
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)…

Recruitment and Retention Bonuses Announced for Home Care Staff
Home care workers across Stoke-on-Trent are to be offered extra support and loyalty bonuses, as part of the plans to help retain and recruit staff this winter.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the NHS are working together to address winter…

Have a road trip not a road tip: council teams clean up to twenty-three tonnes of litter from A50/A500 corridor
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and National Highways are reminding residents that the city’s roads are not a litter bin after city council teams clear the equivalent of 340 grey bin loads of rubbish each year.
City council teams carry out…

Emmaus North Staffs attend special celebratory lunch with Royalty
To celebrate 30 years since Emmaus was established in the UK, Stoke-on-Trent man Steve Bourn, who was supported by Emmaus North Staffs, recently attended a lunch event at Clarence House, the royal residence of the charity’s royal Patron Her…

Town Centre landmark reopens following refurbishment
An iconic building in Newcastle town centre has reopened its doors to the public following a refurbishment.
Residents, shoppers and visitors are once again accessing services from a community and voluntary sector hub at the historic Guildhall…

Hanley to welcome CBeebies’ favourites for Christmas – and much more
CBeebies' characters are set to bring festive cheer to Hanley in the run up to Christmas 2021.
Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) will welcome CBeebies’ characters to The Potteries Centre on various Saturdays.
Personal…

Festive Treats for NUL Town Centre
Christmas comes to Newcastle-under-Lyme on Sunday 21 st November.
This year the event is being scaled back due to the pandemic, but plenty of festive events and treats are planned to take place throughout the whole day.
Castle Artisan…

Art Slam for Charity at the Goods Yard
LOCAL artists are set to go head-to-head in a creative showdown at Stoke-on-Trent’s very first ‘Art Slam’.
Social impact developers Capital&Centric and local arts project Appetite are joining forces to put on the charity event…

Burslem Port Trust appeal for help in identifying range of biodiversity on former Burslem Branch Canal Site
Burslem Port Trust are appealing to wildlife, nature and ecology enthusiasts and/or experts in the local area to help them identify, measure and catalogue the range of biodiversity within the disused Burslem Branch Canal site.
Members of…

Funding available for communities to tackle climate change
Communities across Staffordshire are set to benefit from a £100,000 pot of funding for projects that help tackle climate change or protect the environment.
Projects that reduce carbon impact, improve air quality, enhance green spaces…

Ceramic Heritage on the Big Screen – and Iconic pottery museum reopens its doors
Scenes shot at the stunning Gladstone Pottery Museum will fill the big screen in a film about one of the world’s most influential ceramic artists.
Sky Original movie, The Colour Room, based on the rise of one of Stoke-on-Trent’s most…
