‘Lidice Shall Live’ - 79 years on Monday, 14 June, 2021 Last week, I was honoured to join the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Cllr Dr Chandra Kanneganti, at a special event to commemorate the atrocities committed in Lidice 79 years ago, and the launch of a special friendship garden and international sculpture, planned for here in Stoke-on-Trent. The destruction of Lidice is a stark lesson of the tragedies of war. It is still felt deeply right in the... Local News
Stoke-on-Trent’s ‘Safer Streets’ 7th June 2021 Safer Streets - £432,000 funding for the city centre Late last week Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Ben Adams announced that £432,000 has been... Local News
Stoke-on-Trent’s Newest Development - The Goods Yard with Capital & Centric 7th March 2021 Delighted to announce on Monday that Stoke-on-Trent City Council will be working with well-known social developer, Capital and Centric, to transform the Swift... Local News
Powering Up Stoke-on-Trent 3rd March 2021 At the end of last week, we launched ‘Powering Up Stoke-on-Trent’, our prospectus for the city, of opportunities for partnership and investment. In tandem, we... Local News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Visits Stoke-on-Trent’s Mass Vaccination Centre 1st March 2021 It was great this week to welcome the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to Stoke-on-Trent’s mass vaccination centre. Joined by the 3 Stoke-on-Trent MPs plus the... Local News
Procurement in Stoke-on-Trent : The Careful Balance Between People and Pounds 22nd February 2021 Perhaps not the most exciting of subjects to write about, but a good opportunity to share how we’ve been addressing procurement at Stoke-on-Trent City Council... Opinions
Investing in Stoke-on-Trent’s Roads 17th January 2021 Despite its relatively small size, the length and importance of Stoke-on-Trent’s road network is huge. To businesses and residents who rely on them to get... Local News
ITV Central cover Stoke-on-Trent’s continued economic resurgence 5th October 2020 The latest figures from Centre for Cities show that Stoke-on-Trent has resumed its epic economic resurgence. This short segment covers the new 4* Hilton Garden... Local News
Conservative Party Conference - An Interview with Rt Hon Robert Jenrick 4th October 2020 Conservative Party Conference this year was a virtual affair, and I was delighted to be asked by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Homes, Communities &... Articles
Read All About It? The Importance of Local Journalism in Stoke-on-Trent 12th August 2020 There’s an ongoing lingual gentrification battle in Stoke-on-Trent - it revolves around how certain words are pronounced, such as book, look and scone. As any... Opinions
