
Season’s Greetings Review
An extended family combined with Christmas chaos, creates comedy gold in Season's Greetings at the New Vic theatre thanks to genius Alan Ayckbourn.
As Christmas Eve gets underway finishing touches to the decorations at Neville (Matt Addis)…

Second store in the Potteries for Sports Traider
The owners of the UK’s first chain of charity sports shops have opened a second store in the Potteries.
Sports Traider - who provide opportunities for disadvantaged and disabled children - recently opened the doors to a brand new store…

Staffordshire to benefit from £7m private investment in ultrafast connectivity
Full Fibre has announced the next 119,000 UK homes and businesses in poorly-served areas ofthe UK it is to offer supercharged connectivity to, with over 24,000 of those located in Staffordshire.
Working closely with Staffordshire County…

Cycling through the decades to the Mine
A 279-mile charity cycle challenge is set to finish at North Staffordshire’s largest furniture reuse charity shop.
Staff and volunteers at Emmaus Furniture Mine are to welcome Mark Johnson - who will be making his way from Leicester to…

Carers Recognised at Midlands Awards
Carers at Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme have had their hard work recognised at the Great West Midlands Care Awards.
As well as their work going above and beyond during the Covid-19 crisis, Employer Belong also took home a regional Social Care…

Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme residents go for Gold
As Great Britain racked up the medals at Tokyo 2020 - another team was also been competing for podium success, with residents living at Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme care village enjoying a bit of friendly competition at their very own Olympics.
The…

Warehouse Beer Party planned to raise funds for the Alice Charity
Beer lovers are being given an exclusive chance to look inside North Staffordshire’s most diverse beer warehouse, while raising a glass for the Alice Charity.
Best of British Beer is hosting a beer party on Saturday 21 August, with people…

Summer Sale at the Mine
A Summer Sale at North Staffordshire’s largest furniture and household charity shop has been extended...
Hundreds of quality household furniture items from Emmaus Furniture Mine will be available at a discounted price until Saturday 14th…

awSCAPE shortlisted for Prestigious Business Awards
A landscape architect - who has built her business around a desire to create a more sustainable way of living - has been shortlisted for a prestigious business award.
Allison Walters founded awSCAPE in 2018 and has since gone on to work…

Alice Charity unveil new premises after increase in demand
A charity that supports local people struggling to provide for their families in North Staffordshire is on the move to new premises in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Alice Charity founders Steph Talbot and Emily Petts say they have taken the decision…

Enrolment open for Free skills course that leads to career in the building trade
The Building Futures Stoke-on-Trent programme has announced another opportunity for young people to learn a trade.
Up to 15 young people, aged 16 to 19, will get to join the programme, based at Rydale Roofing, Silverdale, in September.
Rydale…