
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)…

From cafe to care village
A former coffee shop manager has progressed to one of the top roles at the state-of-the-art Belong care village in Newcastle-under-Lyme after leaving her previous job to pursue a career in care.
Josephine Mollison was recently appointed…

Berry Good exhibition for New Gallery Space at The Brampton Museum
A popular heritage and cultural gem in Newcastle-under-Lyme is set to partially reopen to the public to celebrate the talents of a renowned artist known as the Lowry of the Potteries.
The Brampton Museum – working in collaboration with…

Cross-sector partnership receive funding to boost digital inclusion across Stoke-on-Trent
A group of organisations in Stoke on Trent have launched a new project to provide targeted support to boost digital inclusion within local communities.
The “Discover: Boosting Digital Inclusion in Stoke-on-Trent” project, led by Staffordshire…

Nearly £100,000 funding awarded to help those most in need over Christmas in Stoke-on-Trent
Nearly £100,000 has been awarded by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to help those most in need over Christmas in the city.
£40,000 has been given to Stoke-on-Trent Foodbank, which will allow the service to provide urgent food provision over…

Street art wall brings colour and imagination to the city centre
Creatives have been bringing colour and imagination to the outside of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery with a new street art wall.
The wall has been created by local artists We Are Culla in collaboration with social impact developers…

Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme welcome Admiral Nurse
Community care village operator Belong, which has a location on Lower Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has enhanced its dementia care provision with the appointment of Bridget Lawler as Admiral Nurse to support residents and customers…

NSCG welcomes £13 million Government investment for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Institute of Technology
A bid led by Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) to develop a Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Institute of Technology has received approval from the Department for Education.
The £13M Institute of Technology (IoT) development…

FREE IN2 Xmas Holiday Club open to anyone in Staffordshire aged 5 to 16 years old
IN2Health & Wellbeing has announced that anyone in Staffordshire aged 5 to 16 can now register for the IN2 Xmas Holiday Club, which will feature fitness, food and festive fun.
IN2Health & Wellbeing CIC has announced that its free-of-charge…

University launches world’s first Panto degree
Staffordshire University is launching the world’s first degree dedicated to the art of pantomime with backing from some of the biggest names in the industry.
The MA Contemporary Pantomime Practice offers research and practical…

Students head to Michelin to set out enterprise aspirations in Dragon’s Den
Students from Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have pitched their enterprising ideas to four ‘Dragons’ as part of a Young Enterprise event hosted by Michelin Development.
Pupils from six schools entered the Young Enterprise Dragon’s…
