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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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Jamie’s Sign Language mission continues

In recent months Jamie Stonier has been reaching out to more communities online sharing his sign language skills. The 32-year-old has posted regular videos on social media in which he provided simple demonstrations of every day words, and…
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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…
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Leisure centres ready for restricted reopening, with free use for gym members

Members of council-run leisure centres will be able to use gyms at a number of sites, as part of a phased reopening of services in line with national health guidelines. Facilities at some Stoke-on-Trent City Council-run venues will open again…
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Bounce back offers for members at Jubilee2

In a step to make-up for unavoidable lost time at Jubilee2 - and as a reward for their patience - all Jubilee2 gym members are to be given special offers and reduced fees when the popular leisure centre reopens to customers. Covid-19 Secure…
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NEW Record Fair heading to town

An historic market in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre is opening on a Sunday to stage an event for music fans. Newcastle-under-Lyme Markets and Cannonball Records have teamed up to organise a record fair which is taking place on The Stones…
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Port Vale FC Community Hub hits landmark figure

The Port Vale FC Community Hubb have provided thousands of meals to help families during the Covid-19 crisis. As of July 9, the PVFC Community Hubb had provided 100,000 meals as part of its work across Stoke-on-Trent in recent months. As…
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intu Potteries calls for residents to share lockdown photos, artwork and poetry

intu Potteries is calling for local creatives to submit the best images that they captured, or artwork and poetry that was created during lockdown to form part of a new Lockdown Gallery that will be installed in the centre. Aiming to spread…
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Libraries invite children to join ‘Silly Squad’ for summer reading challenge

Children in Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to ‘get silly’ this summer during a reading challenge which aims to increase their love of books. The Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge 2020, produced by The Reading Agency, asks four…
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Approval for next phase of Smithfield project

Plans submitted by Genr8 Developments to deliver a further 62,000 square feet Grade A office development as part of the Smithfield scheme have been approved. The developer behind Hanley’s Smithfield scheme submitted plans for the next phase…
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New Vic Theatre Show Postponed

The New Vic Theatre is postponing their production of Marvellous until Spring 2021. Marvellous - a brand new play based on the life of local hero - Neil ‘Nello’ Baldwin, was due to take to the stage in the theatre’s newly refurbished…
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