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Work well underway on new £18million housing development in Fenton

The building of 135 new, high quality homes in a Stoke-on-Trent town is progressing rapidly following a pause in work due to coronavirus restrictions. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is developing two sites in Fenton as part of a wider investment…
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More than 250 businesses apply for £2.8m grant scheme

More than 250 applications have been received for a £2.8m grant scheme to support small businesses through the coronavirus restrictions. The deadline for the Stoke-on-Trent City Council-administered funding was on Wednesday 4 June, and the…
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Advice for Town centre businesses set to reopen

Businesses across Newcastle-under-Lyme have been given Council guidance on some of the key measures they need to put in place to be COVID-19 Secure as they reopen after the lockdown. All businesses in Newcastle-under-Lyme have been sent a…
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Phased return for Newcastle-under-Lyme Markets

As Newcastle’s outdoor market traders are preparing to return to town-centre trading, the Council has offered all stall-holders six-weeks rent-free to help them get back on their feet and to attract new traders. The general market in Newcastle-under-Lyme…
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Reassurance given to schools and £2.8m boost for small businesses

Schools are being reassured that if they need additional public health support to help them with reopening they will receive it. Stoke-on-Trent City Council leader Abi Brown has written to all headteachers across the city to thank them for…
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St Modwen secures planning for 216 new homes on former Royal Doulton site

St. Modwen Homes, the dedicated housebuilding arm of developer St Modwen, has secured planning permission from Stoke-on-Trent City Council to deliver 216 new family homes at the former Royal Doulton pottery factory in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent…
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Public realm improvements outside Stoke-on-Trent train station

A scheme to improve the public realm and paving around Stoke-on-Trent’s main railway station, including the planting of 13 new street trees, is due to get under way. The work will see improvements to Winton Square and Station Road, jointly…
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Lockdown changes receive approval

A new fortnightly recycling service, which is simpler for residents to use, cost effective to operate and will help keep streets looking tidy across the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, is being introduced earlier than originally planned due…
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Coronavirus infection rate shows ‘clear downward trend’, and teachers and families reassured as schools plan phased 1 June reopening

Coronavirus infection rates in Stoke-on-Trent are now showing a ‘clear downward trend’, after experiencing a much faster rate of increase in new cases in April and the first week of May than surrounding areas, public health leaders have…
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Newcastle and Kidsgrove Town Deal Investment Plans – Call for projects

Residents, organisations and businesses are being invited to submit project or investment ideas that could be included in Town Deal Investment Plans for Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove. Any suggested projects or investments should fit…
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Foster care heroes needed

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making an urgent call to recruit new foster carers, especially during the current coronavirus pandemic, as the authority prepares to begin a carefully considered recovery plan. There is a huge need for more…
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Brown bin collections carry on in 41 areas of the city and finance teams prepare for guidance on business grants 

Details have been announced of the 41 areas of Stoke-on-Trent where brown bin collections will take place this week, as the second of a two-week sweep of garden waste collections is under way. Stoke-on-Trent City Council crews will travel across…
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Angels Group Video Thanks Keyworkers

A group video sing-along of the Robbie Williams anthem Angels - to say thank you to the nation’s keyworkers - has been released to mark Staffordshire Day. More than 150 people from Staffordshire, including nurses and carers, recorded videos…
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#StokeonTrent Together campaign supporting thousands

A campaign to support vulnerable households through the coronavirus outbreak has received 5,000 calls and issued nearly 3,000 food parcels.   #StokeonTrent Together - an initiative by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and voluntary sector partner…
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Micro-Grants available to Creative Groups

Micro-grants of up to £200 have been launched to help not-for-profit creative groups in Stoke-on-Trent share their creativity with people feeling isolated during the Covid-19 Pandemic, as part of #GetCreativeAtHome.  Stoke-on-Trent City…
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