
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)…

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…

Containers needed to help Gin distillery supply hand sanitiser
The owners of a gin distillery in Newcastle-under-Lyme have switched from producing gin to hand sanitiser during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Staffordshire Gin supplied Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council with 25 litres of the hand sanitiser…

Outdoor markets close and bulky waste collections stop
Outdoor markets at council-run locations across the city have closed, and new requests for bulky waste collections have stopped, following government guidance in response to the coronavirus emergency.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has confirmed…

How to become a Book Detective? – Guest Blog by Mel Sherratt
Mel Sherratt is the author of fourteen crime novels, all of which have become bestsellers. She works with publishers as well as self-publishing and has sold over 1.5 million books. She’s also written four books under the pen name of Marcie…

#StokeonTrentTogether – Community Support Scheme
Residents are being encouraged to get behind a new community support scheme which has been set up to help meet the everyday needs of vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus.
#StokeonTrentTogether has been formed by the council and voluntary…

Council provide information for those who cannot work due to Coronavirus
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has produced a range of information covering rent and financial advice for tenants who cannot work due to the Coronavirus.
If residents cannot work because they have the coronavirus or are self-isolating they may…

Potters Arf 2020 cancelled
The Potters ’Arf marathon has been cancelled as civic leaders urge residents to follow social distancing health advice, in response to the coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has taken the step to call off the road race in consultation…

1st Time Clean Launch New Service
A Stoke-on-Trent contract cleaning company has launched a new service aimed at deep cleaning and sanitising premises.
Burslem based 1st Time Clean were due to launch the new system in the summer but have brought it forward in response to…

Beauty and the Beast to enchant audiences at the New Vic
A spectacular retelling of the original, much-loved fairytale Beauty and The Beast will take centre-stage at the New Vic for Christmas 2020.
New Vic Artistic Director Theresa Heskins (The 39 Steps; Olivier-nominated The Worst Witch; The…
