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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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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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National Lottery funding secured for Staffordshire History Centre

Over a thousand years of Staffordshire’s history is to be brought to life in an exciting new heritage project for the county. Bringing together three incredible collections from the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, the County…

Community News, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Refurbished statue of Wolstanton war hero unveiled

A damaged sculpture of a heroic soldier from Wolstanton has been restored to its former glory thanks to the generosity of a local resident. The Council has repaired the wood carving – honouring Tom Brown Tivey who fought in the First World…

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

Community pen pal project inspires Middleport mural

A stunning new mural - shaped and chosen by residents - can be seen in Middleport thanks to a ‘pen pal’ inspired partnership project between the New Vic Theatre-led Creative People and Places programme Appetite, community group Middleport…

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

Micro-grants for local groups to ‘Get Creative Outdoors’

Micro-grants of up to £200 have been launched to help not-for-profit creative groups in Stoke-on-Trent share their creativity with people in outdoor open spaces in the city, as part of #GetCreativeOutdoors Stoke-on-Trent City Council has…

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New Vic Theatre welcomes support from the Denise Coates Foundation

Newcastle-under-Lyme's the New Vic Theatre has received a grant from the Denise Coates Foundation to ensure the organisation’s future as a vital resource for the local community, and as a producer of high quality theatre, following the impact…

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National Green Space Award for the Trentham Estate

The Trentham Estate has been named the UK’s ‘Green Space of the Year’ in the itravel Staycation Awards 2020/21. The popular Staffordshire beauty spot was announced as the winner at a virtual ceremony hosted by BBC Countryfile presenter…

Community News, Featured, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent, Tunstall

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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Flying the flag for Armed Forces Day

People from Staffordshire are being invited to show their support for the Armed Forces community, as the county prepares to celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday 26 June. The National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire will lead…

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National Recognition for Stoke-on-Trent service to improve mental health

A mental health and wellbeing project to support sixth form and college students in Stoke-on-Trent has been recognised with a national award. Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College and Stoke-on-Trent College identified a gap in early intervention…

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