Pits 'n' Pots News

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.

Young people from Moorland Park Youth Centre will be showing off the results of a recent project to highlight alcohol abuse next week. Walls at the community centre have been decorated with graffiti, painted by youngsters attending workshops, and will be unveiled next week, with the artists signing their names on their creation. The project was based around highlighting alcohol abuse and raising awareness of the dangers of under age drinking, which is one of the issues in the area.

Stoke Central Conservative PPC Norsheen Bhatti and the local party intend to stand up for the local pub community and support The Coachmakers campaign against it's proposed closure. Recent figures show that a net 3,690 local pubs have closed under Labour. On top of Gordon Brown’s above-inflation rises in alcohol duty imposed in the Budget local pubs will face above-inflation hikes in their Rateable Values – and thus their tax bills. According to the tax inspectors’ guidance features such as pool

Burslem's Bulls Head is - quite rightly - well known on the local pub scene. It could be said that it shares the title of the town's jewel in the ale crown with The Leopard, although it may be the case that the latter just about beats the Bull's Head - albeit by the slightest of margins. The Bulls Head is to be found in the centre of Burslem and within easy walking distance of the town's other pubs.