Newcastle-under-Lyme is a vibrant market town in Staffordshire. The town is home to restaurants, bars and independent stores, sports and leisure facilities, a theatre and more. Various outdoor events take place in Newcastle-under-Lyme throughout the year from musical festivals to craft and food fairs. The New Vic Theatre is a short walk from the town centre where visitors can enjoy a range of acclaimed plays and productions in the round.

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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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All about Ratatouille with Blogger Aysha Mahmood

Aysha Mahmood, is a 20 year old student studying media and marketing at Keele University. Aysha has been taking part in work experience here with BabaBaboon and explored the world of food which took her around the world. Here Aysha shares…
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New arrivals at Staffordshire attraction

Trentham Monkey Forest has announced the arrival of five baby Barbary macaques. The Monkey Forest is home to 140 free-ranging Barbary macaques and in recent weeks staff at the popular Staffordshire attraction have been eagerly awaiting the…
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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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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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£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…
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