
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)…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
