
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)…

Students race to Victory at Silverstone
Staffordshire University students have brought home the silverware from an international competition at Silverstone after making an odds-defying comeback.
Each year, Formula Student sees over 100 university teams design, build…

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…

Better World FREE Family Festival
Better World Festival has announced a line-up of engaging activities and workshops, andinspirational speakers for the Health & Mindfulness Retreat element of the FREE family-friendly festival in August. Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business…

Special Awards recognises Staffordshire Carers
Megan Wright from Stafford is celebrating after being crowned Dignity Champion at this year’s Staffordshire Dignity in Care Awards.
The teenager who won Outstanding Achievement is one of 11 winners at the annual Staffordshire County Council…

Jam-Tastic Friends provide WI with new Hi-Tech boost
A North Staffordshire Women’s Institute group - Let’s Make Jam - are thriving in spite of challenges and adversity in the face of multiple Covid Lockdowns.
The group who meets on the second Friday of every month were, along with the…

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…

More than 10,000 Stoke-on-Trent school pupils to benefit from Free summer of activities and meals
More than 10,000 school pupils in Stoke-on-Trent are set to benefit from in excess of £1 million of funding which will provide a raft of fun and educational activities and food throughout the summer holidays.
The Government’s Holiday…

School Holiday programme launched at a Staffordshire activity centre
A brand new holiday programme has been launched at a Staffordshire activity centre.
Peak have launched their first School Holiday Programmes at Chasewater Activity Centre.
Peak - who recently took over the management of the site - have…

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…

Family Friendly Vegan Festival in Newcastle-under-Lyme
A growing market is adding to its programme by hosting its first ever Vegan Festival.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Markets is staging the specialist outdoor event on The Stones on Sunday, 25 July from 10am to 3pm.
A variety of excellent vegan…
