
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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Piccadilly Artisan Market returns with two more dates
Following the success of the initial launch back in March 2022, the team behind the Piccadilly Artisan Market has announced a further two dates.
Bringing a unique blend of local makers, bakers and creators, street food and live music, the…

Ceramics professor appears on BBC’s Secrets of the Museum
Secrets of the Museum goes behind-the-scenes at the V&A’s Wedgwood Collection as Professor of Ceramics Neil Brownsword celebrates the early experiments and trial runs of the pioneering potter.
Thursday (21 April) night’s episode on…

Longlist for Arnold Bennett Book Prize Announced
A former police psychologist, a national newspaper columnist, an art historian and a retired midwife are amongst the longlisted authors for this year’s Arnold Bennett Book Prize.
The book prize, which was established in 2017 to mark the…

The British Police Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Knife Angel to Stoke-on-Trent
The Civic Launch of the Knife Angel’s visit to Stoke-on-Trent saw the World Premiere of ‘The Angel’s Message’ - an originally composed piece of music from the British Police Symphony Orchestra.
Cllr Lorraine Beardmore, cabinet member…
