Stoke-on-Trent arts group seeks help to turn vacant bank into creative hub

Longton-based Urban Wilderness CIC has taken a five-year lease on the vacant Barclays Bank building

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Businesses invited to explore bamboo’s potential at UK summit in Stoke-on-Trent

A major national summit exploring how bamboo could transform a range of industries is set to be held in Stoke-on-Trent

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

Forget-Me-Knot FC launches to support bereaved dads in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire

"This community has become a life saver for me and other men.”

Sep 26 • 

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New members’ club unveiled as bar aims to change Stoke-on-Trent’s drinking culture

“Stoke-on-Trent has never had a bar like ours," says Desire owner Dereece Gardner

Sep 23 • 

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August 2025

Brilliant Bamboo brings free two-day celebration to Stoke and Newcastle-under-Lyme

North Staffordshire will host two days of bamboo-inspired performance and play next week

Aug 22 • 

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Stoke-on-Trent city centre set to come alive with creativity at The Big Feast 2025

World-class acts will perform at 14 locations across Hanley

Aug 4 • 

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Bamboo bench honouring Stoke-on-Trent’s canal heritage goes on display in Hampshire

The bench was created by artist Spencer Jenkins as part of a Brilliant Bamboo project in Middleport

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

Brilliant Bamboo secures brownfield site in Stoke for pioneering parklet

The land was formerly occupied by the historic Minton factory.

Jul 11 • 

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June 2025

Stoke-on-Trent architecture firms merge to form new practice

The new business plans to recruit further staff in the coming months

Jun 12 • 

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May 2025

New murals celebrate Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic heritage and bamboo’s creative potential

The Brilliant Botanicals murals can be found in Stoke town centre.

May 2 • 

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April 2025

Staffordshire couple launch new CBD chocolate bar after move back from San Francisco

Joe and Gemma Wilde spent six months refining the chocolate bar's recipe

Apr 15 • 

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Help shape the future of historic fire-damaged Stoke-on-Trent pub The Leopard

The Burslem landmark sits on 'one of the most historically significant potbanks in the entire city'.

Apr 10 • 

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