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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.
Creative Stoke main Facebook group.
Over 350 members at April 2012!
Stoke on Flickr:
AREA OF COVERAGE:
Stoke-on-Trent
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Leek & Biddulph
Cheadle
Alsager
Keele
Stone & Mid Staffs.
Staffs. Moorlands
North Staffordshire
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Population of Stoke + Newcastle-u-L = 381,292.
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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.
 Visit the website...
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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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The Creative Stoke interview...
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POSITIVE NEWS from Stoke & North Staffordshire, noted elsewhere in the press & media:
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