Hanley is the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent and is home to the Regent Theatre, Victoria Hall and the Mitchell Arts Centre as well as the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. A large shopping and entertainment centre includes hundreds of shops as well as a cinema and various restaurants.

Local News

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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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Free Musical Performances at Hanley Park

A 123–year-old bandstand is to come alive to the sound of music once again – after it was restored as part of the multi-million pound restoration of Stoke-on-Trent’s biggest park. For the first time in many years, a series of regular…
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Staffordshire Hoard exhibition revamped in the Potteries

The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery has launched a revamped Staffordshire Hoard exhibition as part of ten year celebrations. Ten years ago on 5 July 2009, the Staffordshire Hoard was discovered in a farmer’s field near Lichfield. Still the…
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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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Night at the Movies – Victoria Hall

STOKE-ON-TRENT’S VICTORIA HALL IS SET TO HOST A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES... For one night only, TV and movie star James Nesbitt will be hosting A Night At The Movies at the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday 30 June 2019. This one-off…
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Gabriella Gay – Car Boot Culture in Hanley

Stoke-on-Trent's Gabriella Gay - combining arts and community for a wider cultural meaning... Culture is a word which can cover a wide range of subjects to describe a way of life. Culture helps to identify ideas, lifestyle or social behaviour…
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Helping to Make a House a Home – Emmaus Furniture Mine

EMMAUS Furniture Mine in Hanley - North Staffordshire's largest furniture reuse charity (PLEASE NOTE EMMAUS NORTH STAFFS RELOCATED MAY 2022.) Furnished or part-furnished properties can be viewed as more appealing to a potential tenant when…
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Staffordshire Hoard reconstruction Helmet on Display

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and Birmingham Museums Trust have revealed two stunning reconstructions of a magnificent helmet contained within the Staffordshire Hoard. Experts studied thousands of incredibly rare fragments - believed…