkers helping the nation to get through the coronavirus pandemic. Enjoy Staffordshire, with […]

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Local companies rally to provide protective equipment & council staff retrain to give care to vulnerable

Local companies are helping to ensure that frontline council care workers are supplied with personal protective equipment through the coronavirus pandemic. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been working with a number of suppliers to ensure its care staff have the equipment they need to deliver vital services to vulnerable residents. Suppliers such as Stoke-based Kirklands Staffordshire […]

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Follow Jamie to Learn Your Sign

Jamie Stonier has taken his free sign language sessions to a whole new level using the power of social media. The 32-year-old had regularly hosted workshops in the community to teach British Sign Language, but once coronavirus hit and the lockdown was introduced, Jamie turned to Facebook to host his lessons. “I usually hold lessons […]

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Safety professionals hand grants to charities

Professionals promoting safety across the business community in North Staffordshire have stepped in to support vulnerable and poverty hit families hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. The North Staffordshire Health and Safety Group (NSHSG) has donated £500 each to the Alice Charity, the Gingerbread Centre and a foodbank in Smallthorne run by fundraising champion Jason […]