Mayoral Delays Expose the Chaos Behind Labour’s Devolution Plan Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 The news of delays to the mayoral elections for Essex, Hampshire and other areas has rightly led to a few raised eyebrows within local government. But as well as having an impact in the directly effected areas, the implications of these actions should be on the radar of all other areas currently in the devolution process and heading towards a combined authority. It was always an ambitious agenda... Local News
Launching the Light Night Challenge! 12th January 2019 As part of Light Night Stoke-on-Trent, we are encouraging residents right across the city to light up their house, place of work, or even their street! To... Local News
Personally Speaking : A Blooming Great Year! 11th January 2019 One of the biggest and best events for me last year was being part of the Poppies: Weeping Window at Middleport Pottery. I first became involved in the project... ArticlesOpinions
Stoke-on-Trent Canal Improvements Celebrated at Midlands Waterway Event 10th January 2019 I was delighted to be asked to speak at the Canal and River Trust Annual Public Meeting about the improvements we have made to the 15 miles of canal network... Local News
West Midlands Canal & River Trust Public Annual Meeting - Birmingham 10th January 2019 “The link between Stoke-on-Trent and the canals goes back to the two fine North Staffordshire gentlemen, Josiah Wedgwood and his friend, James Brindley, who... Speeches
Growing the Local Economy 2nd January 2019 You might recall this little piece on our recent work to keep the Stoke pound in Stoke. Interesting today to see that my tweets about council services have been... Local News
Coverage of Light Night Launch 24th November 2018 Some good coverage of the Light Night Stoke-on-Trent launch, including an interview with BBC Radio Stoke! Local News
Secretary of State for Defence Visits Potteries Museum to See Historic Banner 23rd November 2018 It is always a pleasure to welcome government visitors to Stoke-on-Trent, but there are few occasions when this manages to chime so nicely with a number of... Local News
Launch of #SoTCulture & Light Night Stoke-on-Trent 23rd November 2018 What an absolute pleasure to be able to launch Light Night Stoke-on-Trent at Burslem’s old town hall, alongside the new #SoTCulture hashtag. Read my speech from... Local NewsSpeeches
Armistice Day 2018 11th November 2018 I am sure I am not alone in noticing that, in recent years, the numbers attending Armistice Day have grown year by year. For the last few years, I have been... Local News
