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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Capturing the Past at the Brampton

A 19th century oil painting, model buildings made by a doctor in the 1940s and contemporary artwork created by a former conservation architect feature in a nostalgic exhibition celebrating Newcastle-under-Lyme’s past. Museum officers at the…
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Handbagged Review

Since her reign began, the Queen has seen 13 prime ministers come and go, with Boris Johnson being number 14 and one suspects that out of these, her most memorable leader (so far) has been Britain’s first female PM, Margaret Thatcher. In…
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Families to benefit from “game changing” support to local charity

Vulnerable residents in North Staffordshire are set to benefit after the UK’s leading parcel delivery company pledged to support locally based Alice Charity, both financially and with hands on practical help, including IT equipment and transportation. The…
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CounterCoin begins bearing fruit

The founders of innovative volunteer reward scheme - CounterCoin - are inviting members of the public and business community to put on their wellies and pick up their gardening spades in a bid to help reduce North Staffordshire’s carbon footprint. CounterCoin…
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Young Market Traders Pitch for National Success

Two entrepreneurs who ran their own stalls on the Borough Council’s first young traders market, in Newcastle-under-Lyme are in with a chance of being crowned “national young trader of the year” and winning £500. Rebecca Jones and Fay…
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FUND to REVITALISE Newcastle-under-Lyme high street

Newcastle-under-Lyme is to benefit from a share of a £1 billion fund to revitalise the nation’s high streets. The Government has announced that the Borough Council has progressed to the next stage of the Future High Street Fund - a hugely…
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Council Acts on Climate Change

Measures aimed at making Newcastle-under-Lyme “carbon neutral” in little more than a decade are moving forward. The Borough Council is stepping up its efforts on the green agenda in a move which should increase the pace at which the area’s…
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Funding to expand Arts Programme

Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre has been awarded an Arts Council England grant to expand the work of award-winning arts programme Appetite. A grant of £1,750,000 has been awarded to a local consortium, led by New Vic Theatre, as part of…
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Scouts Bid for the Record Books

Youngsters from Newcastle-under-Lyme are keeping their fingers crossed that they could enter the Guinness Book of World Records. They attempted to create the largest ever human fleur-de-lis whilst taking part in a scout camp in Kibblestone,…
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Iconic Characters Reunited in the Round

Two of Britain’s most iconic women – the Queen and Margaret Thatcher – will be reunited at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme from Friday 6 – Saturday 28 September as the theatre-in-the-round stage a new production of the Olivier…