Entries by Baba

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Local care village operator to feature in Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Album

Not-for-profit care village operator and dementia specialist Belong, which has a location on Lower Street, in Newcastle-under-Lyme –  has been chosen to feature in the official publication of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations alongside other organisations selected for their exceptional contributions to UK society and culture in the past 70 years. Her Majesty The Queen: […]

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Thousands Celebrate Staffordshire Day

Thousands of people from across Staffordshire turned out for the county’s seventh Staffordshire Day celebrations which took place on Sunday 1 May. A film festival, artisan markets and Instameets were amongst the events and activities which took place. This year’s theme was the great outdoors, highlighting the county’s outstanding scenery and urban green spaces and […]

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University bids fond farewell to campus bobby

Staffordshire University’s popular on campus police officer is retiring after nearly eight years of university life. PC Simon Stone, 55 from Newcastle-under-Lyme, has worked as Staffordshire University’s dedicated Police Liaison Officer since 2014, helping to keep students, the campus and the local community safe. A friendly face and well-known presence on campus and across social […]

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Pothole-busting partnership wins prestigious awards

Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s use of pioneering JCB technology to fix potholes quickly and permanently has won two prestigious industry awards. Stoke-on-Trent City Council and JCB were high commended in the ‘safety and innovation project of the year’ category and won the ‘Judges Merit Award’ at the annual Institute of Highways Engineering (IHE) Mercia Branch awards. […]

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Hats off to Holly for museum Exhibition

THE Brampton Museum is home to another brand new exciting exhibition for 2022. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has teamed up with local hat-maker Holly Johnson, a former Newcastle Common artist-in-residence, who has curated a delightful display to celebrate the borough’s rich hat-making history. The town had a flourishing hat-making and felt manufacturing industry in the 17th, […]

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Inspiring events – open to the public – at Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University is hosting a range of inspirational events throughout MAY. Visitors from around the world will descend at Staffordshire University from 12-13 May for Noisefloor 2022  – a showcase of original works and ideas from international contemporary music composers, performers, and researchers. May also marks the return of the ‘Live at Staffs’ series with […]

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Travis at the Victoria Hall

Travis – on tour with The Invisible Band in Concert across North America and the United Kingdom – will be performing at the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 14th May. This marks the first time the seminal album will be played in full, plus material from 2020’s 10 Songs and more from the group’s extensive catalogue of […]

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Jane Eyre at the New Vic

A fresh adaptation of the classic novel Jane Eyre will take to the New Vic stage, with a script co-commissioned by the theatre-in-the-round. This new version of Jane Eyre, a co-production with the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, will update the literary masterpiece while remaining true to the original’s revolutionary spirit. Written by Chris Bush (Larksong for the Hoard Festival, New […]

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Feast of live events for Staffordshire Day 2022

A film festival, artisan markets, InstaMeets and a host of activities in outdoor attractions are among the headline events for the annual Staffordshire Day celebrations on Sunday 1st May. With less than a month to go, organisers Enjoy Staffordshire are encouraging businesses and residents to get involved with the first physical celebrations for three years by […]

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