Canberra Crescent Petition Goes to Stoke-on-Trent City Council Friday, 28 March, 2025 Yesterday, a meeting of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's councillors officially received the petition raised by local residents and supported by the Meir Park Residents Association and signed by over 1,100 residents. Lead petitioner Ali Dhatt was absolutely fantastic in putting forward the anger and frustration of residents, and it was great to see a number of residents in the public gallery. You can... Local News
Conservative Party Conference - An Interview with Rt Hon Robert Jenrick 4th October 2020 Conservative Party Conference this year was a virtual affair, and I was delighted to be asked by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Homes, Communities &... Articles
Read All About It? The Importance of Local Journalism in Stoke-on-Trent 12th August 2020 There’s an ongoing lingual gentrification battle in Stoke-on-Trent - it revolves around how certain words are pronounced, such as book, look and scone. As any... Opinions
Employment & Skills Recovery - LGA ‘first’ article August 2020 8th August 2020 Several weeks I was asked to be part of one of the panels at the Learning & Work Institute annual convention, speaking on behalf of the Local Government... Articles
‘Zero Tolerance’ on Flytippers Across Stoke-on-Trent 17th July 2020 There can be few spectacles more satisfying than watching the seized vehicle of a flytipper being crushed! Flytipping costs residents of Stoke-on-Trent hundreds... Local News
Bet365 Stadium made key Covid-19 regional testing centre 23rd May 2020 I’m absolutely delighted with the confirmation that the Bet365 stadium will become a nationally recognised regional testing centre. This follows a short but... Local News
Anything4Home to Relocate Distribution to Stoke-on-Trent 14th May 2020 Really pleased about the recent announcement from Anything4Home that they are bringing their distribution centre to Stoke-on-Trent, attracted by our great... Local News
Staffordshire Day 2020 - A Big Thank You to Stoke-on-Trent City Council Staff 1st May 2020 In recognition of the huge efforts put in by the staff of Stoke-on-Trent City Council in response to the Corona virus, I wrote and recorded a letter of thanks... Local News
Latest Coronavirus Updates *Updated Daily* 30th March 2020 The latest updates on Coronavirus in Stoke-on-Trent as a daily update. Thursday 13th May Recently, the sentinel reported that 'Pop-up Covid testing to be... Local News
Continuing to Push for Infrastructure Improvements 13th March 2020 Wednesday’s budget saw not only the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, call Stoke-on-Trent ‘the crucible’ of the UK, but also saw our ambitious infrastructure plans... Local News