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Trading standards teams investigate after reports of social distancing being flouted in pubs
Pub goers are urged to prepare for and plan their visits, and follow health measures in venues, as trading standards teams respond to a number of reports of social distancing rules being flouted.
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Residents urged to stay safe and follow health advice, after coronavirus outbreak in Stone, and ahead of Eid festival
Residents are being urged to continue to follow national health advice in response to the coronavirus, after an outbreak in neighbouring Stone and ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival.
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Coronavirus helpline number to change as demand falls, after making 100,000 calls to vulnerable residents
A helpline set up to support vulnerable people through the coronavirus pandemic has seen over 100,000 proactive welfare calls made to city residents.
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Leisure centres ready for restricted reopening, with free use for gym members, as library services set to expand
Members of council-run leisure centres will soon be able to use gyms at a number of sites, as part of a phased reopening of services in line with national health guidelines.
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Businesses follow coronavirus health advice, as customers return to nail salons
Businesses are being praised for following coronavirus guidance and customers are reminded to adhere to health advice, as the city’s economy continues to recover from the lockdown.
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Playgrounds reopen across the city, businesses praised for opening weekend and final chance to apply for grant fund
Playgrounds across Stoke-on-Trent have reopened following national Government changes to lockdown measures in England.
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Residents urged to stay safe and plan ahead as lockdown eases this weekend, and designated car parks to remain free
Residents are being urged to safely enjoy the easing of lockdown restrictions this weekend by following health guidance and planning ahead.
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New ‘Stoke-cation’ campaign launches to boost visitor economy
A new visitor campaign has been launched as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Covid-19 recovery plan for the city.
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New plan sets out how Stoke-on-Trent City Council will prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreak
A live and ongoing plan which sets out how Stoke-on-Trent City Council would prevent and respond to a localised outbreak of COVID-19 has been published today.
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£1.5m of grants available for small businesses in further round of funding
Small and micro businesses and those with relatively high ongoing fixed property costs could be eligible for a further share of grants in a continued boost for the city in response for coronavirus.
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Council worker recognised for her ongoing support to care homes & people leaving hospital through Covid-19 crisis
Council worker recognised for her ongoing support to care homes & people leaving hospital through Covid-19 crisis
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1,500 laptops to help pupils learn through lockdown
More than 1,500 laptops are being given to pupils across the city from today (Monday) to help them continue to learn through the coronavirus lockdown.
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Home adaptations to help disabled residents resume, as services continue to restart in response to the coronavirus
Work to install stair lifts, ramps and other adaptations to help disabled people in their homes will restart on Monday (22 June) as council services continue to resume in response to the pandemic.
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Targeted support helps keep coronavirus outbreak in care homes to among lowest in England
Targeted support helps keep coronavirus outbreak in care homes to among lowest in England
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Stoke-on-Trent open for business with a return to the city centre by shoppers and work on the Smithfield development increases
Shoppers have returned to Stoke-on-Trent’s town centres and the city centre for the first time in three months as the unlocking of the High Street got under way across England.
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More than 230 businesses to get lifeline grants, and council car parking is free until end of June as city ready to reopen
More than 230 small businesses across the city are to receive £5,000 grants from today (Friday) to help them through the coronavirus pandemic.
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10-fold increase in coronavirus tests at regional centre
Coronavirus tests have increased 10-fold at the bet365 Stadium in the first days since the facility was upgraded to a regional testing centre.
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Fly-tipping ‘menace’ will not be tolerated, as tipping rises after coronavirus restrictions ease
Fly-tippers are being warned: if you blight our city, you will be prosecuted – after an increase in reported tipping since coronavirus restrictions have started to ease.
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Support services help rough sleepers into accommodation during coronavirus outbreak
Rough sleepers in the city have been accommodated in local hotels and offered additional support to help them move off the streets permanently following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tips to open for longer, and routine housing repairs to resume, in response to the coronavirus
The city’s two tip sites will open for longer and accommodate more vehicles from tomorrow (Saturday, 6 June).
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More than 250 businesses apply for £2.8m grant scheme
More than 250 applications have been received for a £2.8m grant scheme to support small businesses through the coronavirus restrictions.
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Schools welcome more pupils as plans progress to make town and city centre hotspots ready to reopen
Almost 50 schools have welcomed more pupils back into classrooms today (Monday), with dozens more to follow suit later this week and next, in line with national guidance to lift coronavirus restrictio
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4,000 food parcels delivered and 7,500 calls handled by campaign to help vulnerable through coronavirus
A campaign to support vulnerable people through the coronavirus outbreak has delivered 4,000 food parcels and handled 7,500 calls.
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Trading standards swoop sees first seizure from non-compliant business
Trading standards teams have swooped to seize equipment from a city business in the first raid of its kind for non-compliance with coronavirus legislation.
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Reassurance given to schools and £2.8m boost for small businesses
Schools are being reassured that if they need additional public health support to help them with reopening from next week, they will receive it.
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Regional facility to boost coronavirus tests to 1,000 a day, £227k for safe return of the high street and warning as play area closure signs removed
Capacity for coronavirus tests at the bet365 Stadium will be boosted from 100 to 1,000 a day, after the facility was accepted as one of 20 new regional testing sites nationally.
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Residents warned: bank holiday weekend is not a holiday from coronavirus restrictions
Residents are being warned that the bank holiday weekend is not a holiday from coronavirus restrictions, after reports of families disregarding closure notices on playgrounds in city parks.
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Coronavirus infection rate shows ‘clear downward trend’, and teachers and families reassured as schools plan phased 1 June reopening
Coronavirus infection rates in the city are showing a ‘clear downward trend’, after experiencing a much faster rate of increase in new cases in April and the first week of May than surrounding areas.
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Coronavirus response sees 100 redeployed workers support effort to carry out 17,300 home care visits to vulnerable
Social care teams have made more than 17,300 visits to support vulnerable people in their homes in the two months since coronavirus lockdown measures came into effect.
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Impact of Covid-19 on city council’s financial position anticipated at between £8m and £26m
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has set out the anticipated financial impact of Covid-19 on council services in an online cabinet meeting which took place today (Tuesday, May 19).
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Tip visits top 2,000, and service to help people into education and jobs supports 200 since coronavirus outbreak
Visitors to the city’s two tips have topped 2,000, in the first five days since opening under restricted conditions.
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Residents urged to adhere to social distancing, as infection rate yet to level off, and trading standards warn shoppers
Residents are being urged to continue to adhere to social distancing and public health guidance, as the infection rate in the city is yet to level off, and trading standards teams warn shoppers.
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Restricted opening of tip site attracts 230 vehicles in first day
Households are continuing to be advised to only go to city tip sites if it is essential, and to expect long waits.
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Brown bin collections to resume, as bulky waste collections start and tips set for restricted opening
Brown bin garden waste collections are set to restart in Stoke-on-Trent from Monday (18 May), as bulky waste collections are resuming and two tip sites are ready to reopen with restricted access.
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Foster care heroes needed as city prepares to take first steps on recovery journey
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making an urgent call to recruit foster carers, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, as the authority prepares to begin a carefully considered recovery plan.
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89 care homes helped across Stoke-on-Trent by new Covid-19 prevention team while number of coronavirus cases and deaths increase in Stoke-on-Trent
A new cross-agency support team set up just two weeks ago to respond to Covid-19 has already helped 89 care homes in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Tips to reopen with restrictions and bulky waste collections to restart, as part of managed reintroduction of services
Household waste and recycling centres in the city will reopen from next Thursday (14 May), with restrictions in place as part of a controlled reintroduction of services in response to coronavirus
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Stay at home to celebrate VE Day
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is calling for residents to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day in their own homes this Bank Holiday weekend.
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New service supports people discharged from hospital, as 87 applications received for voluntary grant scheme
A new service has launched to provide support and welfare checks to vulnerable residents who have been discharged from hospital.
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Pothole repairs tripled and volume of garden waste collected doubled during lockdown
Council crews have repaired almost 1,900 potholes in city streets since coronavirus lockdown measures came into force 42 days ago.
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Council warns ‘disgraceful’ fly-tippers who dumped waste in cemeteries will be prosecuted
Council leaders have warned ‘disgraceful’ fly-tippers who dumped waste in two Stoke-on-Trent cemeteries that action will be taken.
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Voluntary groups reminded of grants deadline, as trading standards teams find pubs complying with lockdown
Voluntary organisations and community groups are being reminded that they have one day left to apply to a grant scheme to help them continue to support residents through the coronavirus outbreak.
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£16m funding will help support immediate pressures on services through coronavirus outbreak
A total of £16m in government funding will help to support immediate pressures on city council services during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Campaign supporting vulnerable households through coronavirus outbreak hits 5,000 calls and 3,000 food parcels
A campaign to support vulnerable households through the coronavirus outbreak has received 5,000 calls and issued nearly 3,000 food parcels.
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Residents urged to look out for signs of child abuse, as number of referrals fall
Residents are being reminded of the need to stay vigilant to the signs of child abuse and the neglect of children in Stoke-on-Trent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Council crews to clear brown bin collection backlog, to support households through the coronavirus outbreak
Council crews are to empty brown bins from next week, to clear a backlog of garden waste collections as part of a controlled and managed response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Community drug and alcohol services continue through coronavirus outbreak, while helpline for vulnerable tops 4,100 calls
Services to support people with drug or alcohol issues in the city have adapted so that they can continue to operate through the coronavirus outbreak.
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City council pledges £100,000 for community and voluntary organisations
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has pledged £100,000 of financial support to community groups and voluntary organisations who are providing critical support to those impacted by coronavirus.
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‘Coronavirus has hit us hard, so small business grants are a lifeline’
Businesses across the city have hailed a grant scheme administered by the city council as a lifeline to get them through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Public service leaders unite to urge people to ‘stay home, save lives’, after tragic NHS nurse death
The announcement of the sad death of Patrick McManus, a nurse from County Hospital, Stafford has led public partners to renew their appeal to the public to stay home and safe lives.
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Residents warned: tip closures not an excuse to fly-tip, while 11,400 calls made by campaign to support vulnerable
Residents are being reminded that the city council tip remains closed in response to the coronavirus outbreak and warned that this is not an excuse to fly-tip.
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Fly-tippers fined and pubs warned not to flout coronavirus restrictions
Civic leaders are warning that fly-tipping will not be tolerated and pubs must adhere to coronavirus restrictions.
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Businesses continue to donate PPE and meals, as trading standards teams issue compliance notices to 11 premises
Businesses are being thanked for donating personal protective equipment to support frontline care workers, and for making and distributing meals through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Services provide support for mental health and wellbeing through the coronavirus outbreak
Residents and families are being reminded of a number of services to support their mental health and wellbeing through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Campaign to help vulnerable households through coronavirus outbreak receives 230 calls a day
A campaign to support vulnerable households through the coronavirus outbreak is receiving 230 calls a day.
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Personally Speaking from leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Cllr Abi Brown
This Easter will be like no other we have known in a generation.
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Residents urged: ‘stay at home and save lives’ this Easter, as warnings raised over removing closure notices in play areas
Residents are being urged to follow national health advice to ‘stay at home and save lives’ during the Easter weekend, as warnings have been raised over people destroying closure signs at play areas
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Local companies rally to provide protective equipment, as more than 70 council staff retrain to give care to vulnerable
Local companies are helping to ensure that frontline council care workers are supplied with personal protective equipment through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trading standards teams investigate 100 coronavirus complaints, and grants to businesses pass £1.5m
Trading standards teams have responded to more than 100 public complaints over business compliance with coronavirus legislation, and have said the vast majority of premises are acting responsibly.
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First wave of grants gives lifeline to small businesses through coronavirus pandemic
More than £775,000 has been given out to small businesses in Stoke-on-Trent in the first issuing of support grants to boost the city through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Residents urged to follow health guidance and stop the risk of spreading coronavirus during warm weekend
Residents are warned not to burn garden rubbish or go out of their local area on bike rides as part of measures to stop the risk of spreading the coronavirus during the warm weekend ahead.
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Residents urged to follow public health advice, as communities show their support for frontline services
Residents are being warned to be vigilant in following public health instructions to stop the spread of coronavirus, as communities unite to show support to those delivering key frontline services
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Care for your city
A new recruitment drive has been launched to sign up carers in Stoke-on-Trent to meet the needs of the city’s most vulnerable residents during the Covid-19 crisis.
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£57m to support small businesses and retail, hospitality and leisure sector
Small businesses and those operating in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector could be eligible for a share of £57m in grants, in a huge boost for the city in response the coronavirus.
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Personally Speaking from Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent Jackie Barnes
Stay at home and save lives.
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Your city needs you
People are being urged to volunteer to support some of the city’s most vulnerable people as part of a community response to coronavirus in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Staff redeployed to empty bins and support adult social care to keep services going
Council employees are being redeployed to empty bins and support adult social care services to keep key public services going through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Businesses praised for complying with coronavirus legislation
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has welcomed the co-operation from the vast majority of non-essential businesses in the city which have closed in line with new Government legislation to tackle coronavirus
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Council housing repairs move to emergences only, as part of further coronavirus response
Council tenants are being made aware that housing maintenance repairs are moving to emergencies only, as part of a continued managed and proportionate response to the coronavirus.
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Outdoor markets close and bulky waste collections stop, as communities urged to follow coronavirus advic
Outdoor markets at council-run locations across the city have closed, and new requests for bulky waste collections have stopped, following government guidance in response to the coronavirus emergency.
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Potters ’Arf cancelled as residents urged to heed physical distancing health advice
The Potters ’Arf marathon has been cancelled as civic leaders urge residents to follow social distancing health advice, in response to the coronavirus.
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Community support scheme launches today
A dedicated website and telephone line are launching today to encourage the community to come together in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Personally Speaking from Stoke-on-Trent City Council leader Abi Brown, Labour group leader Mohammed Pervez and City Independents group leader Ann James
It’s time to unite to support our communities.
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Local centres close, concessionary bus fares extended and residents reminded of other ways to use council services
Residents are being reminded of a range of different ways to use council services as local centres in eight locations close today (Friday) as part of a continued managed response to Covid-19.
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Museums, libraries and public toilets close as part of ‘managed and proportionate’ Covid-19 response
A number of council-run museums, libraries and public toilets in Stoke-on-Trent are to close from tomorrow (Thursday) as part of a ‘managed and proportionate’ response to Covid-19.
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Joint statement on confirmed COVID-19 case in Stoke-on-Trent
A resident of Stoke-on-Trent has been confirmed to have Covid-19.
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Statement on Coronavirus
“First and foremost residents are reminded of the importance of regular handwashing with soap and hot water for 20 seconds. The importance of this action cannot be underestimated.