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Council land deal set to protect open space and support key improvements across Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent City Council acquires six strategic sites from St Modwen Properties to safeguard Berryhill Fields, improve transport links at Newport Lane, and upgrade local play areas.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 12 Mar 2026

Council land deal set to protect open space and support key improvements across Stoke-on-Trent

Beyond the Bottle Oven Tour launches linking Gladstone Pottery Museum and Duchess China

Discover the story of Stoke-on-Trent pottery from past to present. The new 'Beyond the Bottle Oven Tour' links the historic Gladstone Pottery Museum with the working Duchess China 1888 factory.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 12 Mar 2026

Beyond the Bottle Oven Tour launches linking Gladstone Pottery Museum and Duchess China

Capital & Centric Turns Multi-Storey Car Park Into Homes in UK First

In a UK first, Capital&Centric begins transforming the Midway car park in Newcastle-under-Lyme into 'Karparc'—a stunning brutalist-meets-greenery apartment complex.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 10 Mar 2026

Lucky Leek residents wins Community Lottery jackpot

A Leek resident, Kevin, has scooped the £25,000 jackpot in the Staffordshire Moorlands Community Lottery. Discover how playing locally supports community causes and changes lives.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 10 Mar 2026

Lucky Leek residents wins Community Lottery jackpot

We Will Rock You rocks into Trentham’s Big Top Arena this March

Experience the power of rock this March as Stage Productions brings the global phenomenon 'We Will Rock You' to the brand new, 800-seat Big Top Arena at Trentham Gardens.

By Natalee Trowbridge

/ 2 Mar 2026

We Will Rock You rocks into Trentham’s Big Top Arena this March

Council agrees £14.4 million budget to deliver essential services across the Moorlands

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council sets its 2026/27 budget, confirming a 2.99% council tax increase alongside an expanded reduction scheme to support low-income households and compensation recipients.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 2 Mar 2026

Council agrees £14.4 million budget to deliver essential services across the Moorlands

Outstanding in Every Way: Dougie Mac Achieves Top CQC Rating Across All Five Areas

Dougie Mac makes history as the only adult hospice in England currently rated 'Outstanding' across all five CQC categories, marking a monumental achievement for Stoke-on-Trent’s healthcare.

By Natalee Trowbridge

/ 2 Mar 2026

Outstanding in Every Way: Dougie Mac Achieves Top CQC Rating Across All Five Areas

Free light and sound spectacular to transform Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre

Newcastle-under-Lyme is set to glow this Wednesday as Appetite presents 'Newcastle Under Light,' a free evening of interactive projections, inflatable creatures, and community stories.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 2 Mar 2026

Free light and sound spectacular to transform Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre

Stoke-on-Trent sets out 25-year vision to reshape city centre

Residents are invited to shape a "realistic and practical" masterplan for 2050, focusing on brownfield housing, a revitalised night-time economy, and stronger heritage links in the city centre.

By Natalee Trowbridge

/ 28 Feb 2026

Stoke-on-Trent sets out 25-year vision to reshape city centre

Strong public response as heritage restoration fund attracts over 600 votes

Residents across the Potteries have cast hundreds of votes to decide the future of Stoke-on-Trent's historic monuments, as a new £240,000 restoration fund prepares to move into its next phase.

By Jenna Goodwin

/ 28 Feb 2026

Strong public response as heritage restoration fund attracts over 600 votes

Cultural Clash of the Century returns as Port Vale host Bradford City at Vale Park

Postponed by rain but powered by heritage, the "Cultural Clash of the Century" returns this March as Port Vale and Bradford City face off to celebrate a legacy of industrial pride and city culture.

By Natalee Trowbridge

/ 28 Feb 2026

Cultural Clash of the Century returns as Port Vale host Bradford City at Vale Park

Council passes 2026/27 budget to protect vulnerable residents

Following successful lobbying for government funding, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has approved a balanced budget focused on social care investment, road repairs, and playground upgrades.

By Natalee Trowbridge

/ 28 Feb 2026

Council passes 2026/27 budget to protect vulnerable residents

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