
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)…

Eric at the New Vic
The New Vic Theatre will open its doors to audiences for the first time this year, when David Graham Productions return to the stage with the popular character of ‘Eric’, in Third Time Lucky, Eric.
Opening from Monday 17 May and running…

More than 27,000 contacts made to 24-hour mental health support service
A 24-hour mental health helpline launched at the beginning of the second national coronavirus lockdown in November 2020 has now received 27,965* contacts from people needing support.
A total of 653* contacts made during the last six months…

Charity Fitness fundraiser in Newcastle-under-Lyme
New events have been added to a month-long fitness fundraiser in aid of a small charity which supports disadvantaged and vulnerable families in North Staffordshire.
A disco dance marathon and two charity swims are now taking place at Jubilee2…

Win a year’s supply of fruit and veg and support your community with Potto Lotto
Potto Lotto players could win one of three tasty prizes of fresh fruit and veg delivered directly to their door from Boxxfresh.
All players that have joined Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s online lottery by Saturday 26 June will be entered…

Foster carers share their stories as part of national campaign
Foster carers from across Staffordshire are leading a new campaign to help highlight the urgent need to find more foster families.
Every year, tens of thousands of children across the UK need someone to provide foster care and in Staffordshire…

Charity Landau scoop prestigious Award – plus news on their We See You campaign
Stoke-on-Trent based charity Landau has received recognition at the highest level after being awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
The charity, which has provided supported employment and training services to a range of individuals…

Queen’s Award for YMCA North Staffordshire
A North Staffordshire charity is celebrating after receiving a prestigious national award.
YMCA North Staffordshire, which has operated within the city for more than 170 years, has been selected for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in its…

China plate inspires 1,000th Potters ’Arf entrant to claim prize with hundreds signing up
More than 1,000 runners and walkers have signed up for this year’s Potters ’Arf Marathon.
Entries have been pouring in, with the figure now about 200 up on the 2019 and 2020 figures at the same stage (5 may 2021).
In total, 1,052…

Open House coffee mornings to encourage community connections
The Open House Café, a new initiative by the New Vic Theatre and their Creative People and Places programme Appetite, will offer people living in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent an opportunity to connect with their fellow community…

Thousands join online activities for Staffordshire Day celebrations
A film festival, a virtual market to support local businesses, love letters and author talks were amongst the events for today’s Staffordshire Day celebrations.
Thousands of people from across the county joined over 50 online events and…
