
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)…

Care Village Cycles For Gold
Locked down residents in Newcastle-under-Lyme have been going for gold by travelling the world on their bikes — all from the comfort of their care village.
With the help of their support workers, residents at Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme…

New Vic Appoints Vicki Amedume as Associate Director
Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre has appointed Vicki Amedume - Artistic Director of Upswing - as Associate Director to join the theatre-in-the-round’s team.
As Associate Director, Vicki will explore artistic opportunities, working…

Funding lifeline for venues and arts organisations
Venues and arts organisations in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme are breathing a sigh of relief after receiving a share of the Government’s £1.5bn Cultural Recovery Fund.
Article By Jamie Summerfield
The first wave of funding –…

Anniversary Celebrations for Five-star Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone
Civic and business leaders are celebrating the fifth anniversary of an enterprise zone that has transformed redundant brownfield land, with two million square feet of high-quality industrial development.
The Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone…

Dan Hewitt – Boxing Behind the Gloves
Sports broadcaster and commentator Dan Hewitt is surging ahead in a career he has always dreamed of.
For the last 12 years Dan, of Stoke-on-Trent has been carefully crafting his boxing knowledge and broadcasting skills with the ambition to…

Exercise Outdoors in Newcastle-under-Lyme
A new range of outdoor exercise classes and activities have been launched in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
The classes and activities - launched by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council - are for all ages and abilities and will take place at Bathpool…

Keep Talking for your community
A community research project made up of volunteers from across Stoke-on-Trent has been using creative methods to evaluate the needs of local communities and people living in the city, through finding out more about the issues affecting their…

Belong launches Covid-19 Dementia Guide
A guide to help families and friends of people with dementia recognise and overcome some of the barriers created by isolation, face coverings and social distancing - due to covid-19 - has been released by charitable organisation Belong.
The…

Castle Artisan Market
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has teamed up with a local independent trader to launch a fantastic venture celebrating the talents of makers, bakers and creators from Staffordshire.
Officers and Punx Puds from May Bank have worked together…

Jobseekers given a guiding hand by Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank
Training and work experience placements are being offered to jobseekers by Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank to help them get a foot on the employment ladder.
Newcastle-Staffs Foodbank, part of The Trussell Trust, has launched ‘A Guiding Hand’…
