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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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Youngsters kick off Euros tournament in new £2.7m esports facilities

Football fever descended on Staffordshire University last week as 48 young people from Stoke-on-Trent competed in a Euro 2024 esports tournament.
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Iconic Potters Arf is back and open for registration

Online entries for the Hanley Economic Building Society Potters ’Arf Marathon have opened following a launch which saw more than 400 people sign up in one day. Participants recently flocked to the Victoria Hall, in Bagnall Street Street,…
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Trentham RUFC appoint Fijian World Sevens Winner

Fijian Rugby Sevens star Apolosi Satala has been unveiled as the new Coach at Trentham Rugby. Signing Apolosi for 2019/20 is a major coup for the New Inn Lane club as the experienced Apolosi has played for Fiji, in both 7s and the 15-a-side…
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Brad Finn – Kickboxing to the Future

Brad Finn, of Newcastle-under-Lyme took up kickboxing as a hobby six years ago. Now aged 18, he is competing in the pro am (semi-pro) ranks with a firm goal and burning ambition to achieve a successful career in the sport he loves. In March…
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Bidding to Box away knife crime in Stoke-on-Trent

A Stoke-on-Trent boxing coach is bidding to help prevent knife crime by encouraging young people to engage in sport. Stefan Hanks, who is the head coach at Colosseum Gym in Longton, has experienced first hand the affects of knife crime and…
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LSGK Accountants Ltd to sponsor Leek Rugby Club

Leek accountancy firm LSGK Accountants Ltd have become the latest local business to sponsor Leek Rugby Club. LSGK Accountants Ltd, formerly known as Leslie SG Knott & Co Ltd started trading in Leek in 1960 and moved to its present offices…
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Burslem’s Wes Leavy and his Boxing Journey

Wes Leavy repeatedly asked himself the questions - “Am I good enough? Can I do it?” At the time  Wes, of Burslem weighed around 20 stone and did little exercise. But after himself, family and friends decided to raise money for Wes’s younger…
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Meir’s Nathan Heaney – Boxing Brilliance

Nathan Heaney, of Meir has lived, breathed and sweated boxing since he was a young child. Growing up under the watchful eye of his father, Joseph, also a former boxer, Nathan’s first taste of the gym came at the age of nine. At age 11 he stepped…
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Melanie “McRae” Houlton

Six years ago Melanie Houlton made a freak decision to learn how to box. The mother of two had barely been into a gym before and exercise was limited. But after putting on weight following the birth of her youngest son, Melanie went searching…