
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)…

Heartwarming play for the Autumn
The New Vic begin their autumn season with a heartwarming story of love from one of Britain’s favourite playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn, when the theatre welcomes back the Stephen Joseph Theatre with The Girl Next Door.
On stage from Tuesday…

Cycling through the decades to the Mine
A 279-mile charity cycle challenge is set to finish at North Staffordshire’s largest furniture reuse charity shop.
Staff and volunteers at Emmaus Furniture Mine are to welcome Mark Johnson - who will be making his way from Leicester to…

Ben Fogle UK Theatre Tour at Victoria Hall
Ben Fogle returns to the Victoria Hall with his thrilling live theatre show, Tales from the Wilderness - Thursday 2 September.
From crossing Antarctica to conquering Everest, Ben will share inspiring tales of his adventures around the…

Authors invited to enter annual Arnold Bennett Book Prize
Authors are being invited to submit their entries for an annual book prize which will see one winner receive a cash prize of £500.
Entries for the Arnold Bennett Book Prize 2020/2021, are open to writers based in Stoke-on-Trent, the wider…

Bank Holiday Market extravaganza in Newcastle-under-Lyme
The team behind the highly successful monthly Castle Artisan Market held in Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre are being supported by Newcastle-under-Lyme Business Improvement District and Newcastle Markets Team to create a special bank holiday…

New cafe plans for Gladstone Pottery Museum
Plans have been lodged to launch a new café at Gladstone Pottery Museum – based inside a former shipping container.
The container would have dual openings allowing it to serve both visitors to the Longton attraction and passers-by outside,…

Carers Recognised at Midlands Awards
Carers at Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme have had their hard work recognised at the Great West Midlands Care Awards.
As well as their work going above and beyond during the Covid-19 crisis, Employer Belong also took home a regional Social Care…

Family Fun Day set for Hanley Park
Family by Family, a new team from Shared Lives Plus in Stoke-on-Trent, are inviting families to a free outdoor picnic with fun activities on offer for children and adults.
Families are invited to attend the event at Hanley Park on Tuesday…

New exhibition showcasing Circus legend in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Local born showman, performer and Philip Astley expert Andrew Van Buren has produced an exhibition of items relating to the local legend which are on display in Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre.
The exhibition - which is displayed in the…

Nine new arrivals at Trentham attraction
Trentham Monkey Forest is excited to announce the arrival of nine beautiful baby Barbary macaques.
Visitors are encouraged to come see the babies in all their glory and observe the bundles of joy explore their new world.
The team at…
