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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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Rotary Club adding sparkle everywhere they go

A Newcastle-under-Lyme Rotary Club are storming ahead with an array of activities aimed to put a sparkle on their local community. For the last few months, members of Wolstanton Rotary Club have been busy taking part in litter picking around…
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Shortlist for Arnold Bennett Book Prize 2022

Poetry, two crime novels and a novella have made the shortlist for this year’s Arnold Bennett Book Prize. The international prize, which was established in 2017 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arnold Bennett, attracted many…
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Thousands Celebrate Staffordshire Day

Thousands of people from across Staffordshire turned out for the county’s seventh Staffordshire Day celebrations which took place on Sunday 1 May. A film festival, artisan markets and Instameets were amongst the events and activities which…
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University bids fond farewell to campus bobby

Staffordshire University’s popular on campus police officer is retiring after nearly eight years of university life. PC Simon Stone, 55 from Newcastle-under-Lyme, has worked as Staffordshire University’s dedicated Police Liaison Officer…
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Hats off to Holly for museum Exhibition

THE Brampton Museum is home to another brand new exciting exhibition for 2022. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has teamed up with local hat-maker Holly Johnson, a former Newcastle Common artist-in-residence, who has curated a delightful…
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Inspiring events – open to the public – at Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University is hosting a range of inspirational events throughout MAY. Visitors from around the world will descend at Staffordshire University from 12-13 May for Noisefloor 2022  - a showcase of original works and ideas from international…
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Travis at the Victoria Hall

Travis - on tour with The Invisible Band in Concert across North America and the United Kingdom - will be performing at the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 14th May. This marks the first time the seminal album will be played in…
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Jane Eyre at the New Vic

A fresh adaptation of the classic novel Jane Eyre will take to the New Vic stage, with a script co-commissioned by the theatre-in-the-round. This new version of Jane Eyre, a co-production with the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, will…
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Feast of live events for Staffordshire Day 2022

A film festival, artisan markets, InstaMeets and a host of activities in outdoor attractions are among the headline events for the annual Staffordshire Day celebrations on Sunday 1st May. With less than a month to go, organisers Enjoy Staffordshire…
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Lymelight Festival returns to Newcastle-under-Lyme

Following two years of cancellations, annual music event Lymelight Festival will be returning Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre for a weekend of free live local music on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May. Founded in 2018, Lymelight Festival…
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