
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)…

New Vic looking to the Future thanks to support from the Denise Coates Foundation
The New Vic Theatre has welcomed the backing of the Denise Coates Foundation for its vision for the local theatre to be one of the top ten reasons to live and work in Stoke-on Trent and North Staffordshire.
The Denise Coates Foundation will…

International Women’s Day – REVIEW
@ BabaBaboon we publish many reviews...reviews from theatre & entertainment & sometimes other businesses too! Today this review is a little different and is a little blog about International Women’s Day 2023 - by our Founder &…

New Stoke-on-Trent Growth Company
Work is officially underway to develop a brand-new company which will support investment, business, employment and skills, culture and tourism in Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council announced earlier this year that it is launching a…

Pop-up cinema to take over Goods Yard signal box for worthy cause
A FORMER railway signal box in Stoke-on-Trent will open to the public for the first time in over 30 years, with a charity pop-up mini-cini set to take over.
For one weekend only, the Signal Box doors at Capital&Centric’s Goods Yard neighbourhood…

Belong appoints Head of People
Not-for-profit care village operator Belong, which has a location on Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has appointed HR specialist Maggie Wallace as Head of People - with the aim of attracting, inspiring and retaining the sector’s most talented…

Denise Coates Foundation supports local students
Staffordshire University has received a generous donation from the Denise Coates Foundation to help transform the lives of local students.
The charity, founded by bet365 CEO and honorary doctor Denise Coates, is the longest standing major…

Organisations encouraged to apply for share of £6 million UKSPF cash
Businesses, organisations and community groups across Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to apply for a share of £6 million government funding.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has secured almost £9.5 million from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)…

Tunnel Visions – Art Trail for Kidsgrove Canal
Explore, experience and get involved in Kidsgrove’s freshest FREE art trail, boasting a wonderful range of paintings, photographs, sculpture, prints and mixed-media.
A Staffordshire University BA Fine Art students, Appetite and the Canal…

Celebration of Local Heroes in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Community heroes are to be honoured for the first time in a local awards scheme.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has launched the inaugural “Newcastle Heroes”
awards, with a ceremony to take place at the Mayor’s Charity Ball at…

Lymelight Festival 2023
Artists from across Staffordshire are back in the spotlight for Lymelight 2023. The 3-day festival takes place on 28,29 & 30 April, celebrating the best local talent whilst providing free entertainment for all ages to enjoy.
Founded in…
