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Keele scientists to play key role in major medical research centre

Keele University has been announced as a partner in a prestigious medical research centre that will develop and improve care for people with cancer, liver and heart disease.  The University is one of eight partners in the NIHR Birmingham…
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Celebrations for Community RePaint Scheme brightening local communities

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating twenty-one years of their Community RePaint scheme, having first operated paint reuse at two recycling centres in 2001. The city council has been accepting leftover householder paint that would otherwise…
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Short film highlights the urgent need for foster carers

A new short film to highlight the urgent need for foster families in Staffordshire has been released. ‘Childhood’ highlights the impact of neglect on children, particularly brothers and sisters who may be left at times to try and care for…
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Construction kicks off at Capital&Centric’s Goods Yard

WORK to deliver an ambitious generation project in Stoke-on-Trent has officially begun. Construction is underway at Capital&Centric’s Goods Yard – a £60 million mission to transform a prime industrial site next to the west coast mainline…
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Stoke-on-Trent’s first Aspiration Summit hailed a success

Major organisations from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have hailed the success of the city’s first Aspiration Summit. Stoke-on-Trent City Council staged the free careers event on Friday, October 7, as part of its ongoing efforts…
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Top employers to showcase 100s of jobs at Stoke-on-Trent’s first Aspiration Summit

Major employers from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire will be showcasing hundreds of job opportunities at a free careers event. Organisations including dairy firm Ornua, insurance company Atlanta Group and construction giant Balfour…
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CHANGING FUTURES scheme launched in Stoke-on-Trent

Leading figures spoke at an event to launch the Changing Futures programme in Stoke-on-Trent. The scheme, which aims to ensure all adults in Stoke-on-Trent are protected and have ongoing support was launched at Staffordshire University’s…
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Support programme launched to help support Stoke-on-Trent residents facing hardship this winter

Community leaders who are playing a major part in helping to tackle the cost of living crisis in Stoke-on-Trent have revealed what they are doing to support residents facing hardship this winter. Around 70 delegates from organisations across…
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Staffordshire residents able to express condolences locally and online

Residents can formally express their sorrow at the death of Her Majesty the Queen at various locations across Staffordshire. Books of condolence are being placed at 19 locations in the county, including Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent…
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Walking and cycling on prescription to help residents

A NATIONAL pilot scheme will be encouraging patients in parts of Staffordshire to do more walking and cycling.   Staffordshire County Council successfully bid for £834,000 to be spent over three years in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where hundreds…
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ACTIVITY RETURNS TO SKY BUILDING SITE

After a five-year delay, work on the abandoned Sky Building in Newcastle’s town centre is due to recommence. Contractors have started a clean-up operation to get the site ready for main construction works, now set to commence in earnest in…
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Invitations to support 850th Anniversary for Newcastle-under-Lyme

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has written to key partners to offer them an opportunity to support a programme of celebratory events planned for the borough in 2023. In 1173 Newcastle-under-Lyme was given Royal Charter of Incorporation…
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Luke lands ideal job thanks to work experience programme

A young man with Asperger’s syndrome has found his ideal job thanks to a successful work experience programme delivered by Staffordshire County Council. Twenty-six-year-old Luke Harrison is the latest person to benefit from the ‘Open…
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Summer activities made in Stoke

A NEW CAMPAIGN has been launched to encourage families to spend the summer holidays visiting local attractions in Stoke-on-Trent... Visit Stoke have launched the campaign to highlight the wide range of fun days out in, or within a few miles…
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One tonne plastic bottle display shows environmental impact

Families in Newcastle got the chance to see a one tonne installation of plastic bottles in a new campaign to highlight the impact of plastic on the environment. The installation by the Guildhall Clock Tower in the town centre contained 25,000…
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