In 2010 Stoke-on-Trent had central government funding of £95 million a year. That’s now £27 million. It lost £270 million as a result.
Stoke-on-Trent's identity as both a city and the Six Towns can be confusing for non-Stokies. Here, Sarah, who directs the Six Towns Carnival, examines those identities as the area has changed over the decades
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
Membership is growing, and support for strikes is on the up. But they are not yet the united national force they could be.
The pandemic gave us the space to redress imbalances in our working lives. Is it time to rekindle the fight for a four-day working week?