
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)…

Christmas Guide by Phoebe
'Tis the Festive Season and here Phoebe Phillips shares her thoughts on things to do this year in Staffordshire...
Santa is out of elf-isolation & is coming to Stone!
Until the 20th December you can witness Mr Claus in his magical sleigh.…

Volunteering and how it helped me – Guest Blog Steve Bourn
Emmaus North Staffs - work to help prevent homelessness. The charity own and manage Emmaus Furniture Mine and offer various volunteering opportunities.
Here Steve Bourn shares his story on how volunteering with Emmaus North Staffs helped…

Staffordshire University widens its search for ‘Future Journalists’ with national competition
An annual competition which aims to discover the next generation of journalists and vloggers has launched at Staffordshire University.
The Future Journalist Awards, which is open to young people aged seven to 18, is usually aimed at budding…

Baba Baboon – Sponsoring journalists of the Future
A Staffordshire public relations and media company is supporting a competition which aims to discover the next generation of journalists from the UK.
Baba Baboon is sponsoring an award at the Staffordshire University Future Journalist Awards…

Game On for Staffordshire University Students who take on 24 hour hackathon
Students from Staffordshire University joined forces with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and VX Fiber for a fast and furious virtual hackathon to generate concepts for a state-of-the-art gaming hub for Stoke-on-Trent.
Under the guidance of senior…

Active Travel Fund for Stoke-on-Trent
Walking and cycling facilities are set to be improved throughout Stoke-on-Trent thanks to Government funding.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been awarded more than £600,000 from the Government to improve walking and cycling facilities in…

£556,000 already given to voluntary and community groups – And advice for supermarkets
Voluntary and community groups across the city are already benefiting from more than £500,000 of funding to help them provide crucial services to residents through the coronavirus, with more to follow.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has moved…

Arnold Bennett Book Prize awarded to North Staffordshire’s Lisa Blower
A collection of short stories inspired by strong North Staffordshire women has been awarded this year’s Arnold Bennett Prize.
It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s, written by Baddeley Green-born Lisa Blower, was revealed as the winner…

Sports Centre project in Kidsgrove on home straight
The reopening of a sports centre in the north of the borough is within sight following the achievement of a key milestone.
Kidsgrove Sports Centre is now legally under the ownership of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, paving the way for…

People in Stoke-on-Trent urged to get tested ahead of festive break
People in Stoke-on-Trent are being urged to get tested ahead of the festive break.
The advice from the city’s leading public health expert comes following news that Stoke-on-Trent remains in the top 10 for the highest number of coronavirus…
