
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)…

Hats off to Holly for museum Exhibition
THE Brampton Museum is home to another brand new exciting exhibition for 2022.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has teamed up with local hat-maker Holly Johnson, a former Newcastle Common artist-in-residence, who has curated a delightful…

Inspiring events – open to the public – at Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University is hosting a range of inspirational events throughout MAY.
Visitors from around the world will descend at Staffordshire University from 12-13 May for Noisefloor 2022 - a showcase of original works and ideas from international…

Travis at the Victoria Hall
Travis - on tour with The Invisible Band in Concert across North America and the United Kingdom - will be performing at the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 14th May.
This marks the first time the seminal album will be played in…

Feast of live events for Staffordshire Day 2022
A film festival, artisan markets, InstaMeets and a host of activities in outdoor attractions are among the headline events for the annual Staffordshire Day celebrations on Sunday 1st May.
With less than a month to go, organisers Enjoy Staffordshire…

Emmaus North Staffs helping to develop employment skills with workshops open to the public
A series of workshops aimed at developing employment skills have been launched by a North Staffordshire Charity.
Emmaus North Staffs received funding from the European Social Fund to provide the free woodwork sessions, which will run until…

Lymelight Festival returns to Newcastle-under-Lyme
Following two years of cancellations, annual music event Lymelight Festival will be returning Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre for a weekend of free live local music on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May.
Founded in 2018, Lymelight Festival…

Operation Sparkle returns to City Centre with added improvement fund for Businesses
Operation Sparkle is continuing to create a shine in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre...
Stoke-on-Trent BID Introduced Operation Sparkle in March 2021 with the aim to ensure the City Centre maintains a quality environment to attract shoppers and…

Piccadilly Artisan Market returns with two more dates
Following the success of the initial launch back in March 2022, the team behind the Piccadilly Artisan Market has announced a further two dates.
Bringing a unique blend of local makers, bakers and creators, street food and live music, the…

Ceramics professor appears on BBC’s Secrets of the Museum
Secrets of the Museum goes behind-the-scenes at the V&A’s Wedgwood Collection as Professor of Ceramics Neil Brownsword celebrates the early experiments and trial runs of the pioneering potter.
Thursday (21 April) night’s episode on…

Original Happy Jack cast reunited on stage
A special production of John Godber’s Happy Jack is being performed at the New Vic this April to celebrate the Victoria Theatre Company’s 60th anniversary of theatre making.
Happy Jack, Godber’s very first play written when he was…
