Stoke-on-Trent Brings Home Nearly £60m to ‘Level Up’ Small but Mighty City

Levelling Up Stoke-on-Trent

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), plus £2.7m of Community Renewal Funding also.

You can find more details in the Campaign sections, however you can find links to local coverage in the Sentinel (including Community Renewal Fund), BBC News Online, plus an interview I did with Cross Rhythms Radio.

Canberra Crescent Village Green - Fencing Planning Application

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.