
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)…

Free holiday activities and food for Staffordshire families in need
Thousands of Staffordshire school children will receive nearly £1.5 million of free meals and access to holiday activities this summer.
More than twenty thousand children and young people, who are in receipt of benefits related to free school…

Webinars to help make Clearing Clearer at Staffordshire University
A series of webinars are being held by Staffordshire University to help with decisions on applying for university courses.
‘Is Clearing For Me?’ and ‘Clearing Advice for Career Changers’ are two of the webinars being hosted by Staffordshire…

Refurbished statue of Wolstanton war hero unveiled
A damaged sculpture of a heroic soldier from Wolstanton has been restored to its former glory thanks to the generosity of a local resident.
The Council has repaired the wood carving – honouring Tom Brown Tivey who fought in the First World…

Community pen pal project inspires Middleport mural
A stunning new mural - shaped and chosen by residents - can be seen in Middleport thanks to a ‘pen pal’ inspired partnership project between the New Vic Theatre-led Creative People and Places programme Appetite, community group Middleport…

Improvement works to city road as part of wider transformation plan
Over £1.5m of improvement works are set to begin on a major road between Stoke on-Trent railway station and the city centre.
The improvements are being made to Boughey Road as part of the wider Transforming Cities Fund Programme (TCF), which…

Magical Summer Wonderland at the New Vic
The New Vic will transform the grounds of the theatre and their auditorium into a magical summer wonderland from Friday 16 July until Saturday 7 August for Coppelia – A Mystery - a brand new adaptation of the classic story that’s set to…

Micro-grants for local groups to ‘Get Creative Outdoors’
Micro-grants of up to £200 have been launched to help not-for-profit creative groups in Stoke-on-Trent share their creativity with people in outdoor open spaces in the city, as part of #GetCreativeOutdoors
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has…

New Vic Theatre welcomes support from the Denise Coates Foundation
Newcastle-under-Lyme's the New Vic Theatre has received a grant from the Denise Coates Foundation to ensure the organisation’s future as a vital resource for the local community, and as a producer of high quality theatre, following the impact…

National Green Space Award for the Trentham Estate
The Trentham Estate has been named the UK’s ‘Green Space of the Year’ in the itravel Staycation Awards 2020/21.
The popular Staffordshire beauty spot was announced as the winner at a virtual ceremony hosted by BBC Countryfile presenter…

Tunstall Market traders help city’s homeless through donation drive
Traders at Tunstall Market have collected donations of toiletries for the residents of Lily Gertrude Simister Court, which operates as a safe place for homeless households in the Tunstall area to temporarily stay.
Trader Bill Lewis, who organised…
