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Work starts on 24 landmarks through £240,000 restoration fund
Stoke-on-Trent is restoring 24 monuments and landmarks across all six towns using a £240,252 National Lottery grant. Work starts this week on eight sites.
Local Plan consultation gathers pace with city-wide drop-in events
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's final Local Plan consultation is underway with drop-in events across the city this week. More brownfield sites, fewer Green…
New Era Domestic Abuse Service Wins Leading Lights Accredita
New Era victim service in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has achieved Leading Lights Accreditation from SafeLives, recognising excellence in domestic…
New café and family kiosk open at Hanley Park
A café run by Tutorage CIC and a family kiosk have opened at Hanley Park, alongside the existing ice cream van. See what visitors can find at the park.
Stoke-on-Trent Home Care Pilot Extended Eight Months
Stoke-on-Trent Council is extending its Night Support pilot scheme, which helps people leave hospital safely and avoid care home admissions. The service…
Stoke-on-Trent: 14 Affordable Homes Approved in Tunstall
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to approve £3.04 million investment for 14 affordable apartments on a former brownfield site in Tunstall town centre.
Stoke-on-Trent Single-Stream Recycling Collections
Stoke-on-Trent residents will soon use one bin for all recyclables instead of separating boxes and bins. The council says the change makes recycling…
Stoke-on-Trent Council Restricts HMO Conversions
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is proposing to limit houses of multiple occupation with new planning rules and licensing standards to prevent clustering and…
Patrick Shanahan Chairs Pride in Place Board for Bradeley
Patrick Shanahan, from Port Vale Foundation, appointed to chair the Bradeley, Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes Pride in Place board overseeing up to £20…
Stoke-on-Trent Local Plan: Final Consultation Begins
Stoke-on-Trent's six-week final Local Plan consultation opens 3 August. Residents can make formal representations on plans for 19,000 new homes and green…
Rogue Trader Sentenced After £187,000 Fraud in Stoke
Kevin Hayes stole £187,000 from 22 customers by posing as a kitchen fitter and builder. He was sentenced to five years and extradited from Spain.
Stoke-on-Trent Launches Family Help Programme
Stoke-on-Trent is introducing a new family support scheme with a single point of contact to help families access services without repeating their story…
Stoke-on-Trent Housing Service Gets C2 Rating
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's housing service has received a C2 grading from the Regulator of Social Housing, meaning it meets consumer standards overall…
Staffordshire Council Backs Vocational School Courses Plan
Staffordshire's council leader Martin Murray welcomes Government plans to introduce vocational courses from Year 10, but calls for greater clarity on…
Stoke-on-Trent buses: £10m grant for electric fleets
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is opening a £10 million grant scheme for local bus operators to switch diesel fleets to zero-emission electric vehicles.
DigitALL Project Wins National Award for Digital Skills
DigitALL, a Stoke-on-Trent digital skills programme, has won a national Digital Technology Leaders Award. The project has helped nearly 2,300 residents…
New Horizons Leisure Centre: Ormiston Academies Trust Takes
Stoke-on-Trent City Council transfers management of New Horizons Sport and Leisure Centre in Chell to Ormiston Academies Trust from September 2026.…
Stoke-on-Trent Council Invests £300,000 in Holiday Meals
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is investing £300,000 through The Hubb Foundation to expand free meals and activities for children during school holidays,…
West Midlands Care Cooperative Awarded £1.7m Funding
14 West Midlands councils including Stoke-on-Trent have secured £1.7m to improve support for children in care through a new regional partnership.
Stoke-on-Trent: North-South Council Reorganisation Approved
Government backs North-South model for local government reorganisation in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands. New councils…