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New Borough Mayor announced

The new Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme for 2021-22 is Ken Owen. Full Council voted unanimously for the new mayor at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday 19 May. Ken has been elected as a borough councillor twice, first from 2014-18 and he…
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Over £1m of funding set to be granted to continue the children’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme

Following on from its previous success the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is set to continue throughout 2021 and 2022. Over 4,500 children were supported under the HAF activities in Stoke-on-Trent during Easter and now cabinet…
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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…
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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…
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Big Pedal campaign launched

Children, parents and teachers are being encouraged to travel to school by bike, foot or scooter as part of a national campaign. Organised by the walking and cycling charity Sustrans and backed by Staffordshire County Council, the Big Pedal…
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24-hour mental health helpline support extended

A 24-hour mental health helpline launched at the beginning of the second national coronavirus lockdown will continue to offer support to residents struggling with their mental health for an additional six months. The helpline, established…
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Ride it Right campaign

A high profile road safety campaign is urging the county’s bikers to ride carefully and is asking drivers to be more aware of bikes to help improve road safety. The annual ‘Ride it Right’ campaign is being co-ordinated by the Staffordshire…
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Helping New Drivers campaign launched

A new road safety campaign to help make young people better, safer drivers has been launched. The ‘Helping New Drivers’ campaign is being delivered by the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership and includes a one stop website with advice…
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#StokeonTrentTogether continuing support

A year on since the first national lockdown, 20,500 calls have been made to the #StokeonTrentTogether helpline with 140,000 proactive welfare calls made to 30,000 households across the city. #StokeonTrentTogether was formed by Stoke-on-Trent…
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Let’s Beat Loneliness Together

A new campaign to help tackle loneliness in Staffordshire has been launched. The new Let’s Beat Loneliness Together campaign aims to help raise awareness of loneliness and promote services available to those affected by it. The campaign…
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Look Out – Road Safety Campaign

'Look Out' is a new road safety campaign urging cyclists and motorists to be more courteous and to look out for each other. The latest campaign from the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) aims to help reduce the number of collisions…
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Making women’s football a level playing field

A new project is aiming to break the last taboos in women’s football from periods to pregnancy – and Staffordshire University is calling on women’s football clubs across the UK to help identify best practices which can be shared across…
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Hanley Town Hall lighting up purple in celebration of Census 2021

Hanley Town Hall will join more than a hundred buildings and landmarks across England and Wales by lighting up purple to celebrate the upcoming census and its importance to communities. The event is being organised by The Office for National…
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Returning services to support residents as lockdown restrictions ease

Various public services and country parks across Staffordshire are re-opening as part of a "mapping" out return by Staffordshire County Council. Libraries, household waste recycling centres and country parks are among those looking to restore…
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Project to upgrade County’s street lights

A project to update thousands of Staffordshire street lights that will use less energy and save money is underway. Staffordshire County Council is replacing 47,000 conventional bulbs with LED lighting after taking out an interest-free loan…
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