
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)…

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…

The Hitmix welcomes new additions
Newcastle-under-Lyme Radio Station, The Hitmix, has welcomed three new presenters to its team.
The community radio station has recently seen ex-Signal 2 presenter Paul Fairclough sign up for a weekday show, plus experienced radio presenter…

Tunstall Town Hall restoration continues to move forward
Restoration work at an historic town hall has stepped up a gear – as the first phase of a £4 million investment into a major city heritage asset edges nearer to completion.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is bringing the Grade-II listed Tunstall…

Take the Tour De Alice Challenge
A charity is offering an innovative way to blow off the lockdown cobwebs, get fit this summer and support vulnerable families.
The Alice Charity has teamed up with fitness platform Strava and is challenging everyone to ride a virtual Tour…

Lewis goes the extra mile for key workers
A Newcastle-under-Lyme man has raised over £400 for key workers by running the equivalent of a half marathon around Belong, the dementia care village where they work.
Lewis Yorke, aged 27, completed 65 laps of the Belong site on Lower…

Astley Fest Extravaganza Online
This year’s Astley Fest is taking place virtually on Saturday 1 August, with an exciting line-up of online workshops and inspiring performances for families to get stuck into, thanks to The Philip Astley Project.
Astley Fest was due…

Competition to Celebrate Stoke-on-Trent’s Bottle Ovens
A competition has been launched to select 50 pieces of art which will celebrate one of Stoke-on-Trent’s most famous landmarks – its bottle ovens.
The competition is open to all and organisers are looking for 2D pieces for the project…
