
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)…

Film Competition returns for Staffordshire Day Celebrations
Popular Staffordshire Day Film Competition is back for a third year as part of the annual county celebrations on Monday 1 st May 2023.
Film-makers from across the county are being encouraged to enter films made within the past five years celebrating…

Bouncers at the New Vic Review
John Godber’s awarding winning play ‘Bouncers’ is back doing the rounds and is manning the stage at the New Vic.
Review by Mel Osborne 5 stars
This show first premiered in 1977 at the Edinburgh festival and has been one of the most performed…

Renovation of iconic historic site in Longton is good to go
Work to transform a derelict factory site in Longton, key to the story of ceramics since the late eighteenth century, has received approval from Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Developer OVI Homes will redevelop The Crown Pottery Works, later…

FREE Easter event at the Goods Yard
THE team behind Stoke-on-Trent’s Goods Yard neighbourhood are throwing a free street party for local residents, promising fun for all the family.
Social impact developers Capital&Centric are putting on ‘Goods Yard Fest’ – which will…

Mindianapolis Grand Prix fundraiser for Stoke-on-Trent Charity
CHARITY North Staffs Mind is inviting 14 local businesses to join them for a fast-paced event to raise funds for its work providing mental health and wellbeing support.
The event - Mindianapolis Grand Prix - will take place at the TeamSport…

St Paul’s CofE Primary School becomes Dementia Friendly School
A drive by pupils has seen Longton-based St. Paul’s CofE Primary School become the first Dementia Friendly school in Stoke-on-Trent.
Not only has the school become the first in the city, but also the first within the Lichfield diocese.
The…

‘CIRCUS COMES HOME’ with New Vic and Upswing Team
The New Vic and award-winning circus company Upswing will begin an annual programme of work fusing contemporary circus with theatre, as they develop their longstanding relationship aiming to push the boundaries of the combined artform.
Highlights…

Stoke-on-Trent Signal Box transformed as ‘mini cini’
OVER a hundred film-lovers descended on a former railway signal box in Stoke-on-Trent as Capital&Centric opened the doors to the Goods Yard.
The neighbourhood may still be a construction site, but that didn’t stop the social impact developers…

£5 million Funding for Potteries Museum
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery is set to benefit from a £5 million investment following a successful application for the Cultural Development Fund.
This initiative, funded by Arts Council England, will allow Stoke-on-Trent City Council…

£300,000 funding secured for Stoke-on-Trent Libraries
Libraries across Stoke-on-Trent are set to benefit after Stoke-on-Trent City Council secured £300,000 of funding.
A successful application to the Arts Council England Libraries Improvement Fund, will be used to improve digital infrastructure…
