Canberra Crescent Village Green - Fencing Planning Application Wednesday, 23 September, 2026 It was rather a surprise a few weeks ago to receive a planning application for the land at Canberra Crescent that is subject to a non-statutory public inquiry as a village green. It is of course privately owned, though seems a costly move. I spent last Saturday circulating details to nearby residents, along with details of how to raise their concerns. 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
Community Investment Fund A Growing Success.... 9th November 2018 It continues to be brilliant to go out and see the fab projects that the Community Investment Fund I launched a few years is supporting. On Friday I visited Our... Local News
Growing the city economy limits budget impact and shows Conservative ‘growth strategy is working’ 6th November 2018 Yesterday saw the launch of our budget process for the forthcoming 2019/20 financial year. Whilst the amount of money we receive from government continues to... Articles
Last Chance to Apply for Share of £3m Community Investment Fund 24th October 2018 I have had the pleasure over the last few months of meeting lots of the groups who have benefitted from the £3m Community Investment Fund we established in 2017... Local News
Poppies : Weeping Window - Stoke-on-Trent 3rd October 2018 One of the first campaigns I was involved with upon becoming Deputy Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, was the bid to host part of the iconic Tower of... Local News
Transforming Cities - Transforming Stoke? 3rd October 2018 Stoke-on-Trent is brilliantly positioned in the centre of the UK - perfectly situated to access the M6/M1/A50/A500, right on the West Coast mainline, and within... ArticlesLocal News
