Mike Wolfe: How to regenerate Stoke-on-Trent without wasting £350m on a ... - This is Staffordshire
PICKING holes in Stoke-on-Trent City Council's regeneration strategy is a bit like duck shooting in a game bird orthopaedic hospital. Lame ducks make easy meat. This week our experts have offered me another fine target. They are erecting an
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:27:13 GMT
Day centres face axe in bid to save £250k - This is Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent City Council hopes to save £250,000 by closing the two centres for adults with learning difficulties and transferring the users elsewhere. PortlandHouse. Portland House. The authority is also planning to outsource its remaining
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:21:20 GMT
Honiton gymnasts strike silver at national finals in Stoke-on-Trent - Midweek Herald
Honiton Gymnastics Club duo Jamie Jeffery and Matthew Beviss returned from the Acrobatic Gymnastics National Development Plan finals in Stoke-on-Trent with silver medals. Comments; Email; Print. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be
...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:08:43 GMT
Lidice memorial service held in Stoke-on-Trent - BBC News
A service to remember those who died in a village destroyed during World War II has been held in Stoke-on-Trent. Lidice, in what was Czechoslovakia, was demolished by German forces in September 1942. Stoke formed strong links with the village after
...Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:44:52 GMT
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's 'wild' idea to cut mowing costs - This is Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent City Council wants to allow up to 50 acres of land to revert to a wild state as part of the plans. . PROJECT: Bernadette Noake and Councillor Andy Platt at the Westport Lake site. . MEADOWS: Grange Park and, right, the site in Meir
...Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:51:09 GMT
Car park plans for old Stoke-on-Trent bus station - BBC News
The station on Lichfield Street, Hanley, is due to be demolished after the new £15m bus terminal opened on John Street in March. The old station site has been earmarked for the building of the new £350m City Sentral shopping centre. The city council
...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:09:55 GMT
Stoke-on-Trent author Mel Sherratt secures her dream book deal - This is Staffordshire
Mel originally wrote women's fiction but in recent years her subject matter has darkened, in her words becoming focussed on 'murder and mayhem'. The talented scribe worked as a housing officer for Stoke-on-Trent City Council for eight years, which she
...Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:37:07 GMT
New movie filmed at The Factory club in Stoke-on-Trent - StaffsLive
Volunteers from around Stoke-on-Trent joined trained dancers and actors in the film for the one-time opportunity. Nickos Morganos, 31, one of the volunteers from Newcastle-under-Lyme, said: “It was a great day and a brilliant experience. “I'm not known
...Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:13:39 GMT