Work has started to transform a bungalow, which previously provided shared accommodation, into independent accommodation for six residents with learning disabilities. The flats will provide the original residents with independent homes with their own front doors, as well as a communal lounge and facilities for on-site staff who will provide care and support for the residents. Staffordshire Housing Association is …
Potters legend and radio star to light up Christmas
Event details: Lights switch-on 2pm, 1 December, West End Village, Stoke. Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend. Stoke City legend Denis Smith and award winning BBC presenter Pete Morgan will flick the switch to light up Christmas at a Stoke-on-Trent older people’s village. The duo are guests of honour at the West End Village Christmas Market in Stoke on …
100 workers win compensation for industrial injury thanks to hearing advice specialists Attwood Solicitors
A Stoke-on-Trent based law firm has won compensation for over 100 workers who have had their hearing damaged while at work. Attwood Solicitors are now acting for around 500 current and retired workers from Cumbria to Cornwall. Attwood Solicitors has its head office in Stoke and set up a hearing advice centre in St John’s Square, Burslem, in early 2011. …
High powered panel takes shape for Newcastle’s own question time
A high powered panel ranging from the Chief Executive of a multi million pound internet betting business to the head of YMCA North Staffordshire will come under scrutiny at a school’s question time event. And pupil Reece Edmends (correct spelling) will join the debate organised by the United Nations Youth and Student Association (UNYSA) at Newcastle-under-Lyme School. Sixth former Reece, …
Crafts people urged to help Stoke’s West Enders to celebrate their first Christmas
Arts, crafts and gifts traders are being given the chance to sell their wares at a Christmas market. Free stalls are on offer at the festive event to be held at the West End Village, Stoke, on Thursday, December 1. The event is open to all, with staff and residents at the older people’s village extending an invitation to the …
SCHOOL INVITES VETERANS TO ATTEND ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Veterans are being invited to join pupils at a Remembrance service at Newcastle-under-Lyme School. The school holds an annual Remembrance Service and Parade on 11 November and is extending a welcome to current and former armed forces members from the North Staffordshire area. Among those in attendance this year will be ex-pupils and brothers, Martin and Michael Bailey from Newcastle-under-Lyme. …
HEARING ADVICE DAYS SET TO EXPAND ACROSS NORTHERN ENGLAND AS BARROW CASES HIT 100
A further advice day is to be held for Cumbrian shipyard workers – as the number of people seeking compensation in the Barrow area passes 100. And with a clear need for hearing advice being shown by workers in shipbuilding and heavy industry across the UK, industrial deafness compensation experts Attwood Solicitors are planning to extend their campaign across Northern …
Preparations begin for tribute to Titanic’s Captain Smith in his home city
Captain Edward Smith A very special Titanic Taste Test will take place on Wednesday, 2 November, as work begins to create an annual tribute to Stoke-on-Trent born sea captain, Edward Smith. The Lord Mayor’s office at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, working with partners including Burslem based Titanic Brewery are planning a Gala dinner to mark 100 years since Captain Smith bravely …
Historic Roebuck Hotel to open on 3 November
An historic public house at the heart of Leek will fling open its doors on Thursday, 3 November, after a major refurbishment.
Tony, 71, and friends show young entrepreneurs the way
Older residents at Bradeley Village, Stoke-on-Trent, are proving you are never too old to start in business. Staffordshire Housing Association asked apartment owners and tenants to come out of retirement and run the village shop, café and other facilities as a business. And the scheme has been a great success, clocking up regular profits to spend on activities and trips …