People Power Halts Meir Park Telegraph Poles! Wednesday, 22 July, 2026 Some fantastic news! Earlier today I received a call from BT Openreach following my recent letter to their Chief Executive, which I delivered - along with our petition - to their headquarters in London last week (you can see a short montage of this on an earlier post). This was the result of a month of collecting signatures, after weeks of residents sending in complaints and concerns. In short, BT... Local News
Goods Yard Fest! 9th April 2023 Absolutely brilliant to see so many people at Goods Yard Fest today, a free festival in Stoke by the site of the city’s newest neighbourhood, and in the shadow... Local News
Housing Revolution Moves a Step Closer in Hanley 29th March 2023 If you’ve driven up Bucknall New Road recently, you’ll have seen the work underway to demolish the low rise blocks of flats here. Having visited a number of... Local NewsOpinions
Our ‘Stronger Together through Winter’ support campaign 14th September 2022 Today, I announced the work that Stoke-on-Trent City Council will be undertaking to support residents through the cost of living challenges. Alongside support... Local News
The Goods Yard Gets Underway 14th September 2022 After a hectic few weeks, great to confirm that Bowmer + Kirkland have been appointed as contractors for the Goods Yard, the first of our Levelling Up projects... Local News
‘Silicon Stoke’ in LGA ‘First’ Magazine 8th September 2022 Our ‘Silicon Stoke’ agenda continues to go from strength to strength, and building on our slot in the Innovation Zone at this summer’s LGA Conference, I was... Articles
Born in Stoke-on-Trent - the JCB Pothole Pro 2nd December 2021 Several years in the making, over the last few years we’ve been proud to first introduce and then road test the JCB Pothole Pro here in Stoke-on-Trent. And now... Local News
Plans Submitted for The Goods Yard 26th November 2021 What a tremendous year it’s been for The Goods Yard development in Stoke - we announced our partnership with Capital & Centric early in 2021, and of course were... Local News
Stoke-on-Trent’s Community Safety In The Spotlight - For Everyone 25th November 2021 Community safety has been rather in the focus over the last 18 months, with Stoke-on-Trent securing a significant amount of cash through the Safer Streets... Local NewsOpinions
The MJ Comes To Stoke-on-Trent - ‘Selling Stoke’s Narrative’ 25th November 2021 It’s always nice to get positive coverage in the sector press - especially talking about the long way we’ve come recently in Stoke-on-Trent. Thank you to The... Articles
