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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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GO DIGITAL Competition to win a brand NEW iPad

Residents are being given the chance to win a brand new Apple iPad if they switch to using enhanced online services provided by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. The Council is offering the special prize – a 10.2 inch 64GB silver model…
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#FosterWithYourCouncil2022 national campaign

Football teams, carers, young people and families in Staffordshire have joined a national campaign to help promote fostering during the 2022 World Cup. Their aim, to achieve just one goal, to recruit more foster carers for the county’s children…
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council named Fostering Friendly – Employer of the Year

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been named as Fostering Friendly - Employer of the Year at a prestigious ceremony in Birmingham. Councillor Dave Evans, the council’s cabinet member for children and young people and members of the fostering…
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Stoke on Trent College unveils major plans to transform the landscape of both campuses

Stoke on Trent College has been successful in securing more than £13m for two new state of the art buildings and transformation of their estate, as part of their exciting new plans which will see significant investment in both their Cauldon…
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FREE Festive Parking for Newcastle-under-Lyme

FREE parking will be available in Newcastle-under-Lyme to encourage shoppers into town over Christmas. From 18 November parking at Newcastle’s Midway car park will be free from 10am to 1pm every day. After 1pm it will cost just £1. Sunday…
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The Spode Museum collection is returning home

A huge building project has started at the Spode Museum in Stoke to restore a large disused nightclub space into a new museum store. The Spode Museum collection is one of the largest and most important ceramics collections in the country and…
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Local organisations encouraged to become ‘welcoming spaces’ this winter

Local businesses, community groups and faith organisations are being encouraged to step forward to offer ‘welcoming spaces’, to support residents during the winter months and rising cost of living. The Stronger Together Through Winter initiative,…
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Keele scientists to play key role in major medical research centre

Keele University has been announced as a partner in a prestigious medical research centre that will develop and improve care for people with cancer, liver and heart disease.  The University is one of eight partners in the NIHR Birmingham…
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Celebrations for Community RePaint Scheme brightening local communities

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating twenty-one years of their Community RePaint scheme, having first operated paint reuse at two recycling centres in 2001. The city council has been accepting leftover householder paint that would otherwise…
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Short film highlights the urgent need for foster carers

A new short film to highlight the urgent need for foster families in Staffordshire has been released. ‘Childhood’ highlights the impact of neglect on children, particularly brothers and sisters who may be left at times to try and care for…