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Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Jubilee2 has become the base for an elite training scheme for ballet dancers. Two large dance studios, featuring wooden sprung floors, soundproofing, a floor length mirror and moveable wall, are just what Nicky Henshall was looking for to accommodate the growth of Staffordshire Youth Ballet (SYB) which offers monthly masterclasses, workshops and performance opportunities […]
Thanks to National Lottery players over £5million has been raised to support 80 community heritage projects across the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The milestone was reached with a grant of £97,600 to repair and restore the iconic town centre barracks. The Barracks Trust will be celebrating their building’s history in 2019, with activities to collect and […]
Sixteen urban sites in North Staffordshire are to benefit from a share of £3.6 million of funding – to create new wildlife habitats, improve water quality and reduce flooding. The SUNRISE (Stoke and Urban Newcastle Rediscovering Its Secret Environments) Project, led by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and delivered in the main by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, will […]
An historic building in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre has opened its doors to serve the public again. The Guildhall is up and running as a community and voluntary sector hub thanks to a successful partnership working between Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and Support Staffordshire. A range of services will be accessible – ranging from money advice and […]
FREE sanitary towels and tampons will be available to anyone accessing toilets in Stoke-on-Trent City Council buildings as part of a partnership that aims to end period poverty in Stoke-on-Trent . Buildings owned by the authority will be stocked with free menstrual products in staff toilets or publicly-accessible toilets after the authority teamed up with […]
Plans to transform the former Royal Doulton Works, in Burslem have been submitted. Civic leaders have welcomed plans brought forward to develop a redundant factory site and build new homes for the city. Developer St Modwen Homes is to consult on plans to turn the former Royal Doulton Works, in Burslem, into an approximately 200-home […]
Plans for the stunning new Spitfire gallery at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery have received a further boost after being awarded £210,000 from a national grant. The money comes after a successful bid to a joint funding pot run by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in partnership with the Wolfson […]
A multi-million pound housing development is to be created in Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent City Council have partnered with a private sector investor and the government to create a multi-million-pound housing-led regeneration of two areas of the city. Earlier this month Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s cabinet agreed to a programme of work that will see 379 new affordable […]
A surprise discovery has been made at the Brampton Museum, in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Officers came across a large scroll when carrying out a full inventory of the museum’s historic collections, which on closer inspection turned out to be an 1872 petition in support of women being able to vote. The Bill to Remove the Electoral Disabilities […]
In 2018 Newcastle-under-Lyme was witness to some fascinating and innovative events which focused on the 250 year celebrations of the modern day circus. Those events were all part of the Philip Astley Project, which was managed by Staffordshire University on behalf a steering group of local heritage, arts, education and statutory organisations and was set […]
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