Author Archives: Jamie
Tots Plant Flowers For Award
Green-fingered tots have been among scores of volunteers who have been planting as fast as they can in an aim to win a Britain in Bloom award. The toddlers at Eastwood Neighbourhood Nursery have been taking part in a community project to transform the nearby Trent Mill Nature Park into a flowering success.
Read more...Baby Monkeys Delight Forest Visitors
There have been plenty of “ahhhs” from visitors to the Trentham Monkey Forest thanks to the arrival of three new babies. Staff at the forest are celebrating the new arrivals because the Barbary macaque monkeys are an endangered species.
Read more...Grandmother Is Weight Loss Champion
A grandmother is celebrating after losing a staggering seven stone in just over a year as part of an anti-obesity campaign. Joyce Conway, 64, weighed 19st when she joined the Lifestyle initiative organised by Stoke City Council.
Read more...Students See Their Art In The Pavements
Graphic design students have had their artwork put into pavements as part of a project to improve public spaces. Asphalt designs and plaques have been unveiled in the ground in Thornton Road in the city’s University Quarter after they were designed by the 15 students from Staffordshire University.
Read more...Sport Festival For Kids
Teenagers will spend a day teaching different sports to hundreds of primary school children as part a sporting festival in the city. The Top Link festival is taking place in Stoke for the eighth year running after its huge success in previous years.
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