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.

Local News

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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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New CCTV System for Town Centre

An enhanced CCTV system covering Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre is live. State-of-the-art equipment, additional surveillance cameras, better quality images, wider coverage and more live monitoring at strategic times – with the potential…
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Care village residents’ dating advice reaches one million people

Dating advice from residents of the state-of-the-art Belong care village in Newcastle-under-Lyme has proved a surprise social media sensation.  With decades of courtship behind them, the octogenarians decided it was time to pass on…
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Sports Centre plans to move to next stage

The reopening of community sports facilities in Kidsgrove will take a huge step forward next week as Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's Cabinet is set to approve the latest refurbishment plans and funding structure. Earlier this year,…
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Closure Review

Closure is a brand new play which has drama, comedy and several twists included in a story which was created during lockdown. Emma (Debbie Cornock) is the seemingly “happy go lucky” wife of Josh who is played by Adam Goode, and as the play…
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Staffordshire Artist shortlisted for National Young Trader Award

Twenty-seven-year-old Grace Hancock of Basford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has been highly commended at a National Youth Market competition. The artist and entrepreneur, who ran her own stall at the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s second…
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Million Pound Plans Revealed for Town Centre

More than £1 million is set to be spent in Newcastle-under-Lyme before the end of the financial year on kick-starting regeneration and economic growth. The ambitious plans for urban renewal, skills and enterprise infrastructure and connectivity…
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Weekly Food Waste Service Resumes

Food waste recycling will be taking place again in Newcastle-under-Lyme following a temporary suspension. Residents can recycle their food waste again from Monday 17 August, after a temporary suspension to focus on making collections safe…
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New Vic Borderlines reach out to the Community

A shadow-puppet version of Red Riding Hood will be visiting venues across Staffordshire this month as part of a New Vic Borderlines project to combat local food poverty.  With some performance dates still available, Borderlines are calling…
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Staffordshire’s Leading College Announces ‘Class of 2020’ Results

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) have congratulated ‘The Class of 2020’ students on A Level and BTEC results. Headline results are: 1112 A Level entries with pass rate of 97.21%, 450 A Level entries achieved high grades A*-B…
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The Hitmix welcomes new additions

Newcastle-under-Lyme Radio Station, The Hitmix, has welcomed three new presenters to its team. The community radio station has recently seen ex-Signal 2 presenter Paul Fairclough sign up for a weekday show, plus experienced radio presenter…