Meir Park Village Green Campaign Residents always tell me they love our area due to the beautiful surroundings - nice places to walk and green spaces to enjoy. Ensuring we keep Meir Park a...
Let's Get Double Yellow Lines in Catchems Corner Over the last few years, I've had a number of residents contact me raising concerns about the impact of vehicles parked on Caverswall Lane and the bend into...
We Are Levelling Up Stoke-on-Trent The Government’s Levelling Up agenda has been front and centre in recent months, presenting Stoke-on-Trent with the opportunity to put forward 4 bids for the...
Powering Up Stoke-on-Trent New city prospectus aims to make Stoke-on-Trent litmus test for Government’s ‘levelling up’ ambitions A new prospectus has been launched to help secure...
Poppies: Weeping Window - Stoke-on-Trent One of the first campaigns I was involved with upon becoming Deputy Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, was the bid to host part of the iconic Tower of...
Stoke-on-Trent’s Shortlisted Bid for UK City of Culture 2021 A national competition that carried with it huge potential... win or lose. When I first suggested we bid, people laughed - but getting to the final five changed...
Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone In 2010, Stoke-on-Trent failed to secure one of the government’s flagship Enterprise Zones. When a second opportunity arose in 2015, I was determined we would...