
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)…

Heart of England in Bloom open in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Green-fingered gardeners in Newcastle-under-Lyme are being invited to enter the Council’s annual gardening competitions.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is once again running a range of floral contests to help the borough look its blooming…

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Events in Staffordshire
CELEBRATION EVENTS for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Staffordshire...
An Alice in Wonderland themed tea party, street parties, beacon lighting and race days are amongst the events organised to mark the Queen’s 70 years of service.
Events…

Michael all set for huge Charity Challenge mission with good friend
A Stoke-on-Trent grandfather, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease six years ago, has teamed up with a close friend once again to cycle hundreds of kilometres for charity.
In 2021 Michael Squire, of Meir, cycled around 560km at his…

Casting for Tom Dick and Harry at the New Vic
Casting has been revealed for the New Vic’s stage play inspired by the true story behind the escape from Stalag Luft III in World War II, which starts rehearsals this month and will have its world premiere at the theatre-in-the-round this…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
