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New Lord Mayor appointed

Councillor Ross Irving has been appointed as Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. First elected back in 1973 and with more than 40 years’ service with the city council, during which he’s held many senior positions including council leader, Cllr…
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Work to start on school safety scheme

Work is set to get under way on a scheme to improve safety for pupils, parents and motorists outside a school in Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is carrying out the work near to Burnwood Community School, in Chell Heath, after…
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Sports Centre plans to move to next stage

The reopening of community sports facilities in Kidsgrove will take a huge step forward next week as Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council's Cabinet is set to approve the latest refurbishment plans and funding structure. Earlier this year,…
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New council campaign under way to recruit 40 children’s services staff

A new campaign is underway to recruit social workers and other children’s services workers at Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The campaign called Shape Stoke’s Future aims to recruit more than 40 permanent members of staff to jobs where…
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Residents enjoy a summer of #Stokecation adventures

Your 2020 holiday plans may have gone out of the window, but you haven’t needed to travel far from your front door to enjoy a whole summer of fun. Residents across the city have been enjoying their own Stoke-cations by visiting our parks…
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Provisional results show increase in GCSE attainment

Students across Stoke-on-Trent have scored GCSE successes as the percentage of passes in key subjects went up, according to provisional results. A total of 2,489 pupils completed GCSE courses at 14 schools and academies in Stoke-on-Trent.…
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Million Pound Plans Revealed for Town Centre

More than £1 million is set to be spent in Newcastle-under-Lyme before the end of the financial year on kick-starting regeneration and economic growth. The ambitious plans for urban renewal, skills and enterprise infrastructure and connectivity…
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Weekly Food Waste Service Resumes

Food waste recycling will be taking place again in Newcastle-under-Lyme following a temporary suspension. Residents can recycle their food waste again from Monday 17 August, after a temporary suspension to focus on making collections safe…
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Staffordshire’s Leading College Announces ‘Class of 2020’ Results

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) have congratulated ‘The Class of 2020’ students on A Level and BTEC results. Headline results are: 1112 A Level entries with pass rate of 97.21%, 450 A Level entries achieved high grades A*-B…
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£2.8m cash injection for Stoke-on-Trent from Government fund

City council leaders have welcomed the £2.8 million cash injection from the Government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver jobs and skills and support the economy across Stoke-on-Trent. They have responded to news of a successful bid on…
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Tunstall Town Hall restoration continues to move forward

Restoration work at an historic town hall has stepped up a gear – as the first phase of a £4 million investment into a major city heritage asset edges nearer to completion. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is bringing the Grade-II listed Tunstall…
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Brampton Museum Reopening

Staff at Newcastle’s popular Brampton Museum are preparing to reopen the museum and gallery to the public next week for the first time since the lockdown and with new Covid Secure measurements in place. Initially, the museum will be open…
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Library Services expanded

Click, call and collect services have expanded at Stoke-on-Trent libraries. Stoke-on-Trent City Council introduced the services for customers to access books at Longton and Tunstall libraries in response to the coronavirus while library buildings…
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Leisure centres ready for restricted reopening, with free use for gym members

Members of council-run leisure centres will be able to use gyms at a number of sites, as part of a phased reopening of services in line with national health guidelines. Facilities at some Stoke-on-Trent City Council-run venues will open again…
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Bounce back offers for members at Jubilee2

In a step to make-up for unavoidable lost time at Jubilee2 - and as a reward for their patience - all Jubilee2 gym members are to be given special offers and reduced fees when the popular leisure centre reopens to customers. Covid-19 Secure…
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