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
Remembrance Sunday 2021 14th November 2021 After last year’s greatly reduced service, this year saw a return to the usual large turnout at Stoke-on-Trent’s civic Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Stoke... Local News
‘The Colour Room’ & Clarice Cliff put Stoke-on-Trent on the Map! 12th November 2021 This week sees ‘The Colour Room’, a film about Stoke-on-Trent ceramicist Clarice Cliff, open at cinemas across the country, with special local showings at the... Local NewsOpinions
See the (Stoke-on-Trent) Difference 5th November 2021 The last 18 months have kept many of us at home, or at least closer to home than usual - but during that time, a great deal has been happening across Stoke-on... Local News
Bus Back Better in Stoke-on-Trent 1st November 2021 We know that bus services are incredibly important to Stoke-on-Trent residents, and that even before Covid-19, public transport in the city was in decline... Local News
Stoke-on-Trent Brings Home Nearly £60m to ‘Level Up’ Small but Mighty City 27th October 2021 Huge excitement today to hear the Chancellor announce Stoke-on-Trent’s success in the budget - receiving three Levelling Up Fund bids (out of a possible 4)... Local News
Centre for Cities : What Urban Leaders Want From Levelling Up 26th October 2021 In advance of Thursday’s Spending Review, I was pleased to contribute to a Centre for Cities publication outlining what urban leaders want from the government’s... Opinions
£432k of Community Safety Improvements Heading for the City Centre 25th October 2021 Getting people back into our town and city centres is a key focus as we recovery from covid-19, we have some amazing independents as well as many well-known... Local News
Conservative Party Conference 2021 6th October 2021 After a year’s break due to Covid-19, the 2021 Conservative Party Conference was a welcome opportunity to once again raise the profile of our work in Stoke-on... Opinions
‘Lidice Shall Live’ - 79 years on 14th June 2021 Last week, I was honoured to join the Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, Cllr Dr Chandra Kanneganti, at a special event to commemorate the atrocities committed in... Local News
