News published July 2025
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Nearly 1,200 cared for children supported to do well in school
More than 1,160 children and young people in Stoke-on-Trent who are cared for - or were previously cared for - have been given extra help over the past year to succeed in their education.
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Stoke-on-Trent awarded funding to help tackle homelessness and rough sleeping
Partnership working to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping is set to continue across Stoke-on-Trent.
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Local business sentenced after crackdown on underage knife sales
A Hanley store has been ordered to pay almost £18,500 after selling a knife to a person under 18.
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Plans for 5,000 new homes in Stoke-on-Trent put forward to meet ‘urgent need’ for housing
Councillors are set to approve plans to deliver nearly 5,000 homes in the city in the next three years.
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Hanley Park wins Green Flag award for fifth year running
One of Stoke-on-Trent’s best-loved green spaces has once again been recognised as one of the top parks in the country.
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Longton set to benefit from major investment to improve transport network and public realm
A Stoke-on-Trent town is set to be transformed with major improvements proposed for transport and the public realm.
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New statue set to honour the women of Stoke-on-Trent’s pottery industry
A new statue is set to give long-overdue recognition to the women who shaped Stoke-on-Trent’s world-famous ceramics industry.
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City council renews commitment to improving lives of vulnerable children
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has restated its commitment to making lasting improvements to services for children and families.
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£31 million set to be pumped into biggest affordable housing project in city’s history
Extra money is being earmarked for a brand-new multi-million-pound housing estate, made up of almost 120 homes, on a former Stoke-on-Trent school site.
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Delivery of council plans is ‘making a real difference to real people’
Stoke-on-Trent has made major progress in helping to improve the lives of residents in the city as part of its commitment to tackle inequality, share wealth and support a better standard of living.
