Author: Hitmix Local News
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‘The Haunting’ – The New Vic Theatre – Review by Hitmix Radio Based on Stories from Charles Dickens – adapted by Hugh Janes Wonderful photographs courtesy of Andrew Billington Even as you walk in, the atmosphere is already set with darkness, fog, eerie music and someone sitting on stage in a chair – you know […]
Green-fingered residents of all ages in Newcastle-under-Lyme are once again being asked to show off their gardening prowess. Entries are invited into the summer horticultural competitions as part of the borough’s latest Heart of England in Bloom campaign. This year’s theme, “Go Bloomin’ Green”, encourages people to think about changes we can introduce and how […]
Conservative Aaron Bell announced on Friday that he will not be standing for re-election as Newcastle-under-Lyme’s MP – just a week before the deadline for nominations. Mr Bell posted an open letter on social media saying that he had made the decision ‘with a very heavy heart’ due to ‘personal and family reasons’, and that […]
Officers from Staffordshire Police have arrested a suspected drug dealer and seized around £10,000-worth of crack cocaine and heroin, thousands of pounds in cash and phones believed to be linked to dealing in Stoke-on-Trent. Last Friday officers from the major and organised crime proactive teams forced entry and searched a property in Etruria. They found […]
Newcastle-under-Lyme is playing its part in the national 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings. At 9.15pm on Thursday, June 6th a beacon will be lit in Queens Gardens, Newcastle, one of many across the nation, to mark the Allied landings in Normandy in 1944. Guests will attend a civic church service at St Giles […]
Members of the public are being urged to help identify key species that should be prioritised for conservation within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. This initiative is part of the plans to develop a new long-term strategy to recover, protect and enhance nature and wildlife. Led by Staffordshire County Council, the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for […]
Bereaved families may soon be able to scatter their loved ones’ ashes within the beautiful and peaceful grounds of Bradwell Crematorium or Keele Cemetery. Dedicated areas of natural meadowland and wildflowers at both sites would be available for the spreading of cremated remains from September, under plans being considered by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council. Cabinet members […]
A holiday cottage in Alton was reduced to rubble after a faulty gas regulator caused an explosion last year. The incident happened on 29 December on Bradley Lane in Threapwood. We got a call shortly after 12.40pm and sent local crews to the scene. By 1.30pm, the remaining hotspots and flames had been put out. […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Stoke-on-Trent last Sunday night. Officers were called shortly after 7.30 to reports that a man had been assaulted by a group of six or seven young men near the basketball courts in Hanley Park. The victim was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched […]
DOGGIE DAY OUT – Sunday 2nd June at Burslem Park – organised by and in support of Pebbles Legacy Dog Rescue. Starting at 11am until 5pm. It’s a fun-filled day for the whole family, there is tons to do for everyone! but most importantly, it’s a day dedicated to our beloved dogs! Sounds fantastic – […]
