
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)…

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…

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…

Pump Track ready to roll in Kidsgrove
A state-of-the-art pump track - hailed the best in the country - has opened in Kidsgrove.
The large pump track, suitable for all ages and abilities, features a number of elevated starting platforms and a host of jumps and obstacles – supplemented…

Young Franklen cycles for Charity
Six-year-old Franklen Howell-Horsely from Stoke-on-Trent, who recently completed an astonishing 20-mile bike ride from Bet365 Stadium to the Alexandra Stadium, has so far helped to raised more than £1,000 for charity.
(Article by Staffordshire…

Summer walks with Uzair Hussain
Uzair Hussain is a masters student at Staffordshire University, studying Sports Journalism. Uzair has been taking part in work experience here at BabaBaboon. In his first guest blog, Uzair shares some ideas for summer walks in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Feel Good campaign launched
A new campaign encouraging people to keep themselves happy, healthy and feeling good has been launched.
The ‘Do It to Feel Good’ email campaign is being delivered by Staffordshire County Council in conjunction with Everyone Health Staffordshire.…

Seabridge Pupils support Jump4Health
Pupils at a Newcastle-under-Lyme school swapped their notebooks for skipping ropes to support a National charity campaign.
#Jump4Health was launched on 23 April, by charity Sports Traider in response to the impact the pandemic has had on people’s…

People urged to be ‘scams aware’ in latest campaign
People in Staffordshire are being urged to spot the signs of scams, report them and look out for those who may become victims themselves.
Scams Awareness Fortnight, which started on Monday 14 June, and Staffordshire County Council’s Trading…

Call for new Young Poet Laureate for Staffordshire
Young people with a love of poetry are being invited to put themselves forward for the role of Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate.
The role is open to teens aged 14 to 18 and is a one year position. Applicants must either live or study in…
