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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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College student launches music career

A Level student, Luke Gilmore, or Luke Wonder as he’s known in the world of music, has launched his new single ‘Doesn’t Have to be Love’ featuring Finnish co-producer and co-mixer, Kyyhky. The 18-year-old, who is a second year A Level…
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Young Artists in the frame for success

Young artists are stocking up on their art supplies after winning a popular children’s painting competition. Tamara Redfern, aged seven, and Mary Wu, nine, have received £20 gift vouchers to spend at The Art Studio Gallery in Newcastle…
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Competition to honour Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Philip Astley

An exciting children's competition has been launched to help raise awareness for the father of the modern circus Philip Astley - who was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Staffordshire Poet Laureate Mel Wardle Woodend has teamed up with the Philip…
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Work starts on new city centre multi-storey car park

Work has started on a new 730-space multi-storey car park in Stoke-on-Trent city centre – that will allow the city to plan for the future, support the economy and provide modern and secure parking spaces for residents and visitors. The new…
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Volunteers sought for Community Art workshops in Burslem

Volunteers are being sought for a new exciting project to work alongside visual and performance artists from Stoke-on-Trent. The Burslem Port Trust are inviting local residents of Burslem and Middleport to volunteer with a team of visual…
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St George’s flag flying high in Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate England’s Euros Final

The flag of St George is now flying proudly above a stunning focal point in the centre of Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate England reaching the final of a major football tournament for the first time in 55 years. England has made the final…
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Young Musicians of the year

Young Stoke-on-Trent musicians have been recognised in an annual competition. Organised by the Stoke-on-Trent City Council run City Music Service, schools and colleges across the city were invited to put their top talent forward for this year's…
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Belong at Home recognised for outstanding service

Belong at Home, the home care service provided by not-for-profit care village operator Belong, is celebrating being ranked in the top 20 home care groups in the UK for a fourth consecutive year by a leading online reviews site. Operating…
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Men Unite receive financial boost to help with mental health services

A growing men’s mental health support group based in North Staffordshire has received a major financial boost thanks to bereaved families from Newcastle- under-Lyme. The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has donated…
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National Lottery funding secured for Staffordshire History Centre

Over a thousand years of Staffordshire’s history is to be brought to life in an exciting new heritage project for the county. Bringing together three incredible collections from the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, the County…
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