News published October 2024
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City service for children in care and care leavers funds vital opportunities through music
A Stoke-on-Trent service which supports looked after children has funded vital music opportunities for children in care.
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City council celebrates the contribution of children of foster carers
The city council held a Kids of Carers Celebration Day last weekend to thank all the children in Stoke-on-Trent who welcome children into their home.
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City council helps businesses create apprenticeships
Stoke-on-Trent shared £63,000 with 15 businesses and organisations in the city last year to help them create 37 new apprenticeships.
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Family Matters programme reaches 300 family milestone as number of children in care drops
The city council’s Family Matters programme has already made a big difference across the city – having reached the milestone of working with 300 families in just nine months.
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Residents invited to have their say on homelessness in the city
A review has been launched in Stoke-on-Trent to help identify what more needs to be done to support the city’s most vulnerable residents.
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New homes on the horizon as council vows to transform vacant parcels of brownfield land
More than 150 new homes look set to be built on redundant brownfield land in the city thanks to a successful bid for government funding.
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New bus service will help shoppers get to the city centre
Residents in Norton without a nearby bus service are being encouraged to make the most of a new service.
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Artist Maurice Wade celebrated in rare city landscape exhibition
A large-scale exhibition celebrating the work of local artist, Maurice Wade, has opened to the public for the first time.
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Four Stoke-on-Trent shops closed as part of a raid on illegal cigarettes and vapes
Four shops in Stoke-on-Trent have been issued with closure orders after an operation by trading standards found illegal cigarettes and vapes being sold.
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Successful discount travel scheme set to continue in Stoke-on-Trent for further six months
An extremely successful discount travel scheme which saw bus fares cut by up to 50 per cent is set to continue for a further six months.
