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
LGA Conference - Culture-led Regeneration: Achieving inclusive and sustainable growth 3rd July 2019 Being asked to share good practice is always a humbling experience - at the LGA Conference I was delighted to be asked to take part in a very well attended... ArticlesSpeeches
Personally Speaking : We’re Excited About Opportunities Ahead! 1st July 2019 My first Personally Speaking column for the Sentinel talks about the administration’s ambitions for the next four years, and a little bit about me! Just over 50... ArticlesOpinions
Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone Continues to Grow.... 22nd March 2019 As we come up to the third birthday of the awarding of Enterprise Zone status for our Ceramic Valley project, it’s great to see brownfield regeneration projects... Local News
Fighting the Scourge of Modern Day Slavery in Stoke-on-Trent 19th February 2019 A few months ago, the elected members of Stoke-on-Trent City Council united to support a motion calling for the end of Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking... Local News
Keele Deal | Culture 23rd January 2019 “It’s great to be here at Spode today, signing the Keele Deal for Culture, and to see so many familiar faces. I would like you to cast your minds back to... Speeches
Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire LEP Annual Conference 2019 - Growing the Economy of the Future 18th January 2019 “Thank you for inviting me to speak at today’s Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership AGM here at Uttoxeter Racecourse. I’ve been asked... Speeches
Spreading A Little Christmas Cheer! 12th January 2019 Pleased to be able to support the local campaign to reduce loneliness and isolation at Christmas, by linking the Up For Arts ‘Give An Extra Card’ project with... 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
