
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)…

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…

Bid to transform Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has reached a landmark in its bid to attract significant funding to change the shape of Newcastle’s town centre.
In August 2019, the Council was invited to progress to Phase Two of the Future High Street…

Artists inspired by Young Traders competition
Artisan entrepreneurs have said taking part in a young traders competition has given them the confidence to pursue their creative careers.
Dannie Sharratt and Emily Williams were crowned the winners of the Young Traders competition, which took…

Local Charity offers support during pandemic
A Stoke-on-Trent charity, who had to suspend the majority of its services when the coronavirus struck, has been busy supporting a local authority to create self-isolation units for homeless people.
Not only were all staff members at Emmaus…

Celebrating 10 years of growth at UK Business IT
A decade in business has seen UK Business IT grow year on year, serving customers across the Midlands and the North West.
Experienced IT experts Mark Swann, Ian Gloyne and David Sleight founded UK Business IT in summer 2010, - which now turns…

Museums and Leisure Centres providing online activities
Stoke-on-Trent museums and leisure centres have adapted their services to provide more online content during the pandemic.
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery has a series of blogs and vlogs, with lots of information about the site’s collections…
