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      <title>City playgrounds to get a new lease of life through council funding</title>
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      <description>Playgrounds across Stoke-on-Trent are set for improvements thanks to £500,000 of funding that will focus on greenspace improvements and include local parks. </description>
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      <title>Centenary Colour Runner raises thousands for Caudwell Children</title>
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      <description>Caudwell Children’s annual Colour Runner has successfully raised over £7,500 for disabled and autistic children as part of the city’s Centenary celebrations with donations still coming in.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Hanley Park wins Green Flag award for fifth year running</title>
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      <description>One of Stoke-on-Trent’s best-loved green spaces has once again been recognised as one of the top parks in the country.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council continues to back grass roots sport with new cricket pitch investment</title>
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      <description>The cricket pitch at Hanley Park is set to be refurbished as part of the city council’s commitment to improving outdoor sports facilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Record-breaking turnout as thousands get moving for the Centenary parkrun weekend</title>
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      <description>Thousands of people across Stoke-on-Trent came together for a record-breaking parkrun weekend to celebrate the city’s Centenary.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Game, Set, Match! Newly refurbished tennis courts open across the city</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Improvements to 16 tennis courts across the city nears completion</title>
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      <description>Improvements to 16 tennis courts across the city nears completion</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 09:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Big Green success for six community-focused greenspaces</title>
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      <description>Six community-led projects have been awarded a share of £90,000 to encourage residents to fall in love with the city again and unite communities across Stoke-on-Trent.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>‘World’s heaviest runner bean’ from Stoke-on-Trent allotment enters the Guinness Book of World Record</title>
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      <description>Derek has now officially entered the Guinness Book of World Records 2024 for the World’s heaviest runner bean.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>City Park scoops another award</title>
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      <description>Hanley Park has been awarded gold in the respected Heart of England in Bloom competition for 2023.</description>
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