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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)…

Features, Guest Blogs, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News, Stoke-on-Trent

WHY Baba Baboon? – with founder Sonya Farrall

Baba Baboon is all about Community, Business & Charity News in one... Here Creative Director & Founder of Baba Baboon, Sonya Farrall gives an insight into why... Why the name? What is Baba Baboon? - questions which I have often been…

Community News, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Charity Landau scoop prestigious Award – plus news on their We See You campaign

Stoke-on-Trent based charity Landau has received recognition at the highest level after being awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The charity, which has provided supported employment and training services to a range of individuals…

Charity, Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

Queen’s Award for YMCA North Staffordshire

A North Staffordshire charity is celebrating after receiving a prestigious national award. YMCA North Staffordshire, which has operated within the city for more than 170 years, has been selected for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in its…

Community News, Featured, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News, Stoke-on-Trent

China plate inspires 1,000th Potters ’Arf entrant to claim prize with hundreds signing up

More than 1,000 runners and walkers have signed up for this year’s Potters ’Arf Marathon. Entries have been pouring in, with the figure now about 200 up on the 2019 and 2020 figures at the same stage (5 may 2021). In total, 1,052…

Community News, Culture, Featured, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Open House coffee mornings to encourage community connections

The Open House Café, a new initiative by the New Vic Theatre and their Creative People and Places programme Appetite, will offer people living in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent an opportunity to connect with their fellow community…

Community News, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News, Stoke-on-Trent

Thousands join online activities for Staffordshire Day celebrations

A film festival, a virtual market to support local businesses, love letters and author talks were amongst the events for today’s Staffordshire Day celebrations. Thousands of people from across the county joined over 50 online events and…

Features, Guest Blogs, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News, Stoke-on-Trent

How ART finds you – Guest Blog Emma-Leigh Hayes

Emma-Leigh Hayes is a freelance Watercolour, Acrylic and Digital artist living in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire. She creates custom art for her clients, be that painting the beloved family pet or a secret mushroom forest. Here in her first…

Local Information, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

Community Renewal Fund Available for City projects

A new funding opportunity is open for applications from organisations across Stoke-on-Trent. The fund, which totals £3 million, aims to support people, businesses and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches…

Covid-19 Information, Local Information, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

New grant scheme sees £11.5m allocated to businesses to support reopening

Businesses across Stoke-on-Trent that have had to remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic have been given a cash boost to help them reopen their doors – and £11.5 million has already been paid to 1,769 of them. Stoke-on-Trent City…

Community News, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire News, Stoke-on-Trent

Neil Morrissey supporting Staffordshire Day

Actor Neil Morrissey has recorded a message of love to the county as Staffordshire Day approaches. The Stafford-born star, known for his work in The Syndicate, Line of Duty, and Men Behaving Badly, threw his weight behind the Love Letters…

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