
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)…

£36 million announced to transform Stoke-on-Trent’s transport network
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has won £29 million of Government funding to improve the city’s transport network and revolutionise how residents get around.
The council has been awarded the money following a successful bid to the Department…

Mental health helpline supporting hundreds of calls for help
A 24-hour mental health helpline launched at the beginning of the second national lockdown has already received and supported more than 400 calls for help.
The helpline, established by Stoke-on-Trent City Council with Brighter Futures, has…

Christmas waste and recycling Stoke-on-Trent
Bin men in Stoke-on-Trent can look forward to a well-earned break this year – as the city council has announced its revised bin collection dates for the Christmas period.
Residents will receive normal collections up to and including Christmas…

Further grants available to Voluntary and Community Groups
Voluntary and community groups in Stoke-on-Trent are being given the chance to apply for a further £50,000 in funding to help them continue to deliver services through the coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council launched a new grant fund…

GPS tracking for Gritter Lorries
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s fleet of gritters and crews are officially on standby 24 hours a day for the next five months to deal with winter weather.
Residents can now check which routes are being gritted in real-time after the council’s…

Tributes paid to late former Lord Mayor Terry Crowe
Tributes have been paid to late city councillor and former Lord Mayor, Terry Crowe, who has died aged 75.
Trent Vale born Terry (main picture) was first elected to Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 1978 and served continuously on the council…

City Council awarded Foster Friendly status
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been awarded Foster Friendly status, the Fostering Network's programme to encourage employers to support fostering, and in particular, foster carers.
To be recognised as a Fostering Friendly employer the city…

Lateral flow coronavirus tests and 250 businesses apply for grants
Almost 1,000 nurses, frontline council workers and other public sector staff have trailed new lateral flow coronavirus tests in the city, ahead of a national roll-out.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been working closely with the Department…

#StokeonTrentTogether support service extended to seven days a week
An initiative which was set up between Stoke on Trent City and voluntary sector partner VAST to support vulnerable people- #StokeonTrentTogether - has been extended to provide support seven days a week between 9am to 5pm.
Redeployed libraries…

£4.2m to support businesses instructed to close through lockdown
Businesses instructed to close through the coronavirus lockdown will be able to apply for £4.2m of funding.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been allocated a total of £4,192,488 through the government’s Local Restrictions Support Grant.…
