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 FEATURED FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2012:

 Listen to the sound of Stoke!  All The Young, the Stoke-on-Trent four-piece band, have released their debut album.  The album Welcome Home was released in April 2012 on Warner Bros. Records, as part of a massive six-album deal.

 After touring with the likes of Morrissey, the band is now set for a huge national headline tour — tickets are on sale now, and the tour runs from 28th May — 7th July 2012.

 "... rousing, anthemic songs" — The Sunday Times.

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LOCAL NEWS:

15th April 2012:

STOKE POTTERY PLANS TO DRAW 20,000 A YEAR
Plans to transform a heritage ceramics factory in Burslem are set to boost annual visitor numbers by more than 20,000. Middleport Pottery is one of the last working Victorian potteries, and it recently attracted a £7.5 million investment from the Prince Charles Regeneration Trust. 50 new jobs are also expected at site. The expansion is expected to be complete by Spring 2014.

31st March 2012:

LEEK GETS SUPERFAST BROADBAND
BT's Infinity "up to 100Mbs" fast broadband package should now be available in Leek and Stafford, from 31st March 2012. The new service offers a roughly 38Mbps real-world download speed, and a 9.5Mbps uplink.

30th Nov 2011:

NEW ARTS CENTRE OPENS IN LEEK
The privately-funded Leek Foxlowe Arts Centre will open on the evening of 2nd Dec 2011. The landmark building will re-open with an art exhibition, and the cafe is set to open on Wednesday 7th December.

14th Sept 2011:

NEW ARTISTS' STUDIOS IN CONGLETON
 Chris Godber has taken over the Edwardian Electric Picture House in Congleton, and is putting in artists' studios and an exhibition space. The project is supported by a £400 grant from Congleton Town Council. Chris and his friends hope to have the new venue open by the end of 2011.






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AREA OF COVERAGE:

Stoke-on-Trent
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Leek & Biddulph
Cheadle
Alsager
Keele
Stone & Mid Staffs.
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Population of Stoke + Newcastle-u-L = 381,292.

Featured project: Barewell.  Photo by Creative Stoke Creative Stoke Interview: Richard Pekar.
 FEATURED SPACE:
 Barewall gallery.

 Barewall is perhaps the leading selling art gallery in North Staffordshire, with a commitment to showing the finest authentic local art from as host of local names such as Rob Pointon, Denise O'Sullivan, and many more.

Barewall can be found in the heart of the Stoke-on-Trent town of Burslem, with the shop and studio conventiently sited just behind the Town Hall.  

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 THE CS INTERVIEW:
 Richard Pekar.

 Burslem-based Richard Pekar, founder of the North Staffordshire Hungarian Association, has made a film of his father's heroic escape from the horrors of socialism. In 1957 his father crawled through miles of frozen mud, barbed wire and land mines to escape. He eventually settled in Stoke-on-Trent. The Last Train to Budapest was made for £10,000, with a £6,000 National Lottery grant.  

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Prototype A member of Stoke band Friends of Ken checks out the new bArts web site at the launch event.
 PROJECT SPOTLIGHT:
 Prototype magazine.

 The Stoke-on-Trent new Prototype magazine is now officially on sale to the public. Subscriptions are £8 for 4 issues. Some advertising space is still available in the second issue. A Kindle edition of the first issue is also available. The magazine is aimed at the 18-24 age group. The official launch party is on 15th May 2012, at the Old Brown Jug, Newcastle-under-Lyme.



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 Forthcoming events.

 Happening in North Staffordshire during the Spring of 2012: 

The launch of the new Cre8Net creative training sessions for North Staffs creatives; the launch of the new Electric Picture House arts space and studios at Congleton; the 6th anniversary party for AirSpace; the Staffordshire Marketing Academy launch; the launch of a new city-wide FM radio service; and more!

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FRONT-PAGE ARCHIVE:

Previous interviews:  

| Mark Wood |
| The Frink School |
| Dazed/Benny Browne |
| Frontline Dance |
| Dan Hopkins |
| Paine Proffit |
| Richard Pekar |

Recent photo sets:  

The Stoke-on-Trent Ceramics Biennial 2011

Staffs Uni M.A. Fine Art show 2010

Light Night in Hanley, Nov 2010

Older photo sets:  

Behind the Scenes at the GEMS theatre shows Aladdin and Dazzle

The doors of Stoke's terraced houses

'Love Ties' public art launch

Folk in Stoke Festival

Stoke Sanity Fair

North Staffs Open Studios 08

Conjunction AirSpace gallery launch event

The Stoke-on-Trent Ceramics Biennial 2009

Creative Approaches to Local Issues - a successful £100,000 arts project funded by Advantage West Midlands and involving ten community groups working with a local artist. Photo Gallery & PDF publication.

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