
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)…

Residents urged: ‘stay at home and save lives’ this Easter
Residents are being urged to follow national health advice to ‘stay at home and save lives’ during the Easter weekend, as warnings have been raised over people destroying closure signs at public play areas.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council…

Staff Transfer Skills to Boost Key Services in N-U-L
Front line services provided by the Borough Council are to be supplemented by additional staff.
Employees - who are in a position to contribute to the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council emergency coronavirus response in a more positive…

First wave of grants gives lifeline to small businesses through coronavirus pandemic
More than £775,000 has been given out to small businesses in Stoke-on-Trent in the first issuing of support grants to boost the city through the coronavirus pandemic.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has made the first payments from a £57m support…

Advice on funding for companies hit by the Coronavirus pandemic
Business lockdown has led to a busy time for business finance expert Tom Wilkinson.
Tom, Director of Alton-based Beta Commercial Finance and a former business banker has been advising companies across the UK on how to access the Government…

Covid-19 Support Network for the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme
A support network has been launched in Newcastle-under-Lyme to help residents during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Covid-19 Support Network, being run by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Support Staffordshire and Realise Charity, aims…

Volunteer for Your City
People are being urged to volunteer to support some of the city’s most vulnerable people as part of a community response to coronavirus in Stoke-on-Trent.
#StokeonTrentTogether has been formed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council working alongside…

Staffordshire Day Celebrations ONLINE
A series of activities will be live-streamed and broadcast via social media to help celebrate this year's Staffordshire Day...
Instead of the celebrations of previous years, which featured special events, offers and competitions - the 2020…

£57m to support Small Businesses and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Sector
Small businesses and those operating in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector could be eligible for a share of £57m in grants, in a huge boost for the city in response the coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is administering the…

FOUR IN A BED HOTEL ACCOMMODATING KEYWORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
On Monday March 30 Potbank Aparthotel in Stoke-on-Trent featured in popular Channel 4 reality TV show Four in a Bed. The show was set in and around the Potbank Aparthotel - a recently converted early 19th century “potbank” within the 250…

Young pen pals provide reasons to stay cheerful
Residents at Belong care village in Newcastle-under-Lyme and others in the group operated by not-for-profit care provider Belong, have found real reasons to be cheerful during the Covid-19 epidemic, as a result of an initiative from Liverpool-based…
