87 30 1 2013-01-13T10:49:43+00:00 69 HyperlocalSite http://www.pitsnpots.co.uk/?p=6550 484893 53.0229926698809 -2.17404842376709 2012-08-01T09:12:33+01:00

Hello Stoke-on-Trent City Council, why not look at ideas like this from Manchester for improving Hanley? http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1584309_jobs-bonanza-as-co-op-unveils-plan-to-revamp-manchester-city-centre-site Why not ‘renovate’ some of the old buildings rather than pull them down to make way for some concrete and steel monstrosity? Just … Continue reading →

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Stoke-on-Trent City Council Leader Mohammed Pervez has asked for a task and finish group to be set up which will tasked with carrying out what is being call a comprehensive review of the city centre’s night-time economy. The task and finish group … Continue reading →

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As MIPIM just about to start from 6th to 9th March in Cannes, MIPIM is the European meeting point and deal making forum for many key industry players. Stoke-on-Trent City Council have teamed up with Staffordshire in attempt to generate interest and investment in the area? In this the 3rd week of correspondence with retailers, the first positive (well I’m classing it as positive) reply from Banana Republic.  Banana Republic is characterised by elevated designs, luxurious fabrications and approachable prices they replied read more

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Another week on and another Council Budget agreed with pledge to spend £12million and complete Hanley Ring Road, after the last proposal for another Hotel and another Casino failed to materialise and increase our Council Tax by 3.49% read more

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Sir James Hawley KCVO the Lord-Lieutenant arrived to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue HQ with his wife, Lady Hawley, yesterday morning to get a lift to Hanley Community Fire Station. Rather than the more traditional car to take him to Hanley Sir James found a Fire Engine waiting for him. He was firstly given a tour of the appliance before being driven to the station on the fire engine – something he described as a dream come true. read more

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Hanley Community Fire Station will be officially opened by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Sir James Hawley KCVO this Friday. As part of the officially opening ceremony, the four men who came to the aid of neighbours during a house fire in Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent in December last year will also receive Chief Fire Officer bravery awards (see notes to editor). Between them, the men rescued Christopher Maskery and four children from the burning property and will each receive certificates from Chief Fire Officer, Peter Dartford on Friday, October 28th.

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A new regional retail and leisure destination, the scheme is set to transform shopping in...

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you may worry about the one light in tunstall park being left on during daylight hours , but i...

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A elderly friend of mine Freda has asked for a set of photos taken by Freda's Husband from the...

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In Mike Wolfe's lecture on the future of Stoke-on-Trent, he s 6 Towns make up this City, I...

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Last night saw the newly refurbished Mitchell Arts Centre packed out with people from all over North of Staffordshire, residents, business people, community groups, activists, local politicians and the media for a evening lecture given the former Mayor, Mike Wolfe. Mike gave his vision of a united city based around 'Stanley Square', names after one of the city's most famous sons, with Stoke-on-Trent is one City, not 6 towns which he refused to name during the lecture. Matt from My Tunstall has done a long article on the lecture which you can read by following the link below.

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Stoke-on-Trent residents are being urged to make sure their electric blanket is safe to use this autumn and winter by bringing it to a free testing session. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service annually carry out one of the largest testing programmes in the country. Any blankets that fail the testing will be disposed of but anyone over 60 and living in Staffordshire will be offered a brand new single or double under-blanket as a replacement. Testing will take place at the following venues

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Fancy a free bikers breakfast? Sign up now to claim yours on Tuesday 7th June 2011 in the City...

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On March 23, Council Leader Mohammed Pervez started work on the much talked about new bus station for Hanley. Councillor Pervez started the work with the construction of a 2.4 meter high fence around the site and said Quote:This is fantastic news for the city. We gave commitment to starting on the bus station by 28 March. We have managed this. This is a sign of our absolute commitment to making sure we deliver. The new bus station will become a lasting legacy for the city and will provide users with a quality, warm and safe facility.

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The nationally recognised Stoke-on-Trent Save Our Children Centres campaign has begun to step up their activities ahead of the City Council’s formal Consultation exercise, which commences on 16th May. Almost every City Councillor has been contacted by S.O.C.C leaders and urged to attend a public meeting to discuss the implications of a £2.25million reduction in funding to the much valued service.

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EXPERIENCE. INTEGRITY. DEDICATION. INDEPENDENT. ACCESSIBLE. ONLY CANDIDATE WHO LIVES IN, KNOWS, CARES ABOUT, HAS STAKE IN, AND PROVEN COMMITMENT TO THE AREA. Since 1995, 15 years voluntary co-founder, driving force and continuing chairman of Hanley One Residents Association. 2003-2007, fully independent ‘no party’ city councillor (proud Deputy Elected Mayor, 2003-2005, to Mayor Mike Wolfe). Terms as local High School, Junior School governor, also Hope Children’s Centre & Hope Centre board member.

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One Monday evening, March 7th, Stoke-on-Trent witnessed regeneration in action at a landmark prizegiving event at The Victoria Hall, Hanley. The pilot,inaugural, UK stage of the Lidice International Children's Art Competition was a great success. 38 prizes, 10 winners and 28 merit awards, were presented to delighted children from across this city. The children, after receiving a presentation on the topic, had produced artwork in celebration of the work of Sir Barnett Stross and the workers of Stoke-on-Trent in rebuilding Lidice, the Czech village wiped out by the Nazis in 1942.

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Early proposals for a revitalised city centre design are going on display for the first time in a bid to gauge public opinion. Ideas for improvements to city centre streets and public spaces will be on display from Thursday 17 March with a series of roadshows in Tontine Square on 22 and 23 March. The designs, which have been drawn up by the city council’s in-house design team, show how areas such as Tontine Square, Crown Bank and can be revitalised to create an improved, functional and attractive space for visitors and residents to enjoy.

2011-03-15T16:42:16+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pitsnpots/~3/QXCc6G6GWao/plans-rejuvenate-city-centre-streets-go-display 2011-02-22T08:44:30+00:00 454 HyperlocalSite http://www.longtonsouth.co.uk/?p=4224 301880 2011-02-22T08:33:08+00:00

This is a s a recording from BBC Midlands Today of the impact Ed Balls MP recently Visited the Potteries and the recording features the situation in Hanley and Longton.   Richard Cresswell is featured stating he beleives the situation is terminal.  What do you think ?  Do you think our high streets will ever recover ?  Maybe [...]

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A new exhibition which mixes art and nature will start this weekend at a city museum. The exhibition, Minerals Make Mountains, illustrates the various stages of the cycle that turns rocks into the minerals that make mountains. It uses the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery’s permanent collections. Visitors can find out how the constantly moving Earth forms the landscapes that we see today and uses examples of landscapes to illustrate the phases of the rock cycle.

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Download our No To 0844 poster and show the City Council that you don't want to pay between 3 & 40+ppm to report repairs. Display it in your window, write a note to your local councillors or the Chief Executive John van de Laarschot on the back, take it to the next council meeting and wave it from the public gallery. Show YOUR council that they should be working for you and you don't want to have to call this number at more cost to you each time you need to book a repair or find out why an appointment has been missed.

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Councillors are being asked to approve plans to start work on a series of improvements to public spaces in the city centre. A report to Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s cabinet on 3 February recommends starting to draw up detailed designs for a phased city centre public realm program starting later in the year.

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Six companies have been chosen to proceed to the next stage of the selection process for the main contractor, which will start building the long awaited Hanley Bus Station in the summer once enabling works have been completed. The short-listed companies are: C Spencer Limited Galliford Try Kier Northern Laing O’Rourke Construction VINCI Construction UK Limited Wates Construction Limited The short-listed teams will now undergo the main tender for the works before a main contractor is selected.

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Stoke on Trent College is opening the doors of its pioneering training centre... ...

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A community protest group is calling on local councillors in North Staffordshire to voice their opposition to cuts of around £40million which will ultimately lead to hundreds of public sector jobs cuts. North Staffs Against Cuts is working in conjunction with North Staffs Trade Union Council. Together they are campaigning against any cut, or the loss of a single job and the withdrawal of any benefit. They believe that the banking industry should be held accountable for the financial crisis that brought the severest recession in living history.

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Whilst on a shopping exhibition up Hanley this morning I was really surprised... ...

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Plans to transform historic Victorian terraces in Stoke-on-Trent in to eco-homes are to go on display for the first time. Stoke-on-Trent City Council and ctd architects, who are leading on the designs for the properties, will be exhibiting plans for the new homes at City Waterside Community Centre, in Dresden Street, between 6pm and 8pm on Tuesday, 11 January.

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To celebrate the end of a very special birthday year for Emma Bridgewater Pottery, staff at the factory have been working flat out producing ware in historic patterns which are no longer available. The sale which wraps up the company’s 25th birthday celebrations will see old patterns hitting the shelves solely for the sale in Morning Glory, Red Flowers, Rise and Shine and Love and Kisses designs.

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Sitting in a Vaxhall Vectra at the side of the A53 in Etruria on a cold wet Thursday doesn't sound like the most glamourous of ways to spend a couple of hours, but if the car happens to be a top of the range police car fitted with over £5000 of Automatic Number Plate Recognition equipment it does become a slightly more interesting proposition.

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High rise council flats in Stoke-on-Trent are to benefit from almost £2 million of investment to improve fire safety measures, access and security. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is spending £1.9 million on a programme of works that will run until next April on properties across the city. The measures are designed to help drive up the standard of the environment for hundreds of city residents. The works will see over 800 fire doors and over 400 flat doors installed in 10 blocks of flats in Blurton, Hanley, Stoke and Tunstall.

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