‘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
Employment & Skills Recovery - LGA ‘first’ article August 2020 8th August 2020 Several weeks I was asked to be part of one of the panels at the Learning & Work Institute annual convention, speaking on behalf of the Local Government... Articles
‘Zero Tolerance’ on Flytippers Across Stoke-on-Trent 17th July 2020 There can be few spectacles more satisfying than watching the seized vehicle of a flytipper being crushed! Flytipping costs residents of Stoke-on-Trent hundreds... Local News
Bet365 Stadium made key Covid-19 regional testing centre 23rd May 2020 I’m absolutely delighted with the confirmation that the Bet365 stadium will become a nationally recognised regional testing centre. This follows a short but... Local News
Anything4Home to Relocate Distribution to Stoke-on-Trent 14th May 2020 Really pleased about the recent announcement from Anything4Home that they are bringing their distribution centre to Stoke-on-Trent, attracted by our great... Local News
Staffordshire Day 2020 - A Big Thank You to Stoke-on-Trent City Council Staff 1st May 2020 In recognition of the huge efforts put in by the staff of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in response to the Corona virus, I wrote and recorded a letter of thanks... Local News
Latest Coronavirus Updates *Updated Daily* 30th March 2020 The latest updates on Coronavirus in Stoke-on-Trent as a daily update. Thursday 13th May Recently, the sentinel reported that 'Pop-up Covid testing to be... Local News
Continuing to Push for Infrastructure Improvements 13th March 2020 Wednesday’s budget saw not only the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, call Stoke-on-Trent ‘the crucible’ of the UK, but also saw our ambitious infrastructure plans... Local News
Boris Confirms It’s #HS2AllTheWay to Stoke-on-Trent 12th February 2020 The saga of Stoke-on-Trent and HS2 stretches back a number of years - however this week’s announcement by PM Boris Johnson confirms that the city will continue... Local News
Transforming a City... 30th January 2020 City Council budgets are always a controversial subject, with a focus often on the negative. However, there is another side to this, behind the revenue budget... Local News
