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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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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Events in Staffordshire

CELEBRATION EVENTS for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Staffordshire...   An Alice in Wonderland themed tea party, street parties, beacon lighting and race days are amongst the events organised to mark the Queen’s 70 years of service. Events…
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Road Closures for Potters ‘Arf Marathon 2022

Residents across Stoke-on-Trent are being made aware of road closures and delays on Sunday 12 June, during the Hanley Economic Potters ‘Arf Marathon. Stoke-on-Trent will be hosting the 2022 edition of the Potters ‘Arf, which will welcome…
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Michael all set for huge Charity Challenge mission with good friend

A Stoke-on-Trent grandfather, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease six years ago, has teamed up with a close friend once again to cycle hundreds of kilometres for charity. In 2021 Michael Squire, of Meir, cycled around 560km at his…
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Staffordshire University shows substantial improvement in the Research Excellence Framework

Staffordshire University has welcomed the results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) which has seen substantially more of its research rated as “internationally excellent” 3* and “world leading” 4*. The Research Excellence…
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New Location for Emmaus North Staffs

A North Staffordshire charity is moving to a new location in Hanley City Centre. Emmaus North Staffs is moving its social enterprise from Cannon Street, Hanley to a 5,000 sq ft shop on the lower-ground floor of the Potteries Centre which will…
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Shortlist for Arnold Bennett Book Prize 2022

Poetry, two crime novels and a novella have made the shortlist for this year’s Arnold Bennett Book Prize. The international prize, which was established in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arnold Bennett, attracted many…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…