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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)…

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

Further £50,000 of funding for Stoke-on-Trent Voluntary and community groups

Voluntary and community groups (VCS) across the city are to benefit from a further £50,000 of funding to help them provide crucial services to residents through the coronavirus pandemic. The initiative follows a previous successful grant…

Features, Guest Blogs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Power to the Podcast people – Guest Blog Adam Gratton

In his latest Guest Blog for Baba - Adam Gratton discusses the importance of Podcasting & what it means within community & news sharing... As you are all no doubt aware the world is one busy place, and much of the time you…

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

Throw Down star champions design course at Staffordshire University

TV star and master potter Keith Brymer Jones is continuing to talk up the Potteries by lavishing praise on Staffordshire University’s 3D Designer Maker course. The Great Pottery Throw Down judge talks about his links to Stoke-on-Trent and…

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

Further support grant available for Stoke-on-Trent based businesses

Stoke-on-Trent businesses are set to receive a further grant to help them through the coronavirus pandemic, under phase two of the ‘Additional Restrictions Grant’. This comes as phase one of the fund saw a total of £266,488 allocated…

Features, Guest Blogs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Homeschooling with Monica – Guest Blog

Monica Cru-Hall, 42, is a mum of four, business owner, teacher and therapist. Monica has worked on various community and educational projects. Therapy North Staffordshire is Monica's own business which is working with H.O.P.E. (Helping Our…

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

Supporting small businesses and good causes via Potto Lotto

Potto Lotto players could win one of five £100 Etsy gift vouchers and £100 for their chosen cause in a bumper prize draw. The last year has been tough for everyone so this prize draw is a great opportunity to win an amazing prize while…

Business News, Car Leasing, Stoke-on-Trent

Jaguar retailer renews local rugby club sponsorship

Crewe based Jaguar retailer, Swansway Jaguar Crewe celebrates its second consecutive year of sponsoring Staffordshire’s premier senior rugby club, playing in the Midlands 2 West (N), Longton Rugby Club. North West based, family owned and…

Community News, Covid-19 Information, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Mental Health Helpline 24/7

A mental health helpline set up in response to the second national lockdown caused by the COVID 19 pandemic has received more than 11,000 calls since it first began operating at the beginning of November 2020. During December 2020 helpline…

Featured, Features, Guest Blogs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent

Community – It still happens only there is more of it – Guest Blog Adam Gratton

What exactly is community? Here Adam Gratton discusses his view on "Community" in his latest Guest Blog for Baba Baboon... We all use the word Community & no doubt have each got our own idea of what we think it is, but in this…

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

National Insight Awards – Guest Blog Phil Parkes

Expert Citizens is a Community Interest Company led by people with lived experience of homelessness, mental ill- health, addiction, domestic abuse, poverty or histories of offending behaviour. Expert Citizens have been hosting the National…

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