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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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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…
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Staffordshire Artist shortlisted for National Young Trader Award

Twenty-seven-year-old Grace Hancock of Basford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been highly commended at a National Youth Market competition. The artist and entrepreneur, who ran her own stall at the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s second…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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£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…
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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…
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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…

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