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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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Funding Boost for Walk Talk Action

A walking group which helps people suffering from depression, anxiety and PTSD has received a funding boost from Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Teri Elder started Walk Talk Action to help improve her own mental health following the birth of her…
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‘Level of Detail’ games vodcast launched by Staffs Uni

Gamers are being invited to check out a new Staffordshire University vodcast dedicated to one of the world’s fastest growing industries.  Level of Detail is a brand-new YouTube series hosted by the Games Development department. Recorded…
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New Business Manager for Local Home Care Provider

Not-for-profit care village operator Belong has appointed Andrew Shield as Business Manager for the organisation’s growing home care service, Belong at Home, which has a local base at the state-of-the-art village in Newcastle-under-Lyme. In…
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Critchlow scoops Gold for outstanding ‘Customer Service’

A LEADING Estate Agent has been recognised for outstanding customer service in a prestigious awards competition. Since launching in 2020, Critchlow Estate Agents have exceeded all targets set in their first two years of trading, and now to…
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New Hub for Local charity

A Stoke-on-Trent charity which supports residents-in-need has opened a brand new community hub. Birgit Allport launched the Better Together Community Support Group in 2018 to help people who are unable to work for various reasons. Over the…
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FREE events set to inspire and intrigue this autumn

Staffordshire University is inviting the public to hear from inspirational figures and cutting-edge collaborators as part of its free public events series this autumn. A new series celebrating exciting research and collaborations between…
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New Community Coffee shop at Meir Park

A brand new community coffee shop is set to open thanks to £65,000 of Stoke-on-Trent City Council funding. Volunteers Robert and Emily Price have spent six years transforming vacant space at Love Stoke Church at Meir Park Community Centre…
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Fundraising Lunch for Staffordshire Bereavement Charity

Local businesses are joining together for a charity lunch to help to raise awareness for Stafford and District Bereavement and Loss Support Service. Personal Stylist and image consultant Allison Buckley along with Lynn Sumner from Tropic…
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Exhibition honouring father of modern circus in Newcastle-under-Lyme

The circus has come to Newcastle-under-Lyme as a new exhibition paying homage to Philip Astley, the father of modern circus, opens at the Belong Heritage Gallery. Opening to great fanfare, multi-skilled performer and illusionist, Andrew Van…
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ARNOLD BENNETT BOOK PRIZE 2023

Entries are open for the Arnold Bennett Book Prize 2023. It is the sixth year the international book prize has been organised by The Arnold Bennett Society and entries are open to writers based in Stoke-on-Trent, the wider North Staffordshire…
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