Brilliant to see Hanley, Stoke and Cheddleton featured on Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts tonight (BBC2).
And yes I’m so pleased and proud to be helping the lovely people at F E A S T E D grow to the next level.

The truly inspirational, creative and enterprise-savvy anna francis Rebecca Davies and their merry band of empowered #ThePortlandInnProject young leaders of the future served up a Potteries #FabulousFeast to showcase why this great ceramic city will always be a making place.

First review in for One Man Two Guvnors. NOT TO BE MISSED! Thumbs up from writer, Richard Bean too. Great stuff from cast,creatives and crew. A proper ensemble piece of work. Lovely to have Stephen Joseph Theatre posse in too. Just come. Simple. New Vic Theatre allthingstheatre.uk/regional/revie…

Today’s Staffordshire Uni Business Awards entrant is CabAbility - in the running in the Business in the Community (sponsored by Julie Mirowski) category. Read the nomination article here👇🏼 staffsbizawards.co.uk/business-in-th…

One of the most likeable people on telly is Andi Oliver and her Fabulous Feast tonight was Made in Stoke. Something tells me we’re not going to get through 57 minutes without a mention of oatcakes.

❤️WE LOVE OUR HERITAGE ❤️

Buildings in Market St, Commerce St & Uttoxeter Rd are being restored as part of the Longton Town Partnership Scheme. The scheme has helped to fund 80% of the cost of repair & there's one more building in the pipeline.

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Today’s Staffordshire Uni Business Awards entrant is JCA & MAW Consulting - in the running in the Skills For The Future (sponsored by Stoke on Trent College) category. Read the nomination article here👇🏼 staffsbizawards.co.uk/skills-for-the…

Today’s Staffordshire Uni Business Awards entrant is Jasmine Pugh of JCA & MAW Consulting - in the running in the Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by KMF Group Ltd) category. Read the nomination article here👇🏼
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Hanley Forest Park created at the old Hanley deep pit…Regeneration at its best..

Today’s Staffordshire Uni Business Awards entrant is TMT First - in the running in the Skills For The Future (sponsored by Stoke on Trent College) category. Read the nomination article here👇🏼 staffsbizawards.co.uk/skills-for-the…

MadeinStokeonTrent ooh.
I should be around next weekend too!
#bearforce

Paul Williams Martin Tideswell martin jones Jenny Amphlett Abi Brown OBE MadeinStokeonTrent Daniel Flynn Andy Stoddard Keith Brymer Jones 💙 Jonathan Wilkes Stoke Creates One of our fav pieces we are lucky to have in our home by the awesome Philip Hardaker 🤩

This time seven years ago my team at The Sentinel and SoTLive was doing a bit of placemaking in support of Stoke-on-Trent making the final 5 in the City of Culture bidding process. Great team. Just one of many examples of championing our home. #lovewhereyoulive

If you are in the city next weekend, this is going to be a fantastic event.

Supporting the city is about supporting those who do great work to make it a thriving place 🙌

From Stoke-on-Trent around the globe, #Belstaff the coolest British heritage brand celebrates its centenary by continuing to grow its reputation for adventure, innovation and quality craftsmanship.

MadeinStokeonTrent Justine Simons OBE

“A pleasure for me to visit this place that has such a great artistic and industrial mix of talent and fortitude. The development and importance of your town and industry enable me gladly to consent to the request that the title and status of city shall be conferred.”

Today’s Staffordshire Uni Business Awards entrant is Lower Drayton Farm and its MD Richard Bower - in the running in three categories. Read the nomination article here👇🏼 staffsbizawards.co.uk/small-business…

A little event we are planning with the support of Enjoy Staffordshire.
Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment

Today’s Staffordshire Uni Business Awards entrant is Art UK - in the running in the Team of the Year (sponsored by Plinkfizz) category. Read the nomination article here👇🏼 staffsbizawards.co.uk/team-of-the-ye…

Happy 10th Birthday to the 'one off project I was going to 'help with' in 2014.' Since, then many many funding bids, stressed phone calls & dreamy 'what if' conversations later, I've made the best pal and collaborator in Kat Boon and worked and learnt from so many of the best.