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

At the height of production, Stoke-on-Trent supported 70,000 jobs in the ceramics industry, earning its moniker the Potteries.   
 

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

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