Community

Burslem based Titanic Brewery has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award in recognition of its growing estate of community pubs. The brewery has invested heavily in reviving “the local” by buying and refurbishing dilapidated pubs across North Staffordshire. Now its determination to buck the trend of pub closures has led to a position on the four-strong shortlist for the Publican newspaper’s Multiple Operator of the Year award. The winner will be announced at a gala evening at London’s

A run-down retail block in one of Stoke's forgotten communities is about to be rejuvenated in a £7 million project. Ingestre Square, in the back streets of Blurton, has been allowed to decline into disrepair over a span of years, and has been awaiting redevelopment promised for the last ten years. Now, finally, Kier Group (the contractor responsible for maintaining Stoke's social housing) Aspire Housing and the city council are clubbing together to regenerate the plot, with plans for new shops,

Following the successful Bar-b-que in June and The Big Lunch in July,  Longton Community Church in Caroline Street Longton is Holding a Community Bar-b-que on Saturday 19th September at 12-oo til 3-00 Every one is welcome all food is free.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council will consider a 5.9% increase in council housing rent for 2009 at the full city council meeting on 29 January 2009.

Good news for the City, Operation Nemesis is set to continue in 2009.  What a fantastic job they have done to rid the City's streets of the scurge of drug dealers,  since its launch.