
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)…

New Lord Mayor appointed
Councillor Ross Irving has been appointed as Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent.
First elected back in 1973 and with more than 40 years’ service with the city council, during which he’s held many senior positions including council leader, Cllr…

New canal-side theatre taking shape in Staffordshire
The charity behind a brand-new theatre in Staffordshire have given people a glimpse inside and now asking what should be taking place there when it opens its doors.
New interior photographs show the scale of Crown Wharf Theatre – which…

CAFAG reopens its doors at the Whitfield Valley Centre
A Stoke-on-Trent charity, which has supported hundreds of residents during the pandemic, has now resumed several of its face to face services.
Chell Area Family Action Group (CAFAG) had to temporarily close the Fegg Hayes Whitfield Valley Centre…

Allotments flourish during lockdown
Kingsfield allotments in Basford have been awarded the top accolade once again in a 2020 allotment competition.
The allotment site was judged to be the best small allotment site this year, following judging that took place virtually early…

Residents enjoy a summer of #Stokecation adventures
Your 2020 holiday plans may have gone out of the window, but you haven’t needed to travel far from your front door to enjoy a whole summer of fun.
Residents across the city have been enjoying their own Stoke-cations by visiting our parks…

Gladstone claims gold at national tourism awards
Gladstone Pottery Museum received a top honour in national awards which recognise the best tourism businesses in the country.
The iconic Stoke-on-Trent site claimed the gold award in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the…

End of an Era as Gavin Yorke Leaves Port Vale
Gavin Yorke, better known to generations of Port Vale supporters as ‘Boomer’, has made the difficult decision to call it a day in his role as the popular club mascot.
Gav, who has taken on the role of Boomer for almost two decades,…

Stoke-on-Trent residents given starring role in new gallery
A unique new gallery has opened its doors at intu Potteries, showcasing an array of photography, artwork and poetry that was created over the course of lockdown by the region’s residents.
The Lockdown Gallery showcases more than 10 lockdown-themed…

New Vic Borderlines reach out to the Community
A shadow-puppet version of Red Riding Hood will be visiting venues across Staffordshire this month as part of a New Vic Borderlines project to combat local food poverty.
With some performance dates still available, Borderlines are calling…

£2.8m cash injection for Stoke-on-Trent from Government fund
City council leaders have welcomed the £2.8 million cash injection from the Government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver jobs and skills and support the economy across Stoke-on-Trent.
They have responded to news of a successful bid on…