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Will Alby Defeat The BNP Or Will The BNP Defeat Alby?


10 Mar 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
Mike Coleman & Alby Walker Interviews Now On-line Due to a technical issue we were originally unable to get the interview with Mike Coleman online. We have now rectified this. Alby Walker is a busy guy. He is contesting both the General and Local Elections as an Independent Candidate. He is likely to face opposition from his former colleagues in the British National Party.
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Cabinet Accept Strategic Partnership Recommendation


10 Mar 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
AUDIO WITH JVDL & BRIAN WARD NOW ONLINE! The Cabinet of Stoke-on-Trent City Council today accepted Chief Executive John van de Laarschott's recommendation to cease work towards the Strategic Partnership The partnership would have seen to transferal of up to 900 council staff to a private company that would have been situated in the proposed new Business District in Hanley.
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NSRP Times Up?

05 Mar 2010
Big question marks now hang over the future of the NSRP, its board and its management as the “Strategic Partnership”, the anchor tenant in the proposed business quarter, falls apart.
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Budget Day Exasperation

01 Mar 2010
I am sitting at my computer finally having calmed down after Thursday’s budget setting council. My incandescent rage that has slowly extinguished throughout the evening was sparked by the absolutely diabolical proceedings in the chamber this afternoon. To be honest my anger with the performance of many of my colleagues from the other council groups is unlikely to go away for a good while.
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40 Feet of Solid Steel to be swallowed simultaneously Worldwide


26 Feb 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
Ocean City MD, Hollywood CA, Orlando FL, Gatlinburg TN, Niagara Falls, New York City, and STOKE on TRENT! EVENT:International Sword Swallower's Day LOCATIONThe Circus of Horrors, Victoria Theatre. Hanley. Stoke on Trent. Saturday 27th February at 3pm. At 3pm on February 27 2010, Sword Swallowers around the world will attempt to swallow over 480 inches of steel swords at various locations worldwide for International Sword Swallowers Awareness Day.
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The Budget – Full Council 25th February 2010 [UPDATED]

26 Feb 2010
AUDIO INTERVIEWS NOW ONLINE! The purpose of this blog is to present an impartial account of what happened at the full council meeting. Details of the budget itself can be found in the reports pack for the meeting in the link below. Cllr MICK SALIH (Non-Aligned Group) asked as a point of information when the council sets the budget do all members present have not to be in arrears with their council tax?
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Stoke-on-Trent The History Of The Federation Of 6 Towns


22 Feb 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service’s Annual Day School next month will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the joining of the six pottery towns of Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke-upon-Trent, Fenton and Longton to form the new borough of Stoke-on-Trent. The popular Day School, now in its 12th year will take place on Saturday March 6 at Staffordshire University’s Stoke Campus from 10am to 4pm. A fascinating programme has been planned with a range of popular speakers.
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Statement On The Future Of Rudyard Lake


19 Feb 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
British Waterways, Rudyard Lake Limited and Rudyard Sailability are pleased to announce that, following a mediation process, all parties have agreed to work together to deliver a new facility for the disabled sailing charity at the lake. Although the exact details of the agreement will remain confidential all parties are now keen to move forward and to work together on the agreed solution.
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Street banners to highlight Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic future


16 Feb 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
Stoke-on-Trent’s world class ceramic brands are to be celebrated in a scheme to promote the city.  As part of the city’s World Capital of Ceramics status scores of colourful ceramic based designs are being put up on lighting columns along the Potteries Way. The designs use images of some of the city’s 350 ceramic based companies including world famous brands such as Wades, Wedgwood and Steelite International. 
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In Conversation - Talking To The 'Chief' - John Van de Laarschott


04 Feb 2010
Posted by Tony Walley
Here is the latest offering in our 'In Conversation' pieces. Today we managed to catch half an hour out of a very busy day in the life of Stoke-on-Trent's new Chief Executive John Van de Laarschott. As you will be aware if you read this site, I have been very impressed with John.
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