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December 4th was Small Business Saturday. I spent the day visiting many great local small businesses, including pop up shops, market traders and a wide variety...

Recently I visited Pockets in Hanley and met with the staff to find out how the store is getting on. The staff had some great ideas for the city centre which I...

Today's feature for Tis the Season to Shop Local is Hanley Market Stalls. Shopping local is key to our local economy, whether it's popping into an independently...

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the children who sent me entries for the Christmas Card Competition. You can see a few of them here and some...

Today's feature for Tis the Season to Shop Local is Unit 1 Park Works in Hanley. They are a non-profit CIC and Stoke-On-Trent's first indoor skatepark for all...

On Saturday I stopped to chat with Peter who runs Brassingtons which is a family-run shoe shop, founded in 1901 and now run by the 4th generation of the...

Today's feature for Tis the Season to Shop Local is Say cheese in Stoke Indoor Market. They serve a large selection of Pies, Cheese, and Meats so if your...

Thank you to all the children from across Stoke-on-Trent Central who entered my Christmas Card competition. I was delighted that so many children entered the...

Recently I visited Stoke Market to meet Dot who sells hand-knitted clothes, from cardies and jumpers to romper suits and dresses, for all ages. If you're...