Affordable Food Stoke threw away 600 kilos of food that could have been distributed to the community in January - so they're calling for a change to the rules
“I never thought I had a valid opinion on anything. I thought nobody cared what I thought, but Appetite encouraged me to express myself and see myself as somebody worth listening to.”
In the past week, three serious violent crimes against women and girls have been publicly shared by Staffordshire Police
When 500 terraced houses in Hanley were earmarked for demolition it was the community that saved them. Now neighbours, including some who bought the once condemned houses for £1, are regenerating the deprived area from its grassroots. Starting with the local pub...
Thousands have reported problems since Stoke-on-Trent City Council launched their campaign in November
Stoke’s factories and collieries are a reminder of the redundancy that many men have experienced and still feel.
"It takes more than a few projects to address what are deep structural economic and social problems."
Sarah is from Stoke-on-Trent and directs the city’s largest free event - the Six Towns Carnival. Here, she speaks with residents of Bentilee - one of the largest housing estates in Europe - and examines prejudice, stigma, austerity but, most pertinently, the strength of community
People in Stoke-on-Trent have been facing the pressure of Conservative-implemented austerity cuts, de-industrialisation and a cost-of-living crisis. But where there is community, there is help available.
Austerity and deprivation are just two contributing factors for the rise of monkey dust in Stoke-on-Trent - and more needs to be done to tackle these root causes
Racial disparities in dementia treatment are killing Black and Asian people who die earlier as symptoms are missed and diagnosis comes too late.
Pregnant people of colour are far more likely to experience abuse, trauma and death during and after childbirth. Even the doula sector is overwhelmingly white - but some professionals are pushing against the grain.
Anthony Williams, a prominent voice in the campaign for Windrush justice, has died in Jamaica after losing faith in the government of the country he once served.
The trailblazing MP was attacked by the Tories and silenced by the Speaker - but her own party has been keeping her in the cold for 11 long months, over hurtful remarks she has retracted long ago.
The dog whistles - and fog horns - about Muslims in Britain will only get louder as the general election approaches. The murkiness of what does and doesn't amount to Islamophobia is not helping.
The persistent denial of legal aid to Windrush compensation claimants is just the latest insult added to the injury -making tributes seem even more hollow.
NHS funding cuts are exacerbating inequalities in IVF outcomes - with Black women starting fertility treatment later, experiencing lower rates of success, and even being excluded altogether due to inaccurate metrics.
The parallels between the Post Office scandal and the Windrush scandal are clear. As the headlines die away, it’s all too easy for those in power to quietly revoke their promises. Windrush has shown us that public outrage can only ever be a starting point.
His writing felt like a door swinging wide open, light pouring in and illuminating new ideas where other poets seemed to put up barriers. Zephaniah will live on not only in his own works—but in the works of so many creatives he mentored, supported and inspired.
Brits can’t name a single Black British historical figure - with our flawed education system, this isn’t surprising.