Lifestyle & Leisure - Page 26

A new centre celebrating a famous son of a historic North Staffordshire town has taken a major step forward. 

More than 100 adults and children will receive emergency support through a foodbank after a collection day was held with the help of employees at business water retailer Water Plus. 

Alton Towers Resort has announced it will be creating more than 1,000 seasonal jobs as the resort gets ready for the next year’s season. 

A £2 million project to improve a five-and-a-half-mile stretch of the 246-year-old Trent & Mersey Canal in Burton is underway.   

The family behind a North Staffordshire ice cream parlour has been given the green light to continue trading. 

An independent coffee shop chain is preparing to open the doors to its latest store in Stoke-on-Trent. 

A farm park attraction has invested £250,000 into a new Christmas experience, creating 30 seasonal jobs. 

Consuming caffeine before a match may help footballers improve the accuracy of their passes but can have a negative impact on tactical play and other skills, new research has found. 

Councillors have agreed to a multi-million-pound deal to buy out partners in the new Lichfield cinema development.