Dozens of projects given green light as £1.5 million Pride in Place Impact Fund gears up to deliver rapid improvements
A first wave of community projects have been awarded funding through the £1.5 million Pride in Place Impact fund.
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City gets on board for Better Transport Week
The council is marking Better Transport Week 2026 (June 15 -21) by encouraging residents to rediscover their local bus service and experience just how ‘smart’ bus travel across the city has become.
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£3.3 million of unsafe and illegal goods seized by trading standards in last financial year
The city council’s trading standards team have seized illegal and unsafe products worth millions in the last year.
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Plans for the first of two new war memorials to honour Burslem’s fallen set to be unveiled
Plans for the first of first of two new war memorials honouring Burslem’s fallen have been unveiled.
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‘Outlaw poet’ takes up Stoke-on-Trent Poet Laureate role
Poet Steven Beattie has officially taken up the role of Stoke-on-Trent Poet Laureate following a handover event with outgoing laureate Nick Degg.
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Hotel closes to asylum seekers as numbers accommodated in city drops by a quarter
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has welcomed the news that a hotel is no longer accommodating asylum seekers.
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Stoke-on-Trent Lord Mayor helps to raise more than £15,000 for local good causes
Three charities have been awarded a share of £15,884.49 thanks to the fundraising efforts of Stoke-on-Trent’s former Lord Mayor.
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Persistent illegal tobacco sellers ordered to close by Trading Standards team
Two local premises have been issued with more closure orders after persistent incidents of selling illegal tobacco to the public.
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City gears up for a green and healthier future with rollout of charging points
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is continuing its drive towards greener, cleaner and healthier roads with the installation of six more public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging sockets in the city.
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WalkSafe rolled out across Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme to support safer nights out
A new safety app designed to help people feel more confident when travelling at night is being rolled out across Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
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Nationally important Bronze Age gold Treasure secured for city museum
A £150,000 appeal to secure a rare Bronze Age gold artefact discovered in Staffordshire has successfully kept the treasure in the county.
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City’s record-breaking tea party brought to life in new exhibition
Stoke-on-Trent’s world record-breaking Big Centenary Tea Party is being brought back to life in a new free exhibition at Stoke Minster.
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Homelessness programme set to continue thanks to government funding
A homelessness service that has helped more than 100 of the city’s most vulnerable rough sleepers will continue for at least another two years.
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Stoke-on-Trent Day returns as city builds on Centenary celebrations
Stoke-on-Trent Day will return on 5 June 2026 as people across the city and around the world are encouraged to celebrate all things Stoke-on-Trent.
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City council making streets safer as tenant evicted in latest ASB crackdown
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has evicted a tenant at an address in Goldenhill whose behaviour had a significant impact on neighbouring residents.
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Stoke-on-Trent sends united call for government to secure the future of ceramics as major new report plots path to a bright future
Political and industry leaders in Stoke-on-Trent are calling for immediate support for ceramics after a landmark report suggested the sector could drive jobs and growth.
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Heritage trail markers guiding the way through city’s ceramics legacy
A new series of heritage trail markers celebrating Stoke-on-Trent’s world-famous ceramics history has officially launched.
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Opportunity for community to have its say on long-term future of Burslem Market Hall
One of Burslem’s most iconic buildings is being brought back to life – and the council wants the community to have a central role in deciding what it becomes.
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Have your say on proposals to construct a state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Facility in Hanford
A public consultation on council proposals to replace the ageing Hanford Energy from Waste plant with a modern, cleaner and more efficient Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) goes live today (18 May 2026).
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£2.3 Million Advanced Green Technology Centre officially opens in Stoke-on-Trent.
A £2.3 million advanced green technology centre has opened in the city marking a major investment in future skills, green technologies, retrofit training and regional economic growth.
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Innovative AI solution set to boost prevention of early rent arrears
The council has set out plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen early intervention and reduce the risk of tenants experiencing serious financial difficulty with their rent.
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Stoke-on-Trent households set to benefit from £16.8m fund to help those facing financial crisis
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to deliver a major new package of support for residents facing financial crisis - backed by £16.8 million of government funding.
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Staffordshire Day marked with planting at Wedgwood Capo sculpture
Stoke-on-Trent will mark Staffordshire Day with new planting at a statue of one of Stoke-on-Trent’s most famous figures.
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Closure order issued to premises found with 1,200 packs of illegal tobacco
A local premises has been issued a three-month closure after inspections after repeated illegal tobacco sales.
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New initiative to tackle furniture poverty in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is tackling furniture poverty by giving unwanted household goods a second life.
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24 heritage landmarks across Stoke-on-Trent to share £240k restoration fund
Heritage landmarks across Stoke-on-Trent are set to receive a share of a £240k restoration fund.
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New action to support sexual and reproductive health in Stoke-on-Trent
The city council are building on the city’s strong communities and local health services, by setting out plans that will make it easier for people to look after their sexual and reproductive health.
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Steps taken to protect the future of early years provision in Bentilee
Stoke-on-Trent City Council are taking steps to secure high quality early years and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision for families in the city.
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£4.7 million support to increase fire safety in high-rise flat blocks
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is accelerating fire safety improvements in high-rise blocks across the city.
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City Council set to invest more than £7 million to help ensure high quality adult social care
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to agree a multi-million-pound package to support high quality care for adults who need it the most and maintain high performance across its range of care providers.
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