
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)…

Business Grants hailed and vital Survey launched
Businesses across the city have hailed a grant scheme administered by the city council as a lifeline to get them through the coronavirus outbreak.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has given out around £30m in small business grants to support local…

Phoenix Occupational Health split services to volunteer for the NHS
A Stoke-on-Trent business owner and her staff have joined the NHS fight against Covid-19 while continuing to offer vital Occupational Health Advice to local companies.
Lyndsey Marchant, an experienced former Royal Navy nurse, runs Phoenix…

Sing for our Angels and Feature in special video honouring keyworkers
VOLUNTEERS are being invited to record themselves singing Robbie Williams' biggest hit - Angels - in a special tribute to keyworkers.
Organisers of tourism group Enjoy Staffordshire, have been granted permission to use the 1997 hit track…

Follow Jamie to Learn Your Sign
Jamie Stonier has taken his free sign language sessions to a whole new level using the power of social media.
The 32-year-old had regularly hosted workshops in the community to teach British Sign Language, but once coronavirus hit and the…

New ducklings bring Easter joy to Belong in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Two baby ducks have forged a special friendship with their toddler carer as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus health crisis. The ducklings, who usually reside at care village Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme as part of pet therapy for…

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…
