Attwood Create Centre of Excellence for Industrial Deafness Cases

Industrial deafness experts Attwood Solicitors are to hold a free hearing advice day at their new Burslem office.  And the forward thinking solicitors’ practice is creating a one stop shop hearing centre at the St John’s Square office.  The office will be the company’s hearing headquarters, with audiologists Hear4U working alongside solicitors and regular surgeries with GP and industrial injury …

Marathon man Phil in the running for Olympic honour

A radio station has joined friends and social media users in a campaign for marathon fund raiser Phil Thomas to lead the Olympic torch parade through Stoke-on-Trent.  Phil, of Etruria, raised over £1,000 for the city’s Treetops children’s hospice in 2010 by completing six half marathons in six days.  And he has kept up the fund raising marathon by encouraging …

Celebration of new Stoke-on-Trent village life

Stoke residents old and young will come together in a celebration to mark the completion of an £18 million, state-of-the-art, housing development.  Staffordshire Housing Association’s West End Village, off London Road, Stoke, provides high quality accommodation for older residents.  It is also a major regeneration project for the town of Stoke – which has received government funding of £7.2m through …

NEW DOCUMENTARY AND COMMEMORATIVE ALE TO MARKS THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAUNCH OF THE TITANIC

A limited edition beer has been produced in a souvenir Wade ceramic bottle to commemorate the centenary of the launch of the legendary ocean liner, RMS Titanic.  Staffordshire’s Titanic Brewery has also commissioned award winning film maker Professor Ray Johnson to complete a documentary film lovingly recording the story of the Titanic in the words of the shipbuilders, crew and survivors …

PIPER HULSE ON THE MOVE AS MARATHON MAN TIM RAISES THOUSANDS OF POUNDS FOR CHARITY

Guests helped to raise £4,000 for the Support Dogs charity as accountancy practice Piper Hulse celebrated a move into new offices.  Tim Hulse launched the firm in his home town of Eccleshall 18 months ago.  Now the business has cemented its commitment to the Staffordshire town by opening a larger office on Eccleshall’s High Street.  Piper Hulse marked the move …

m-viron customers hope to dial up Potters’ cup success

Phone company customers will be backing Stoke City in their bid to win the FA Cup on Saturday.  For Staffordshire based M-viron has pledged to pay back all money spent in its Stone store if the Potters triumph in the Wembley final.  Managing Director Sarah White says she will be rooting for Stoke City even though she stands to lose …

Sun Shines to Scoop Pub of the Month Award

A popular Stafford pub is celebrating an award from beer lovers less than a year after it re-opened.  The Sun Inn has been named as Pub of the Month for May by Heart of England CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale).  The Lichfield Road pub re-opened in July 2010 after being bought and restored to its former glory by Staffordshire …

Newcastle’s are United for Charity Night at the White Star

When: 27 April, 7.30pm. Where: The White Star, Kingsway, Stoke. Why: To raise funds for the Bright Red blood cancer charity.  A special night of music and fundraising is being held to welcome a group of marathon cyclists to North Staffordshire.  The White Star, Stoke, is hosting the acoustic music event for cyclists on a Lands End to Newcastle-on-Tyne marathon …

Artist Rob redraws history at housing village

Photocall:  What:   Unveiling of new public art work Where: West End Village, off Foden Street/London Road, Stoke. When:  11am Tuesday, 26 April.  Artist Rob Pointon re-created a long lost canal scene with a unique three dimensional piece of permanent pavement art.  The Stoke-on-Trent artist was commissioned by Staffordshire Housing Association to complete a work of art at the new £18 …