News archive for Jul-Sep 2010
28 September 2010
Fegg Hayes Village Consultation Open Days
The 6 week consultation period has started for Fegg Hayes with three options to choose from for the area. There will be consultation open days from 9-4pm on 1 October and 9-1pm on 9 October at the Whitfield Valley Centre on Fegg Hayes Road.
Click here to read full news item25 September 2010
Stoke music festival hits the right note
The first Stoke Town Music Festival is set to launch this week – and everyone’s invited.
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Meir showhouses raise the roof
A show home which was unveiled in Woodville Road, Meir last week (September 17) proved an instant hit with prospective buyers.
Click here to read full news item22 September 2010
Reassurance for Galleys Bank Residents
Residents in the Galleys Bank area have been reassured that repair work will be carried out on a local property to test whether it can be made ‘mortgageable’.
Click here to read full news item14 September 2010
Family homes up for grabs from just £45k
Previously derelict and boarded up post-war semi-detached houses in Meir have been given a dramatic upgrade and transformed into desirable, contemporary family homes now available for sale via the government’s shared ownership scheme.
Click here to read full news item14 September 2010
Fun day chance to see final plans.
When RENEW holds the City Waterside Festival on Saturday September 18th it will be using this as an opportunity to invite people to see how the master planning teams have been working the area to bring regeneration down to street level.
Click here to read full news item13 September 2010
East meets west
East meets West this Sunday when the Stoke West and Oakhill Community Association holds a Sunday fun day celebrating the two cultures.
Click here to read full news item08 September 2010
Residents urged to explore city's heritage and future
Guided tours of four of Stoke-on-Trent’s historic towns will take place this month as part of the national Heritage Open Days programme.
Click here to read full news item07 September 2010
Red brick: green house
The consultation exercise for Port, Burgess and Harper Street in Middleport has begun in earnest and residents can now give their feedback about the scheme.
Click here to read full news item06 September 2010
Residents invited to estate inspection
The next estate inspection by Riverside will take place on Wednesday September 29th at 2pm
Click here to read full news item03 September 2010
Festival fun for City Waterside
RENEW North Staffordshire’s flagship development is gearing up for the highlight of its social year – the City Waterside Festival.
Click here to read full news item01 September 2010
Sun comes out to celebrate Meir anniversary
After a week of rain, wind and practically arctic conditions, residents were thrilled that the sun shone for them when they marked the first anniversary of Meir's community centre during a fun day at The Square on Friday August 27th.
Click here to read full news item27 August 2010
Grant success for Coalville residents
Funds to pay for Coalville residents’ Association to take trips and show films have been granted by Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Ward Fund for the area.
Click here to read full news item26 August 2010
New homes for City Waterside
Four national developers have been shortlisted to design and build around 100 new homes in the Canal Quarter.
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Parking proposals on view
Traffic and parking problems were discussed at the Meir Community Steering Group meeting on Thursday August 19th.
Click here to read full news item18 August 2010
Team chosen to revitalise historic town
The design team behind the popular Bristol waterfront development Temple Quay 2 are now set to breathe new life in to the heart of Stoke town centre.
Click here to read full news item17 August 2010
Residents get taste of growing their own food
Residents are being encouraged to grow their own fruit and vegetables in a project designed to get communities active and healthy.
Click here to read full news item16 August 2010
City council buys pottery site
Stoke-on-Trent Council has bought the historic Spode pottery site as part of plans to transform Stoke Town.
Click here to read full news item14 August 2010
Pilot house to be repaired - NOT demolished.
Members of the Galleys Bank Pilot Project Steering Group are currently talking to a number of organisations that provide insurance for mortgages.
Click here to read full news item13 August 2010
Children get new playing area
Weston Heights residents’ association is currently talking with its contractors, health and safety officers and insurers to try and keep the children’s play area on West Street open as long as possible.
Click here to read full news item12 August 2010
A fun free event for all the family.
A fun day for all the family is planned for The Square, Meir on Friday August 27th. Residents are invited to join in a variety of games and activities including karate sessons, football, bouncy castle, arts and crafts and much more. Refreshments will be provided.
Click here to read full news item04 August 2010
Green-fingered graduate helps residents grow their own
Keele geography graduate Alison Beech is now nearing the end of a seven-week stint with RENEW helping residents in Middleport to grow their own food and in the process become healthier and appreciate their environment more.
Click here to read full news item03 August 2010
Reports look at future for estate
Two reports examining the possible future of houses on the Galleys Bank estate have now been published.
Click here to read full news item02 August 2010
Repair plans may make mortgages easier
A meeting between Galleys Bank Community Steering Group and consultants Michael Dyson Associates took place on July 26th to give members the opportunity to ask more questions about possible repair options on a pilot house on the estate.
Click here to read full news item28 July 2010
Meir meeting hears traffic management options
Traffic and parking problems were discussed at the Meir Community Steering Group meeting on Thursday July 22nd.
Click here to read full news item27 July 2010
Factory move increases staff by 50 per cent.
A relocation grant has helped a Shelton company increase its workforce by 50 per cent. Olympus Engineering Ltd used to operate out of a small two-storey former pottery factory in Hanley but has been helped to move to much bigger, state-of-the-art premises in Shelton thanks to a grant from Reroot – RENEW’s innovative business relocation grant.
Click here to read full news item27 July 2010
Meir primary pupils in film premiere
Primary school children in Meir have made a film about regeneration of their community.
Click here to read full news item26 July 2010
Original residents get new home where old one was
The last of the original residents on the Coalville estate have now moved into their brand new house – on exactly the same spot as their old one.
Click here to read full news item20 July 2010
Budding artists win UniQ contest
As part of the ongoing consultation process for the UniQ development area, RENEW recently held a design competition asking budding artists to illustrate gateways into the area. Four prizes have now been awarded.
Click here to read full news item19 July 2010
Reroot money means big expansion for Shelton firm
A Shelton building company has trebled its number of employees - including new apprentcies - thanks to a grant from Reroot. And further expansion is likely with orders coming from Europe.
Click here to read full news item16 July 2010
Steel posts highlight past and welcome future
A pattern of futuristic-looking steel tubes now adorn Ivy House Road which is situated off Bucknall New Road, the eastern entrance into the City Waterside Development Area.
Click here to read full news item15 July 2010
Last chance to have your say!
An exhibition was displayed at a community consultation event held on Wednesday July 14th at Staffordshire University. If you were unable to attend, or attended but have not yet given your feedback, there is still a chance to do so.
Click here to read full news item13 July 2010
Housing update for Meir Steering Group
The next meeting of the Meir Community Steering Group will be held at 7pm on Thursday July 22nd at The Square, Meir.
Click here to read full news item08 July 2010
Exhibition of UniQ street plans
If you’re curious about how plans to develop the streets around the University Quarter are going, and would like to give feedback, now’s your chance.
Click here to read full news item06 July 2010
Family frieze brightens entrance to city.
Artwork featuring three generations of the same family has now gone up at the entrance to Bucknall New Road. Jean Ashby, 71, who lives in Seymour Street with her husband Albert, donated pictures of her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents for the frieze family theme.
Click here to read full news item05 July 2010
Sale of pub is completed
The sale of a pub in Cobridge was completed this week. The Portland Inn, at the corner of Century Street and Portland Street, has been acquired by RENEW as part of the Voluntary Acquisition Programme.
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