Stoke-on-Trent City Council Archives

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Work is taking place to refurbish and renovate a row of shops in Stoke town centre – the final project to benefit from a £900,000 scheme being delivered by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The improvements to the properties on 104 -116 Church Street will see a total of seven shop fronts replaced, including new windows on […]

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

4th July 2020

New ‘Stoke-cation’ campaign to boost visitor economy

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A new visitor campaign has been launched as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Covid-19 recovery plan for the city. The campaign has been designed to support the recovery of the tourism sector through the coronavirus, and forms part of the wider tourism marketing recovery activity across the city. It aims to encourage people to enjoy […]

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

3rd July 2020

£1.5m of grants available for small businesses in further round of funding

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Small and micro businesses and those with relatively high ongoing fixed property costs could be eligible for a further share of grants in a continued boost for the city in response for coronavirus. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is administering the government funding to directly support businesses in the city. Under the small business grant fund, businesses...

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

23rd June 2020

Museums and Leisure Centres providing online activities

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Stoke-on-Trent museums and leisure centres have adapted their services to provide more online content during the pandemic. The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery has a series of blogs and vlogs, with lots of information about the site’s collections including behind-the-scenes tours which can be accessed via: https://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/blog. The...

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

23rd June 2020

Sarah recognised in Regional campaign for ongoing support

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Sarah Totten, Strategic Manager Early Intervention Contact and Hospital, at Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been recognised for her ongoing support to hospitals and care homes during the pandemic, as part of the West Midlands Employers (WME) #EverydayHeroes campaign. Sarah and her 32-strong hospital team, including many social workers, have been working hard to...

Local Information

13th June 2020

More than 230 businesses to get lifeline grants and city ready to reopen

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More than 230 small businesses across Stoke-on-Trent are to receive £5,000 grants to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is allocating the lifeline funding to 238 businesses, totalling £1.3m, under the Local Authority Discretionary Grant scheme. A further wave of grants will be made available, as part of the £2.8m total...

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

13th June 2020

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

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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 in the area. The two council-owned sites are the former Workshop site – previously known as […]

Community News, Local News, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent, Uncategorised

5th June 2020

Nominations for Honours Awards open for Volunteers

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VOLUNTEERS are to be recognised for their hard work and commitment in supporting others during the coronavirus pandemic. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is encouraging people to nominate those who have made exceptional contributions in helping vulnerable residents for a Covid-19 Honours award. Councillor Brown said: “We know how our city has come together so...

Community News, Local News, Stoke-on-Trent

3rd June 2020

4,000 food parcels delivered and 7,500 calls handled by campaign to help vulnerable through coronavirus

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A campaign to support vulnerable people through the coronavirus outbreak has delivered 4,000 food parcels and handled 7,500 calls. #StokeonTrentTogether, an initiative by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and voluntary sector partner VAST, launched on 23 March in response to the outbreak to help those people most in need in the city. In just nine weeks the […]

Local Information, Stoke-on-Trent

29th May 2020

Reassurance given to schools and £2.8m boost for small businesses

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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 their hard work during the coronavirus lockdown and to offer extended support if required. The authority […]

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Refurbishment of Stoke Town Centre shops

New ‘Stoke-cation’ campaign to boost visitor economy

£1.5m of grants available for small businesses in further round of funding

Museums and Leisure Centres providing online activities

Sarah recognised in Regional campaign for ongoing support

More than 230 businesses to get lifeline grants and city ready to reopen

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

Nominations for Honours Awards open for Volunteers

4,000 food parcels delivered and 7,500 calls handled by campaign to help vulnerable through coronavirus

Reassurance given to schools and £2.8m boost for small businesses

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