By Luke Powell: A Staffordshire University student has been selected to run for a seat on Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

International relations student Jonathon Taylor, 22, is hoping to become the Conservative councillor for the Hanley Park and Shelton Ward.

By Rachel Stretton: A Christian leader from Stoke-on-Trent has criticised David Cameron’s Big Society as the Prime Minister gears up the project’s progress.

Lloyd Cooke, from the Saltbox Christian Centre, raised concerns that the initiative will be crippled by government cuts.

By Niamh Yates: Parking charges could be introduced at some of Stoke-on-Trent’s most popular parks.

The scheme comes as part of a drive by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to save £36 million by April 2012.

By Alexandra Ashton: Staffordshire University students have hit out at Stoke City Council over its parking permit system.

Wardens patrolling the streets around Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, have been handing out £50 fines to cars parked without a permit.

By Andrew Bettridge: Hanley Park could be revamped at a cost of £6 million, council chiefs have revealed.

If approved, Stoke City Council hope their proposals for the park in Shelton will secure funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund under its “Parks for People” programme.

By Tom Shingler: Concerns have arisen over the future of one of the city’s most historic sites.

The Spode pottery factory in Stoke is steeped in history, and is a core part of the town’s heritage.

By Steven Sutcliffe: Up to 3,000 jobs in Stoke-on-Trent could be affected after the Government made cuts to council funding.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is facing cuts of £33 million over the next 12 months.

By Steven Sutcliffe: Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been hit by the worst cuts in Government funding in “living memory” after ministers revealed they will have to cut close to £33 million from services next year.

The council has been told funding for next year will be reduced by £21.6million and this adds to an existing £11million black hole in the council’s finances.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said councils would see their “spending power” reduced by an average of 4.4 per cent next year, with no authority facing a drop of more than 8.9 per cent for any of the next three years.

By Niamh Yates: The regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent’s City Waterside Scheme should still go ahead – despite fears that funding could be scrapped.

Of 700 homes emptied by the council, 15 of the Victorian terraced properties earmarked for demolition will now be renovated.

By Holly Penkethman: An online petition has been set up to try to save a Stoke-on-Trent museum.

Etruria Industrial Museum is facing the axe as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s plans to make £33million-worth of savings.