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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Belong wins Prestigious Award

Not-for-profit care village, Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme, has won the award for Best Care Home Design at the Leaders in Care Awards 2019 - which honour the industry’s finest examples of best practice and innovation. Belong was recognised…
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Susan’s Milehouse Garden is Blooming Brilliant

A beautiful cottage-style garden in Milehouse hailed as an “outstanding example to us all” has been declared the best residential garden in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Susan Maydew was crowned the winner of the ultimate accolade in the Newcastle…
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Classic Ayckbourn Comedies at New Vic

The New Vic Theatre present a double-bill of comedy as the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough return to Newcastle-under-Lyme with a revival of a true classic and the new play from the pen of one of Britain’s greatest playwrights – Alan…
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New Vic receives TWO Award Nominations

The New Vic Theatre is celebrating after receiving two award nominations at this year’s UK Theatre Awards 2019. The theatre-in-the-round has been shortlisted as a finalist in two categories at this year’s awards: Best Show for Children…
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Prince and the Pauper at New Vic

The New Vic Theatre is set to captivate theatre audiences this Christmas as Artistic Director Theresa Heskins adapts and directs the theatre’s spellbinding new adaptation of Mark Twain’s enchanting tale The Prince and The Pauper. Prepare…
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No Man’s Land at the New Vic

Harold Pinter’s classic play, No Man’s Land at the New Vic. A chance meeting between two elderly writers in a North London pub leads to an alcohol-fuelled night of reminiscences and verbal sparring as Hirst, a wealthy recluse, invites…
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Car Park Strategy to Boost Town Centre

Innovative plans have been drawn up to transform car parking in Newcastle town centre. A number of proposals are included in a draft Car Parking Strategy which the Borough Council believes will support businesses and help to increase footfall. Some…
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Food and Craft Markets in town centre

FOOD and Craft markets are to grace Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre during November. The Festive Feast food extravaganza will run from 10am to 6pm on Wednesday, 6 November until Saturday, 9 November and will be located next to the historic…
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Mapping a way to improve activity and health

Residents are being asked to support a pioneering new consultation project being launched by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council and its project partner Sport Across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (SASSOT) to help improve the health and wellbeing…