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And half term is finally here – and there are a few things for you to do with your youngsters to keep them happy – the team who run Winter Wonderland are bringing ‘Funderworld Theme Park’ to the same car park that Winter Wonderland sets up on opposite the bus station in Hanley. All of […]
Another nice one for half term for 11 to 16 year olds who are into creative writing. Stoke on Trent City Council as part of their 100 year celebrations are looking for 100 writers for their ‘100 books in 100 years’. This week there are three creative writing workshops with Lou Cliffe-Minns to help your […]
New Vic Theatre – The Last Quiz Night on Earth – by Alison Carr. Photographs courtesy of Andrew Billington Something quite new for The New Vic – usually so perfectly scripted and followed to the letter with every word and pause in the right place – this play relies on the audience who are […]
At the moment there is a new play at the New Vic – its called The Last Quiz Night on Earth … it sounds like a great play – very interactive with audience participation and lots of great music. Jane had the pleasure of chatting to three of the cast last week … Lisa Gorgin […]
The NHS in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is calling on residents to take up the offer of vaccinations against COVID-19, flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as cases of these serious illnesses continue to rise this winter. Health experts are warning of the impact of the ‘quad-demic’ of COVID-19, flu, RSV, and norovirus, with an increasing […]
KEN JERVIS KIA TAKES THE LEAD IN KIA DEALER EXCELLENCE AWARDS Best in the business: Highly Commended award for Customer Experience goes to Ken Jervis Kia in 2024 Kia Dealer Excellence Awards Announced at the Kia National Dealer Conference in Liverpool on Tuesday 14 January 2025 Ken Jervis Kia in Stoke-on-Trent has been awarded Highly […]
Peter Pan is a local charity supporting children with various special educational needs and disabilities. They provide a wonderful service to our community but they don’t receive government funding, which is why funds raised through donations and campaigns make such a difference to helping them raise the income needed to support vulnerable young children with […]
The Douglas Macmillan Hospice, known locally as the Dougie Mac, has been caring for our community since 1973. They provide their hospice services free of charge to over 3,500 local people with life-limiting illnesses, also offering supportive care to their families and carers. It costs over £20million to run the hospice’s services free of charge […]
Our local College NSCG now has an ‘adult learning space’ at ‘Keele in Town’ on the Ironmarket in Newcastle. Adult learners are welcome to pop in for an informal chat about the courses on offer to them including English and Maths, English for speakers of other languages and also digital skills courses (to help people […]
Thank you to everyone who supported us in our Christmas Appeal – thanks to the things you donated we were able to help some great local organisations …. Newcastle Foodbank, Our Space, The Peter Pan Centre, Merryfields School, Alice Charity, The Dougie Mac, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Caudwell Children, the NSCG Christmas Fund, The […]
