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Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Children and Families service will exit government intervention.   It comes after achieving substantial improvements in outcomes for children and families.   The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed consistent progress and recommended lifting the intervention – which has been in place since 2019.   The intervention followed an Ofsted inspection that

Some of the city’s best hospitality and leisure businesses have been shortlisted for awards at the prestigious Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Tourism Awards 2025.   The annual awards ceremony – sponsored by the University of Staffordshire – recognises the diverse range of attractions, accommodations and food and drink businesses and will be held in Stoke-on-Trent this

The House & Garage Orchestra will be joined by special guests Sweet Female Attitude, JJ, Lifford, and Shelley Nelson     Trentham is thrilled to announce that Jax Jones and The House & Garage Orchestra will co-headline the Saturday night of the brand-new concert series At Trentham, on Saturday 31st  May 2025. As part of

Stoke-on-Trent-based charity Re-form Heritage is set to become the new owner of Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley – and plans to transform the little-used former place of worship into a thriving centre for education and events. The independent heritage organisation, which owns and operates Middleport Pottery, is now negotiating a charity-to-charity property transfer with the

Students will create a new ceremonial mace for Fenton as part of Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary celebrations. I have been moved to tears by the students’ designs – they all took on the task of designing the mace in such a wonderful way. Councillor Lyn Sharpe, Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent The mace will form part of the

The first four events have been announced as part of a year-long feast of arts, culture and fun to mark Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary in 2025.   One hundred years since George V officially conferred city status, the year-long programme of events will celebrate Stoke-on-Trent and its people – past, present and future.   The first four

Gladstone Pottery Museum will reopen to the public in January as part of Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary celebrations.    In previous years, the museum – one of the city’s key heritage attractions – has been closed from November to March, except for special events.     This year it will throw open its doors again from 2 January