
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)…

End of an Era as Gavin Yorke Leaves Port Vale
Gavin Yorke, better known to generations of Port Vale supporters as ‘Boomer’, has made the difficult decision to call it a day in his role as the popular club mascot.
Gav, who has taken on the role of Boomer for almost two decades,…

Stoke-on-Trent residents given starring role in new gallery
A unique new gallery has opened its doors at intu Potteries, showcasing an array of photography, artwork and poetry that was created over the course of lockdown by the region’s residents.
The Lockdown Gallery showcases more than 10 lockdown-themed…

£2.8m cash injection for Stoke-on-Trent from Government fund
City council leaders have welcomed the £2.8 million cash injection from the Government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver jobs and skills and support the economy across Stoke-on-Trent.
They have responded to news of a successful bid on…

The Hitmix welcomes new additions
Newcastle-under-Lyme Radio Station, The Hitmix, has welcomed three new presenters to its team.
The community radio station has recently seen ex-Signal 2 presenter Paul Fairclough sign up for a weekday show, plus experienced radio presenter…

Guest Blog Jamie Summerfield – Taking music out of the Darkness and into the Light
Jamie Summerfield, 46, has been working in journalism and communications for 20 years and been an independent PR practitioner for five years. Music is Jamie's passion and he's been writing about it and creating his own since he was a teenager.…

Tunstall Town Hall restoration continues to move forward
Restoration work at an historic town hall has stepped up a gear – as the first phase of a £4 million investment into a major city heritage asset edges nearer to completion.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is bringing the Grade-II listed Tunstall…

Take the Tour De Alice Challenge
A charity is offering an innovative way to blow off the lockdown cobwebs, get fit this summer and support vulnerable families.
The Alice Charity has teamed up with fitness platform Strava and is challenging everyone to ride a virtual Tour…

One year on for Hanley’s Virtual Reality experience
The owners of XP-VR, Hanley’s virtual reality experience on Piccadilly recently celebrated their first year in business.
The virtual reality attraction opened it’s doors back in July last year and has been a roaring success since then…

Artist creates marvellous opportunity
Lockdown restrictions have resulted in creative opportunities for Newcastle-under-Lyme artist, Nick Moore.
Making virtual contact with artists and friends who were also affected by isolation has strengthened his existing friendships and opened…

Astley Fest Extravaganza Online
This year’s Astley Fest is taking place virtually on Saturday 1 August, with an exciting line-up of online workshops and inspiring performances for families to get stuck into, thanks to The Philip Astley Project.
Astley Fest was due…
