Entries by Baba

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YMCA receive funding for NEW Youth Ambassadors Programme in Stoke-on-Trent

YMCA North Staffordshire have won funding to run the first Youth Ambassadors Programme in Stoke-on-Trent – and are asking schools in the area to get involved! The project, which is to be funded by the Stoke-on-Trent Opportunity Area, and will be led by the YMCA and will support development and leadership skills and social engagement in young […]

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New Vic welcome new Associate Artist for 2019

New Vic Theatre will work with local site-specific theatre company GreenHouse Theatre Project as their Associate Artist for 2019 in a drive to help support and strengthen the creative industry of North Staffordshire. Over the next year, the New Vic will work with the Stoke-on-Trent based theatre company as part of the its artistic development programme, The […]

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Rock of Ages – The Regent

Rock of Ages at The Regent is big, brash, camp and outrageous. Set in the 1980s, this is a mix-tape of a musical with belting tunes that most of us had forgotten we knew. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl and really the story is there as a hook for the music. The audience didn’t […]

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Much Ado About Nothing – New Vic

Much Ado About Nothing at the New Vic Theatre is a delightful take on Shakespeare’s romantic comedy. Co-produced by the New Vic and Northern Broadsides, the theatre in the round is transported back to the end of World War II with a 15-strong cast who all deliver in a delectable manner. Set against the backdrop […]

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Stoke’s Sutherland Chambers Refurbishment Underway

Work to transform a historic building is underway – the latest project to benefit from a £900,000 scheme being delivered by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The imposing Sutherland Chambers, which dates back to 1899, will benefit from new, traditional style shop fronts to its three ground-floor units, and the refurbishment of the vacant first and second […]

The 39 Steps at the New Vic

The New Vic Theatre puts its trademark stamp on thrilling spy comedy-drama The 39 Steps from Friday 8 to Saturday 30 March. New Vic’s Artistic Director Theresa Heskins (Astley’s Astounding Adventures, Around The World In 80 Days) directs John Buchan and Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps in a thrilling new production that places the action in-the-round. Adapted by […]

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Kinky Boots Review – The Regent

Kinky Boots at The Regent is truly sensational! The multi-award winning show brings all its glitz and glamour to Stoke-on-Trent with a bang, captivating the audience right from the start. After inheriting the family business, Charlie (Joel Harper-Jackson) starts on a new journey he, himself would never of imagined. A chance meeting with the delectable […]

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New Chief Executive for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s new chief executive – Martin Hamilton – is set to take up his post on February 4. Mr Hamilton’s  diary is incredibly busy for his first few weeks in charge with introductory sessions lined up for staff at various council sites, discussions with all political group leaders, ward tours with elected members […]

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Stoke-on-Trent named sixth best City to start a Business

Stoke-on-Trent has been named as the sixth best city in the UK to start a business in 2019, beating rivalling cosmopolitan cities including London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham. Research conducted by card payment solutions provider, Paymentsense, ranked cities based on factors such as business survival rates, weekly salary, average costs of rent for a one-bed […]

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