
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)…

Residents urged: ‘stay at home and save lives’ this Easter
Residents are being urged to follow national health advice to ‘stay at home and save lives’ during the Easter weekend, as warnings have been raised over people destroying closure signs at public play areas.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council…

First wave of grants gives lifeline to small businesses through coronavirus pandemic
More than £775,000 has been given out to small businesses in Stoke-on-Trent in the first issuing of support grants to boost the city through the coronavirus pandemic.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has made the first payments from a £57m support…

Volunteer for Your City
People are being urged to volunteer to support some of the city’s most vulnerable people as part of a community response to coronavirus in Stoke-on-Trent.
#StokeonTrentTogether has been formed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council working alongside…

£57m to support Small Businesses and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Sector
Small businesses and those operating in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector could be eligible for a share of £57m in grants, in a huge boost for the city in response the coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is administering the…

FOUR IN A BED HOTEL ACCOMMODATING KEYWORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
On Monday March 30 Potbank Aparthotel in Stoke-on-Trent featured in popular Channel 4 reality TV show Four in a Bed. The show was set in and around the Potbank Aparthotel - a recently converted early 19th century “potbank” within the 250…

Containers needed to help Gin distillery supply hand sanitiser
The owners of a gin distillery in Newcastle-under-Lyme have switched from producing gin to hand sanitiser during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Staffordshire Gin supplied Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council with 25 litres of the hand sanitiser…

Outdoor markets close and bulky waste collections stop
Outdoor markets at council-run locations across the city have closed, and new requests for bulky waste collections have stopped, following government guidance in response to the coronavirus emergency.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has confirmed…

#StokeonTrentTogether – Community Support Scheme
Residents are being encouraged to get behind a new community support scheme which has been set up to help meet the everyday needs of vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus.
#StokeonTrentTogether has been formed by the council and voluntary…

Council provide information for those who cannot work due to Coronavirus
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has produced a range of information covering rent and financial advice for tenants who cannot work due to the Coronavirus.
If residents cannot work because they have the coronavirus or are self-isolating they may…

Potters Arf 2020 cancelled
The Potters ’Arf marathon has been cancelled as civic leaders urge residents to follow social distancing health advice, in response to the coronavirus.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has taken the step to call off the road race in consultation…