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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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Real Deal for Newcastle-under-Lyme Markets

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has become the first to gain a national accreditation protecting local shoppers and genuine traders since the pandemic began. The voluntarily signing up to the Real Deal charter, working with Staffordshire…
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Potters ’Arf tributes to race founder Don Shelley

Two Potters ’Arf Marathon trophies will include tributes to event founder Don Shelley, who sadly passed away earlier this year. Mr Shelley’s granddaughters, Beth and Eve Darlow, are also planning to take part in the event’s walking…
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Bloom masterpiece in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has teamed up with a local potter and sponsor to mark a milestone anniversary for the borough in the country’s largest horticultural campaign. Black Star Ceramics, based in Baldwins Gate, has produced…
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Care village residents celebrate gym reopening

Residents living at Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme on Lower Street are defying stereotypes of older people as they celebrate the re-opening of the care village's specialist gym, which provides personalised one-to-one programmes. The exercise…
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New nursery places at Staffordshire University’s first net-zero carbon facility

Staffordshire University have broken ground on a new £4.4m Nursery and Forest School at their Leek Road site in Stoke-on-Trent which will create over 50 new nursery places for the local community. Due for completion in 2022 by principal…
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Turnip Field Review

Taking my seat as I returned to the theatre for the first time in two-years was a treat, little did I know how much of a sensory feast I was in store for as the lights dimmed around and silence fell at the Repertory Theatre in Stoke... Opening…
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15,000 food vouchers to support families during half-term,

The latest in a series of initiatives to support residents through the impact of the coronavirus sees more than 15,000 food vouchers available to families for May half-term. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is using money from the government’s…
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Staffordshire Staycation for Half-Term

Families looking for something active, adventurous or fun to do during the May half term holidays are being urged to opt for a Staffordshire staycation to help support local tourist attractions. The county is attraction central, with hundreds…
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Funding available for groups helping those self-isolating

Groups and organisations working with vulnerable communities in Staffordshire are set to benefit from a new fund. The #DoingOurBit Covid-19 Self Isolators Grants Scheme is now accepting applications from groups who support vulnerable people…
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Gardening Competition returns with Blooming difference

Green-fingered residents are being invited to enter a digital version of an annual gardening contest. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is running its popular horticultural competitions – organised as part of the borough’s Heart of…
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