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Source: Longton North Blog/Tom Reynolds. [caption id="attachment_1198" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="Cllr Tom Reynolds"][/caption] I’ve submitted the following questions to the Leader for the next ordinary Full Council. It will be interesting what Cllr Irving has to say on each of the issues. 1.

By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. A “news team” from a Stoke-on-Trent primary school has won a top communications prize – for the second year running. Pupils from Gladstone Primary School have been named the West Midlands winners in the government’s Make IT Happy Competition, and  received their award at a ceremony in London, along with a cheque for £1,200. Make IT Happy is an annual competition which looks at the positive and creative ways the UK’s primary schools use technology. Headteacher at

By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. Staffordshire's proposed Integrated Youth Support Service has completed a crucial stage in its development, with the agreement that control of Connexions Staffordshire Limited, which offers information and guidance to young people, will now be transferred to Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council. This step forward will facilitate the formation of a new Integrated Youth Support Service in both Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, which will see t

Audio Interview Now Online! By Tony Walley & Mike Rawlins. On Friday Mike Rawlins and myself went to interview Council Leader Ross Irving, it is a little over 3 months since Ross was voted in to the position of Council Leader.  We wanted to ask him  how he thought things were going and what the future holds. [caption id="attachment_7205" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Council Leader Ross Irving being interviewed by Tony Walley"][/caption] Since the council chamber recon

Source: PKB Blog [caption id="attachment_1121" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="Peter Kent-Baguley"][/caption] Tight corners generate dodgy language. Not surprisingly, it’s seldom in short supply at the Town Hall.

By Tony Walley. [caption id="attachment_1818" align="alignleft" width="75" caption="Tony Walley "][/caption] Because of, or in spite of - SERCO? This week has seen the publication of this years GCSE results. First off let us celebrate the fantastic achievement of our city's secondary schools.

By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. Eleven young people will begin their working lives next week as part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Trainee Apprenticeship scheme. All eleven will be working for Children and Young People’s Services.

Source: Children & Young People Now A BNP councillor has criticised council plans to put a children's centre in a school's grounds. [caption id="attachment_1067" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="Alby Walker - BNP Group Leader"][/caption] Alby Walker, councillor for Abbey Green in Stoke-on-Trent, said he didn't think the "type of people" visiting the centre were suitable for a residential area. He said: "There would be a drug helping service at the centre and it would be based in

At today's cabinet meeting, the Council Leader and his executive rejected a call from the Children & Young Peoples Overview and Scrutiny Committee to delay signing off proposals to reform secondary education in our city.

By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. Inspectors have confirmed that Staffordshire County Council keeps children safe and ensure they feel safe. In a recent inspection of council, health, police and community services across the county, a team from Ofsted met with a wide range of professionals, parents, carers and young people to make a judgment on local Safeguarding and Looked After Children services. The full inspection report was published today, Friday 7 August. The report states that overall, St