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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)…
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Stoke-on-Trent museum shortlisted for national award

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has been shortlisted for the prestigious Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award. The Stoke-on-Trent attraction was selected out of more than 800 nominations from across the UK and will now compete…
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Darla Jade and an eternal flame

Little did Darla Jade know, at age 5, that 1980’s pop song Eternal Flame was going to be the start of something quite special. At age 4, Darla started to find her singing voice, a year later her mum Lorraine taught her the words to the…
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Gardening Competition in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is running a gardening competition to help the borough look its best for this year’s Heart of England in Bloom campaign. Categories include allotments, residential gardens, community projects (schools), community…
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New Vic volunteers honoured with top award

Front of House Volunteers of the New Vic Theatre have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The volunteer team at the New Vic provide support and assistance…
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Inspirational Women celebrated with floral displays

Creative floral displays enjoyed by thousands of people every year are this time paying homage to the achievements of inspirational women in history. Queen Victoria and the women’s suffrage movement in the UK are the themes for the Council’s…
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Jamie Stonier and his sign language mission

IN 2016 Jamie Stonier decided to set out on a new venture with the aim of helping to remove barriers faced by people with hearing impairments. The 31-year-old, with the help of his wife Sarah, started to hold sign language workshops within…
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Improvement Plan for Historic Market

Trading incentives, relocating stalls to the Guildhall area and introducing cashless forms of payment are just some of the new ideas which could breathe new life into Newcastle’s historic market. The Council is refining a programme of proposed…
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Stoke-on-Trent’s 93rd Lord Mayor

Stoke-on-Trent’s Lord Mayor for 2019/20 is was announced as Springfields and Trent Vale Councillor Jackie Barnes. Councillor Barnes is to officially become the 93rd Lord Mayor of the city and receive the iconic gold civic chain at the…
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Female Prisoners Exhibition at the Brampton Museum

An exhibition at Brampton Museum opens up the dark world of female prisoners at Stafford Prison using photographs taken more than 100 years ago. The exhibition creator - artist Ruth Singer - has brought the images of female criminals, photographed…
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Simon White – Mayor for a second time in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Simon White is taking up the civic reins of office for the second time in three years. The Madeley councillor was elected as the borough’s Mayor at the Annual Council meeting. Both he and Cllr. Elizabeth Shenton were nominated for Mayor and…

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