
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)…

Free holiday activities and food for Staffordshire families in need
Thousands of Staffordshire school children will receive nearly £1.5 million of free meals and access to holiday activities this summer.
More than twenty thousand children and young people, who are in receipt of benefits related to free school…

Webinars to help make Clearing Clearer at Staffordshire University
A series of webinars are being held by Staffordshire University to help with decisions on applying for university courses.
‘Is Clearing For Me?’ and ‘Clearing Advice for Career Changers’ are two of the webinars being hosted by Staffordshire…

Refurbished statue of Wolstanton war hero unveiled
A damaged sculpture of a heroic soldier from Wolstanton has been restored to its former glory thanks to the generosity of a local resident.
The Council has repaired the wood carving – honouring Tom Brown Tivey who fought in the First World…

The Silver Arrow Review
Greenwood Dreams - The Silver Arrow by Claybody Theatre
Where did the time go? Have you ever asked yourself this question - especially in the last 12 months or so?
Time can sometimes feel like its been standing still, and for many in the…

Travel Agent calling for Carbon Heroes to help tackle climate change
A Stoke-on-Trent travel consultancy has pledged their support towards tackling climate change after signing up to a new global project series.
Get Set Go Travel, of Packmoor, have teamed up with Not Just Travel, to be part of the Carbon Hero…

Community pen pal project inspires Middleport mural
A stunning new mural - shaped and chosen by residents - can be seen in Middleport thanks to a ‘pen pal’ inspired partnership project between the New Vic Theatre-led Creative People and Places programme Appetite, community group Middleport…

Time for Aloo Chaat with Blogger Aysha Mahmood
Aysha Mahmood, is a 20 year old student studying media and marketing at Keele University. Aysha has been taking part in work experience here with BabaBaboon and explored the world of food which took her around the world.
Here Aysha shares…

Improvement works to city road as part of wider transformation plan
Over £1.5m of improvement works are set to begin on a major road between Stoke on-Trent railway station and the city centre.
The improvements are being made to Boughey Road as part of the wider Transforming Cities Fund Programme (TCF), which…

Magical Summer Wonderland at the New Vic
The New Vic will transform the grounds of the theatre and their auditorium into a magical summer wonderland from Friday 16 July until Saturday 7 August for Coppelia – A Mystery - a brand new adaptation of the classic story that’s set to…

Micro-grants for local groups to ‘Get Creative Outdoors’
Micro-grants of up to £200 have been launched to help not-for-profit creative groups in Stoke-on-Trent share their creativity with people in outdoor open spaces in the city, as part of #GetCreativeOutdoors
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has…
