
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)…

Astley Fest Extravaganza Online
This year’s Astley Fest is taking place virtually on Saturday 1 August, with an exciting line-up of online workshops and inspiring performances for families to get stuck into, thanks to The Philip Astley Project.
Astley Fest was due…

Jamie’s Sign Language mission continues
In recent months Jamie Stonier has been reaching out to more communities online sharing his sign language skills.
The 32-year-old has posted regular videos on social media in which he provided simple demonstrations of every day words, and…

Brampton Museum Reopening
Staff at Newcastle’s popular Brampton Museum are preparing to reopen the museum and gallery to the public next week for the first time since the lockdown and with new Covid Secure measurements in place.
Initially, the museum will be open…

Competition to Celebrate Stoke-on-Trent’s Bottle Ovens
A competition has been launched to select 50 pieces of art which will celebrate one of Stoke-on-Trent’s most famous landmarks – its bottle ovens.
The competition is open to all and organisers are looking for 2D pieces for the project…

Wellbeing expert works with Keele University to launch the UK’s most comprehensive survey on stress in the workplace
The first widespread survey of stress levels in the UK workforce is set for launch following a partnership between an award winning Staffordshire-based wellbeing coach and Keele University.
Nicky Bartley of Thrive and Shine has developed…

Refurbishment of Stoke Town Centre shops
Work is taking place to refurbish and renovate a row of shops in Stoke town centre – the final project to benefit from a £900,000 scheme being delivered by Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
The improvements to the properties on 104 -116 Church…

Double success for Belong at Home Newcastle-under-Lyme
Belong at Home Newcastle-under-Lyme is celebrating double success at the Home Care Provider Awards 2020, having achieved and maintained a 10 out of 10 rating over the past year, based on customer reviews on a leading review website.
The local…

Annual canvass 2020 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Local residents are being encouraged not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.
With elections taking place in Newcastle-under-Lyme in May 2021, this is an important…

New ‘Stoke-cation’ campaign to boost visitor economy
A new visitor campaign has been launched as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Covid-19 recovery plan for the city.
The campaign has been designed to support the recovery of the tourism sector through the coronavirus, and forms part…

£1.5m of grants available for small businesses in further round of funding
Small and micro businesses and those with relatively high ongoing fixed property costs could be eligible for a further share of grants in a continued boost for the city in response for coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is administering…
