[22 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 1,828 views]
By Naomi Herring: Staffordshire fire crews buried a time capsule in Hanley this week as a long lasting farewell to their old fire station.
The capsule contained a number of items including a DVD produced by children from St Luke’s Primary School about their view of life in 50 years time.
[17 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 2,379 views]
By Rory Wilde: A sell-out crowd of is expected to attend Hanley’s last Carnage event of the academic year.
The event, a ‘‘Sailors and Pirates Fancy Dress’’ theme, will take place on Thursday March 24.
[16 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 1,680 views]
By Holly Patel and Craig Talbot: A documentary on Britain’s binge-drinking student culture is set to feature a drunken night out in Hanley.
Camera crews from Manchester working on a Sky TV documentary are to film at the UK’s biggest bar crawl, ‘Kiss Me I’m Irish’, in Stoke-on-Trent tomorrow (March 17).
[10 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 1,536 views]
By Luke Powell: Star Wars fans are in for a treat when three lookalikes from the films visit The Potteries Shopping Centre.
Chewbacca, Darth Vader and a lone Storm Trooper will appear throughout the day on Sunday March 13.
[6 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 1,719 views]
By Halima Amin: A Stoke-on-Trent priest is proving an inspiration to his followers on Twitter!
For it’s believed Father Peter Weatherby, of Sacred Heart in Hanley, is the most followed priest in the UK on the network.
[4 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | 2,222 views]
By Matt Richardson: The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery’s family-friendly atmosphere has seen the venue listed for a national award.
The Guardian’s Kids in Museums award applauds museums and galleries across the country that make family visits engaging.
[21 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,422 views]
By Matt Richardson and Sandy Wagg: The first public performance in the UK of The Insatiable Moon raised the curtain on the Stoke Your Fires film festival at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, in Hanley.
The New Zealand-based film, adapted from a novel by Mike Riddell, does not debut to a sold out audience at London’s Leicester Square until March 4, was a major coup for the festival.
[19 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,487 views]
By Matt Richardson and Sandy Wagg: Stoke on Trent’s very own film festival rolls out the red carpet tonight at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in Hanley.
Stoke Your Fires has been running for three years and has grown from featuring animation to include film, gaming and art.
[7 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 1,818 views]
By Rachel Wood: Staffordshire fire chiefs want residents and businesses to have their say on how to breath new life into Longton Fire Station .
The station, on Uttoxeter Road, is one of 11 selected to be rebuilt under a £50 million Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme.
[4 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | 4,314 views]
By Sam Fitch and Josh Hoare: A Stoke-on-Trent health and beauty salon has introduced the latest craze in pedicures.
Keido Health and Beauty in Hanley now offer the Garra Rufa fish a treatment which sees a tank full of fish eating the dead skin from feet.