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Stoke council sets out Future 100 progress in annual report
Stoke-on-Trent City Council says regeneration, employment and family-support programmes have advanced during the first year of its Future 100 programme.
Stoke council tax support changes put to consultation until 19 November
Residents are being asked about an income-banded Council Tax Reduction Scheme for working-age households, with possible changes from April 2027.
Stoke-on-Trent Council to Require Planning Permission for HMO Conversions
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is introducing an Article 4 Direction from October 2026 to control the conversion of family homes into small HMOs, requiring…
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Customer service and digital strategy to put residents first and deliver better value for money
Stoke-on-Trent Council launches three-year digital transformation plan to make services faster and easier to access online, by phone or face-to-face.
Stoke-on-Trent council leader welcomes investment in Duchess China
Councillor Jane Ashworth says investment in the long-established ceramics manufacturer is a vote of confidence in local production and skills.
Council approves Hanley city centre masterplan
Stoke-on-Trent Council has approved a regeneration masterplan for Hanley city centre, targeting 1,800 new homes and transforming brownfield sites…
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BBC Radio Commentator Nigel Johnson Inducted into Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame
Nigel Johnson, BBC Radio Stoke commentator for 54 years, becomes first non-athlete inducted into Stoke-on-Trent's Sporting Hall of Fame alongside Phil…
A View from the Wings: New Vic Theatre and Stoke Book Festival
Moorlands Radio's arts podcast features West End star Alex Bourne, interviews from Romeo & Juliet at the New Vic Theatre, and Stoke Book Festival coverage.
Stoke-on-Trent children's plan praised as school-readiness figures improve
The council says its Best Start in Life Plan has received positive government feedback, with provisional figures suggesting a five percentage point improvement in reception-year development.
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Council proposes city development corporation
Stoke-on-Trent council cabinet will approve a City Centre Masterplan for Hanley, including proposals for a new bus system, leisure centre and hundreds…
Major highways scheme in Kidsgrove gets underway next week
Staffordshire County Council starts a £1.5 million roads improvement scheme on Gloucester/Newchapel Road in Kidsgrove from 5 October. Three-month project…
Trailblazing travel scheme just the ticket for city’s older bus passengers
Stoke-on-Trent older residents can travel free on buses before 9.30am on weekdays from October 2026 under the new Potteries Freedom Pass scheme.
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