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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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Local Artist Making Waves with must-Sea Exhibition

The sky is the limit for a local artist who is enjoying a solo exhibition at the Brampton Museum as his reward for blowing competition out of the water. Paul Newcastle – who specialises in landscape and seascape paintings – is currently…
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Belong join forces to help neighbours

An initiative launched by Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme has seen customers and residents from two care villages join forces in aid of animals affected by the catastrophic bushfires in Australia.   The Lower Street care village invited participants…
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Last Chance to Enter Future Journalist Awards

Students aged seven to eighteen have only days left to enter Staffordshire University’s annual Future Journalist Awards. The awards are organised by third-year journalism and PR students and aim to discover the next generation of journalists…
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Hero war animals honoured at Potteries Museum

A new exhibition honouring hero war animals is heading to the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent from February. The exhibition – PDSA Dickin Medal: Extraordinary Animals In Action – was created by leading veterinary…
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New Vic Youth Theatre explore the challenges of growing up

Featuring a large cast and full young band, this electrifying gig-style performance marks the New Vic Youth Theatre’s fourth time performing as part of National Theatre Connections. Set in and around a swimming pool, The Changing Room follows…
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School pupils design recycling art work

Four primary school pupils from Stoke-on-Trent schools have been announced as winners of the city council’s ‘Design our bin wagons’ competition. At the start of the academic year, Year 6 pupils from Stoke-on-Trent schools were invited…
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Potteries Museum to develop natural history displays

Natural history displays - which will share the story of Stoke-on-Trent 300 million years ago - are to be developed at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery were successful in a bid to the Arts Council…
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Appeal to support major refurbishment at the New Vic

Local people are being called upon to help raise over £225,000 of funding for the New Vic as part of the theatre’s biggest redevelopment project since it was built. Donations to the Full Circle Appeal will go directly towards helping the…
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Iconic Potters Arf is back and open for registration

Online entries for the Hanley Economic Building Society Potters ’Arf Marathon have opened following a launch which saw more than 400 people sign up in one day. Participants recently flocked to the Victoria Hall, in Bagnall Street Street,…
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Staffordshire’s leading college shortlisted for prestigious awards

Outstanding institutions and individuals from across the Further Education (FE) sector have been shortlisted for the prestigious Tes FE Awards 2020. Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) are finalists for the much-coveted title of…