Residents urged to follow the rules to make sure lockdown is eased
Residents are being urged to follow the current lockdown restrictions in the wake of many flouting the rules over the weekend.
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Most popular community testing venues in the city revealed as families are urged to get tested before pupils return to school
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has revealed the most used community COVID-19 test centres across the city as more residents are urged to get tested weekly.
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A further £2 million pounds paid to 418 local businesses
Stoke-on-Trent City Council yesterday (February 25) paid out £2,389,561 to businesses across the city.
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Online entries for Hanley Economic Potters ’Arf Marathon 2021 open as organisers release 2,000 places for September event
Online entries for the Hanley Economic Potters 'Arf Marathon have opened. Runners, walkers, relay teams and junior race entrants can now sign up online for the Sept 26 event.
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Residents urged: ‘If you want to make sure lockdown can be eased, get tested at least once a week’
Residents are being urged to get rapid result coronavirus tests in their communities at least once a week
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33 voluntary and community groups across the city benefit from a further £50,000 of funding
Voluntary and community groups (VCS) across the city have benefited from a further £50,000 of funding to help them provide crucial services to residents through the coronavirus pandemic.
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20 community pharmacies to offer COVID-19 rapid result testing across the city
Residents can now get free rapid result COVID-19 tests at community pharmacies in Stoke-on-Trent from Monday (22 February).
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Spot checks on supermarkets continue as stores strengthen their Covid-secure measures
Council leaders are carrying out spot checks on supermarkets across the city to ensure they are fully compliant with coronavirus safety guidance.
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Residents urged to get tested in hotspot areas, as 14,000 community testing appointments are available next week
Residents who live in Moorcroft, Etruria, Hanley and Tunstall are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 following a spike in positive cases.
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Museums and libraries offer online fun for half term
Chinese New Year celebrations, bottle oven building challenges and live storytelling sessions are among a host of free online activities available for Stoke-on-Trent families over the half term break.
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Projects to help communities recover from the coronavirus among recipients of £400,000 in grant scheme’s latest awards
Projects that will help communities to recover from the impact of the coronavirus are among the recipients of the latest phase of a hugely popular grants programme.
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Play areas spruced up for spring
More than a dozen play areas across Stoke-on-Trent are being spruced up ready for spring in the latest round of capital investment into the city’s parks and play areas.
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93 per cent of care home residents vaccinated in Stoke-on-Trent
Every eligible care home in Stoke-on-Trent has now been offered the COVID-19 vaccine, with 93 per cent of residents in care homes across the city receiving their first dose.
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Residents who live in Hanley urged to get tested, as four new COVID-19 test centres are set to open next week
Residents who live in Hanley and surrounding areas are being urged to get tested for COVID-19 following a spike in positive cases.
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New place to register births, marriages and deaths
After 27 years at Hanley Town Hall, the Stoke-on-Trent Registration Service is on the move.
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Unitas to start COVID-19 testing their workforce, as employers and employees are reminded to get tested regularly
Unitas will start offering lateral flow testing to their employees this week following an appeal from Stoke-on-Trent City Council for businesses across the city to take part in the scheme.
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Potters ’Arf Marathon organisers aim to bring back race in September
Stoke-on-Trent’s iconic half marathon, the Hanley Economic Building Society Potters ’Arf, is due to return on September 26 after provisional plans were revealed for hundreds of runners to take part.
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Hanley Town Football Club to offer community COVID-19 testing
A new community testing venue is to open in Stoke-on-Trent from tomorrow (Saturday 30 January).
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Community champions to give COVID-19 advice across the city, as a national retailer changes COVID-19 policy after advice from the city council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to implement community champions following a successful bid to secure funding from government.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council secure an injunction against a continued COVID-19 rule breaker
A Meir tenant who repeatedly flouted lockdown restrictions by holding parties and having regular household visitors has been hit with a court injunction.
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Support keeps homeless people off the streets and helps them move on with their lives
Targeted support to help homeless people and rough sleepers is keeping people off the streets in Stoke-on-Trent – and helping more people into permanent long-term accommodation.
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First community vaccination site joins the fight against COVID in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent
The first large community COVID vaccination site in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent springs into action on Monday 25 January 2021.
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A new chair for Stoke-on-Trent Health and Wellbeing Board
A new chair has been appointed to an important board which will help to ensure health services provided by a range of organisations are tailored to best meet the needs of city residents.
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Voluntary and community groups across the city to benefit from a further £50,000 of funding
Voluntary and community groups (VCS) across the city are to benefit from a further £50,000 of funding to help them provide crucial services to residents through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Local retailers reminded about COVID-19 compliance, as more residents meet in groups outside
The city council has written a further letter to 50 retailers across to remind them of their coronavirus responsibilities, the city in response to complaints received from the public.
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council increases community based COVID-19 testing offer
Further community based testing venues have opened in Stoke-on-Trent to help combat spread of the virus across the city.
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A further support grant becomes available for Stoke-on-Trent based businesses
Businesses across the city are now set to receive a further grant to help them through the coronavirus pandemic, under phase two of the ‘Additional Restrictions Grant’
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Council workers volunteer to support hospital’s critical care teams through rise in coronavirus cases
Redeployed workers from city council services that have temporarily closed during the lockdown, as well as staff who are giving their own time, have taken on volunteer roles.
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Large employers across the city urged to offer COVID-19 testing for employees
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has written to 41 businesses across the city with the offer of free, rapid result testing.
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Support small businesses and good causes! Potto Lotto launches amazing £100 voucher prize
Potto Lotto players could win one of five £100 Etsy gift vouchers and £100 for their chosen cause in a bumper prize draw for the New Year.
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