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      <title>Young people gain industry experience through Families First animation project</title>
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      <description>Young people from Stoke-on-Trent have gained valuable creative industry experience by developing a new animated film designed to make the Families First programme easier to understand and relatable. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Potters Patch continues to flourish thanks to community support</title>
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      <description>Residents, schools and volunteers are helping transform a community space in Stoke-on-Trent.</description>
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      <title>New Food Support Fund launched to back community projects tackling food poverty</title>
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      <description>Community organisations across Stoke-on-Trent are being invited to apply for a new Food Support Fund aimed at helping residents facing financial hardship access nutritious food and practical support.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>More galleries reopen as museum transformation continues</title>
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      <description>More galleries at The Potteries Museum &amp;amp; Art Gallery will reopen in time for half term, giving visitors access to more of Stoke-on-Trent's history and archaeology.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Long-term-empty property brought back into use following council action</title>
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      <description>Stoke-on-Trent City Council has helped bring a long-term-empty residential property on Ullswater Avenue back into use following action to secure its sale.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Leek New Road reopened within 24 hours after emergency work on unsafe building</title>
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      <description>Leek New Road, between Spa Street and Stanway Avenue, reopened on the evening of Tuesday 13 October, around 24 hours after an emergency closure.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council action on untidy gardens helps improve appearance of neighbourhoods across the city</title>
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      <description>A targeted estate management initiative is helping to improve the appearance of neighbourhoods across Stoke-on-Trent.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Exhibition celebrating local LGBT+ histories to be showcased in city libraries</title>
      <link>https://www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/2164/exhibition_celebrating_local_lgbt_histories_to_be_showcased_in_city_libraries</link>
      <description>Photographs, archive images and personal stories collected through a major LGBT+ project can be seen in two of the city’s libraries this autumn.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Taxi driver prosecuted after breach of rules at Trentham Lakes</title>
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      <description>A hackney carriage driver has been prosecuted after illegally picking up passengers in Stoke-on-Trent.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Seven local sporting heroes join Sporting Hall of Fame </title>
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      <description>Some of the city’s most inspiring people from the world of sport have become the latest people to be inducted into the Stoke-on-Trent Sporting Hall of Fame. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Marrow House receives Good CQC rating with outstanding recognition for innovation and continuous improvement</title>
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      <description>The city council's specialist assessment and therapy unit for older people living with dementia has received an overall Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Real results delivered as ambitious Future 100 plans turned into economic growth, regeneration and better services for residents and businesses </title>
      <link>https://www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article/2160/real_results_delivered_as_ambitious_future_100_plans_turned_into_economic_growth_regeneration_and_better_services_for_residents_and_businesses</link>
      <description>Stoke-on-Trent’s ambitious Future 100 programme is delivering real results for local people, with millions of pounds of investment secured, major regeneration projects advancing and new partnerships.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>City council displays ribbons to commemorate Baby Loss Awareness Week</title>
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      <description>Stoke-on-Trent City Council is joining forces with the STILL support group to mark Baby Loss Awareness (9-15 October) with a ribbon display outside the Civic Centre in Stoke. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council introducing new planning controls for small HMOs across Stoke-on-Trent</title>
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      <description>Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to bring in new planning controls aimed at better managing the growth of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across the city and protecting local communities.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Customer service and digital strategy to put residents first and deliver better value for money</title>
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      <description>Council services will be easier to use, quicker and more convenient thanks to a new programme of digital transformation. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Stoke-on-Trent’s centenary hailed a huge success with lasting legacy</title>
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      <description>Stoke-on-Trent’s centenary brought the city together, put it in the international spotlight and left a lasting legacy, a major report has found.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Vision to make Hanley a vibrant place to live, work, visit and do business takes step forward as City Centre Masterplan goes to Cabinet</title>
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      <description>Plans to transform Hanley are set to take a major step forward, with an ambitious and deliverable City Centre Masterplan going to the city council's Cabinet next week.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Report shows council has made significant progress to strengthen housing services and is building on national watchdog inspection findings</title>
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      <description>Stoke-on-Trent City Council has committed to further improving its services to tenants after its first inspection by the national watchdog. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Trailblazing travel scheme just the ticket for city’s older bus passengers </title>
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      <description>Older residents in Stoke-on-Trent will be able to travel for free on local buses before 9.30am on weekdays from October.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Powers to tackle anti-social behaviour in Hanley extended for another three years</title>
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      <description>Measures that have helped tackle anti-social behaviour and support community safety in Hanley have been extended for a further three years.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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