
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)…

Biker training to help keep riders safe
Bikers from across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being encouraged to sign up for a training session to help keep them safe on the county’s roads.
The BikeSense Rider Development Scheme has been organised by the Staffordshire Safer…

Stoke City FC and bet365 become Fostering Friendly
Local organisations Stoke City FC and bet65 have joined Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Fostering Friendly ethos by becoming Fostering Friendly.
The two organisations, which combined employ over 4000 staff, have implemented a fostering friendly…

£11 million secured from Future High Streets Fund for Newcastle
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has been successful in its bid for funding from the Future High Streets Fund, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed.
Following the submission of a revised scheme in January…

Celebrating 20 Years of Community Support in Chesterton
A Newcastle-under-Lyme community advice and information hub has reached a notable milestone after celebrating 20 years of providing support to the Greater Chesterton community.
The Chesterton One Stop Shop, which is run by volunteers from…

Councillor Chandra Kanneganti appointed as Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent
A new Lord Mayor has been appointed for the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
Councillor Chandra Kanneganti, a senior partner at Goldenhill Medical Centre and councillor for Goldenhill and Sandyford, has taken up the civic post.
Cllr Kanneganti…

Spitfire returning Home
Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic Spitfire is set to return to the city next month, it can be revealed – as work on its stunning new home nears completion.
The city’s Spitfire – RW388 – has been in a workshop at an airfield 200 miles away…

New Borough Mayor announced
The new Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme for 2021-22 is Ken Owen.
Full Council voted unanimously for the new mayor at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday 19 May.
Ken has been elected as a borough councillor twice, first from 2014-18 and he…

Local author’s Mission to success
Everything comes to those who wait - certainly applies to author, Paul Forrester-O’Neill, who, after forty years of writing, had his novel, Mission, published in April by Hookline Books. Not only that, but the publisher has submitted the…

Families urged to apply for green homes funding
Families in Staffordshire are being encouraged to apply for funding to help make their homes more green and energy efficient.
The additional £4.2 million funding from the Government’s Warmer Homes initiative follows the successful delivery…

Week of action sees community come together in Cobridge
Residents in Cobridge have taken part in craft classes, outdoor activities and planting as part of a week of action that has also seen council and police teams tackle anti-social behaviour.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council worked with Staffordshire…
