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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)…

Features, Guest Blogs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Singing a tune during lockdown – Guest Blog Samantha Lloyd

Samantha Lloyd is 27, and lives in Stoke On Trent. Samantha has been singing professionally for 5 years and performs at all kinds of gigs from corporate Castle gigs (Peckforton Castle is one of her favourites so far), to Private Parties, Weddings,…

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

Brown bin collections carry on in 41 areas of the city and finance teams prepare for guidance on business grants

Details have been announced of the 41 areas of Stoke-on-Trent where brown bin collections will take place this week, as the second of a two-week sweep of garden waste collections is under way. Stoke-on-Trent City Council crews will travel across…

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent, Uncategorised

Housing Pods Created for the homeless

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is continuing its managed response to support homeless people through the coronavirus outbreak. Part of this response has seen the authority continue to work closely with the Macari Foundation with Unitas - the…

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Community News, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Primary school shows support for keyworkers with home project

Pupils from Bursley Academy have been creating scarecrows with thank you messages specifically for keyworkers. Staff at Bursley Academy, in Bradwell came up with the idea as a way for pupils, and their families, to get involved in an activity…

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

VE Celebrations ONLINE

A string of activities have been put together to help celebrate VE Day at home. Stoke-on-Trent City Council services have come up with several activities and are asking residents to share tributes, stories and photographs on social media of…

Community News, Local Information, Local News, Staffordshire News

Angels Group Video Thanks Keyworkers

A group video sing-along of the Robbie Williams anthem Angels - to say thank you to the nation’s keyworkers - has been released to mark Staffordshire Day. More than 150 people from Staffordshire, including nurses and carers, recorded videos…

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

#StokeonTrent Together campaign supporting thousands

A campaign to support vulnerable households through the coronavirus outbreak has received 5,000 calls and issued nearly 3,000 food parcels. #StokeonTrent Together - an initiative by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and voluntary sector partner…

Community News, Local News, Staffordshire News

Social Enterprise pledges to help rebuild and connect community after lockdown

A social enterprise has been awarded £50,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to help rebuild and connect communities in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire to not just survive but thrive after lockdown. Counter Community is an…

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Community News, Local Information, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

Micro-Grants available to Creative Groups

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 feeling isolated during the Covid-19 Pandemic, as part of #GetCreativeAtHome. Stoke-on-Trent City…

Community News, Kidsgrove, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Sports Survey Underway for Kidsgrove Sports Centre

Visible signs have appeared which symbolise further progress with exciting plans to refurbish Kidsgrove Sports Centre. Willmott Dixon has installed its first welfare cabin on site as additional survey work gets underway. The major construction…

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