
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)…

#LoveLocal on The Stones Newcastle-under-Lyme
Community supermarket Affordable Foods Stoke have teamed up with Newcastle-under-Lyme Markets, along with BabaBaboon, to deliver a celebration of local and small independent businesses.
The open air event will take place on The Stones market…

North Staffordshire’s pioneering roofing school is looking for its first applicants
Young people who are looking for a career in the construction industry are being urged to apply now for a place at Staffordshire’s first roofing career pathway.
Rydale Roofing recently unveiled plans to launch the Building Futures Stoke-on-Trent…

£36 million announced to transform Stoke-on-Trent’s transport network
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has won £29 million of Government funding to improve the city’s transport network and revolutionise how residents get around.
The council has been awarded the money following a successful bid to the Department…

Lockdown business is a bestseller
A Stoke-on-Trent couple are helping authors to publish their books after they set up new business 'Author Help' during the pandemic.
Robin and Jen Phillips, (pictured) from Burslem, have set up 'Author Help' to help writers publish the books…

£750,000 cash injection for Kidsgrove underway with park improvements
The first visible signs of action have appeared following a £750,000 Government windfall to boost residents’ health and well-being in Kidsgrove.
A scheme to upgrade a popular park in the town is the first among an exciting package of approved…

Mental health helpline supporting hundreds of calls for help
A 24-hour mental health helpline launched at the beginning of the second national lockdown has already received and supported more than 400 calls for help.
The helpline, established by Stoke-on-Trent City Council with Brighter Futures, has…

Christmas waste and recycling Stoke-on-Trent
Bin men in Stoke-on-Trent can look forward to a well-earned break this year – as the city council has announced its revised bin collection dates for the Christmas period.
Residents will receive normal collections up to and including Christmas…

Further grants available to Voluntary and Community Groups
Voluntary and community groups in Stoke-on-Trent are being given the chance to apply for a further £50,000 in funding to help them continue to deliver services through the coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council launched a new grant fund…

GPS tracking for Gritter Lorries
Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s fleet of gritters and crews are officially on standby 24 hours a day for the next five months to deal with winter weather.
Residents can now check which routes are being gritted in real-time after the council’s…

Amazon Alexa providing social support to patients in new NHS funded project
A Digital Inclusion project across Staffordshire, funded and supported by the NHS, is illustrating how easily people can use digital technology to support their health and wellbeing.
The project is supported by the Staffordshire and…
