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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)…

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Doors opening at hidden cultural treasures and historic venues in Stoke-on-Trent for a series of FREE events

Hidden cultural treasures and historic venues are being opened up to visitors for a series of free events to honour Stoke-on-Trent’s heritage. Between 10-19 September, residents and visitors will have the unique chance to access events…

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Wild World Heroes summer fun

Stoke-on-Trent Libraries is encouraging children to sign up to read six books and visit their local library three times as part of this year’s fantastic Summer Reading Challenge. In 2020 the annual challenge was only available online due…

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Three Decades at the Mine

North Staffordshire’s largest furniture reuse shop is marking three decades of supporting local communities. Emmaus Furniture Mine has helped around 60,000 local people with more than 480,000 items since being formed 30 years ago. The…

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Curtains set to rise again in two of Staffordshire’s largest entertainment venues

The Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall will throw open their doors....in AUGUST. Following an incredibly challenging 16 months, the Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall are delighted to announce that their doors will finally reopen in August (pending…

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Children invited to take part in a Summer of reading

Children from across Staffordshire are being invited to take part in a Summer Reading Challenge. Thousands of children are expected to sign up for the campaign being delivered by Staffordshire County Council’s Libraries Service in partnership…

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Men Unite receive financial boost to help with mental health services

A growing men’s mental health support group based in North Staffordshire has received a major financial boost thanks to bereaved families from Newcastle- under-Lyme. The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has donated…

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Tunstall Market traders help city’s homeless through donation drive

Traders at Tunstall Market have collected donations of toiletries for the residents of Lily Gertrude Simister Court, which operates as a safe place for homeless households in the Tunstall area to temporarily stay. Trader Bill Lewis, who organised…

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Seabridge Pupils support Jump4Health

Pupils at a Newcastle-under-Lyme school swapped their notebooks for skipping ropes to support a National charity campaign. #Jump4Health was launched on 23 April, by charity Sports Traider in response to the impact the pandemic has had on people’s…

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Call for new Young Poet Laureate for Staffordshire

Young people with a love of poetry are being invited to put themselves forward for the role of Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate. The role is open to teens aged 14 to 18 and is a one year position. Applicants must either live or study in…

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Mental Health & Art with me Emma-Leigh Hayes

Emma-Leigh Hayes is a freelance Watercolour, Acrylic and Digital artist living in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire. She creates custom art for her clients, be that painting the beloved family pet or a secret mushroom forest. Here in her second…

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