In the latest of our series highlighting the virtues of tribute acts I get to chat to Cassidy Jansen who performs the music of Carole King. To be honest she isn't just a tribute act because Cassidy has had King herself write a track for her debut album. She is currently on tour. She is also an Olivier award winner and in this show she honours the music of icon Carole King who she played for two years in 'Beautiful: […]
The majority of parents in Staffordshire will find out today (April 16) that they have been allocated their first-choice primary school. Nearly 95 per cent of parents will find out that they have been allocated a place at their top preferred primary school, with more than 99 per cent being offered one of their top three. The national average last year was 92.6% for 1st preferences. Figures revealed today show that out of a total 8,517 places allocated, 8,089 received […]
David Graham Productions’ legendary character ‘Eric’ returns to the New Vic later this year with two brilliant new shows. Eric In Downtown Abbey and Spend, Spend, Spend Eric are filled with lots of laughter and sensational musical merriment and see the return of a much-loved character to the New Vic stage. Eric In Downtown Abbey opens at the theatre on Saturday 22 August until Saturday 5 September and transports audiences into the remote Staffordshire countryside where Eric and his loyal […]
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue are reminding residents to avoid burning household and garden waste after we attended several controlled burns recently. Crews were called at 5.50pm on Sunday (12 April), to a home in the Garmelow area of Stafford following reports of a controlled burn which had spread to a fence. The fire was out when crews got to the scene, but the occupier had suffered a minor burn which did not require medical treatment. On Tuesday 7 April, crews […]
New Vic Theatre’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, Bryan Carnes MBE, has announced he will be standing down from the role at the end of 2026, concluding almost 25 years of dedicated service to the theatre, in a year that marks the theatre’s 40th anniversary. After joining the Board as a Trustee in May 2001, Bryan was appointed Chair in September 2015, providing leadership, strategic vision, and an unwavering commitment to the theatre’s mission over the course of the […]
With Councils across England now required to collect food waste each week, the District Council has announced that preparations are underway to commence this service in the Moorlands at the end of June when residents will need to present any food waste separately from garden waste. At the same time, the Council and its waste and recycling collection partner Alliance Environmental Services (AES) will be introducing an opt-in subscription scheme for collecting household garden waste. Everyone wishing to continue to […]
A woman, who hit 80mph on a 60mph road in Cheadle before crashing, has been jailed. Faye Dawson, 50, from Cheadle, was sentenced to one-year-and-two-months in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court recently, after pleading guilty to dangerous driving at a previous hearing. She was also disqualified from driving for four years-and-seven months. It happened on Friday 7 March last year when Dawson lost control of the Vauxhall Corsa she was driving on Delphouse Road. There were five passengers in the car […]
It is ten years since Sunny Afternoon made its first UK tour and I was unable to catch a performance at that time. My friend constantly teased me for missing that opportunity as he thought that the show was never likely to do the rounds again. I am so glad that he was wrong because this is a piece of musical theatre that is well worth waiting for. Whether you are an avid follower of the Kinks or just love […]
Welcome to the Easter edition of A View from the Wings. We don't hear the lovely Carol Lovatt this week as she's a little under the weather but hopefully she will be back in time for the next episode. We've dragged Tony 'the Wizz' Walley from his technical duties to co-host with the legend that is Dave Stringer. On this weeks episode we her interviews with Jospeh O'Brien who plays Stoke-on-Trent's favourite son Robbie Williams in a brand new tribute […]
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