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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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Tommy – There But Not There – in Fenton

In Fenton you may have seen "Tommy" - a remarkable silhouette which has been placed at various locations around the town. Read Jackie Gregory's article to find out why?  In a pub in Fenton sits a man enjoying a pint. He is alone but not…
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New Titanic Brewery Cafe Bar to open at Stoke Station

Work has begun on the creation of a new Titanic Brewery café bar at Stoke Station. bod Stoke is set to open on Monday, October 8, in the former First Class Lounge of the city’s mainline station, with access from both Platform One and the…
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Stormtroopers of Stoke-on-Trent

Staffs Imperial Stormtroopers - a unique group of men, women and children who are spreading joy everywhere they go throughout Stoke-on-Trent and beyond — but why and where did it all begin…? The year is 2016 - Darren Nield and Andrew…
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Biddy & Chafe – DJ sensations from Stoke-on-Trent

Luke Biddulph and Alex Chafe - two DJ’s from Stoke-on-Trent with two minds and talents which combined is seeing them make firm inroads into the Tech House music scene. Former Sports Therapy Graduate, Luke first took his hands to the mixing…
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Gladstone Pottery Museum – a Stoke-on-Trent Delight

Stoke-on-Trent and Pottery go hand in hand. For centuries the City has produced pottery which can be seen all over the world, and the history dating back over 300 years is quite remarkable. A unique insight into this history can be experienced…
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Ford Green Hall – Fascinating Little Gem

Along Ford Green Road, in Smallthorne a delightful little gem can be found. One steeped in history and set in beautiful surroundings away from the hustle and the bustle. That gem is Ford Green Hall - an award winning museum which offers a fantastic…
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Lissy Taylor – a Stoke-on-Trent Musical Maestro

Have you ever had that feeling of dread in your stomach when asked to speak in front of an audience? Have you ever been overwhelmed with shyness you back off from any public attention? Stoke-on-Trent’s Lissy Taylor did. As a young girl Lissy…
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Stoke-on-Trent’s very own School of Rock Tribute Band

When Trentham’s Kieran Pestridge underwent a life changing operation at the age of 17, little did he know then that - as well as being able to walk independently without the use of medical equipment for the first time, he would go on to start…
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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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Stoke’s Samantha Lloyd – Singing Sensation

IT was 2015 when Samantha Lloyd waved goodbye to her full time office job to pursue a dream she'd had since being a little girl. Standing on a stage and singing to a live audience was always something the 25-year-old wanted to do. Performing…