A new award is set to honour Stoke-on-Trent’s Arts Volunteer of the Year. Nominations for the award are being sought by Appetite in partnership with 6 Towns Radio. Appetite is a £3m Arts Council England programme that aims to get more people from Stoke-on-Trent to experience and be inspired by the arts.  The winner will be unveiled at the 6 …

Former Ministry of Defence North West PR manager Greg Stringer has joined forces with ex-journalism colleague Nigel Howle at Howle Communications.   Howle and Stringer are working together again almost 20 years after their paths last crossed as journalists at the Sentinel, Stoke-on-Trent.  Howle Communications has a growing portfolio of clients across sectors including housing, local government, education and charities.     Nigel …

Residents have been trained to offer energy saving advice to their friends and neighbours in an innovative community programme. Staffordshire Housing Association and energy advisory services Beat the Cold and NEA (National Energy Action) have used money donated by energy company E.ON to develop an energy advice service and a network of volunteers, offering energy savings support to over 300 …

  Interviews and Photo opportunity: Toddlers and parents from Stoke-on-Trent Children’s Centres at the New Vic Theatre’s Tale Trail to The Hundred and One Dalmatians workshops, the New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle, ST5 0JG.  Time: 10am Wednesday, 18 December, 2013. An arts programme designed to capture the interest of mums, dads and carers will culminate with a chance to participate …

Creative North Staffordshire companies joined forces to help Sir Bobby Charlton’s landmine research charity to put on a major awards ceremony. PR agency Howle Communications works with Find A Better Way on its media and communications.  And when a series of videos were needed to help tell the story for Find A Better Way’s £1,000,000 awards competition dinner, Howle Communications’ …

Staffordshire and Cheshire residents are being asked to abandon their homes for one night to take part in the annual Arch charity Mega Sleep Out. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the annual event which raises funds and awareness of homelessness. A midnight walk has also been organised by Arch as part of the Mega Sleep Out …

Photocall:  2pm, Wednesday, 4 December. West End Village, London Road, Stoke, ST4 5AW. Artist Rob Pointon, West End Village residents and pupils from Stoke Minster Primary unveil “memory mural.”  A mural, created from the memories of young and old people in Stoke-on-Trent, is to be unveiled on Wednesday, 4 December.  Well known Staffordshire artist Rob Pointon has been working with residents …

An expanding North Staffordshire recruitment agency has completed a small move with the potential for a big impact on business.  Brampton Recruitment has moved to a larger suite of offices in the Brampton House business centre, Queen Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme.  The move increases the company’s floor space by around a third and adds an extra room which Brampton Recruitment plan to …

Coverage in the Manchester Evening News for Find A Better Way. The charity was founded by Sir Bobby Charlton to fund research into landmine detection and destruction – potentially saving thousands of lives.

A Community Interest Company, based in Longton, is working towards building a wide client base with the help of a business mentor.  Ayudante, which means helper in Spanish, is a social enterprise offering jobs and work placements to disadvantaged people, including those with disabilities and the long-term unemployed.  It was founded by David Wells, a former Remploy account manager, and …