Professor Ray Johnson MBE and Malcolm Hawksworth of Titanic Brewery at the launch of a new documentary on the Titanic. Film maker Ray Johnson has made a new documentary to mark the centenary of the launch of the Titanic. The film is sponsored by Titanic Brewery, Stoke-on-Trent. The brewery is named in honour of Captain Edward Smith, Master of the …
Attwood Create Centre of Excellence for Industrial Deafness Cases
Industrial deafness experts Attwood Solicitors are to hold a free hearing advice day at their new Burslem office. And the forward thinking solicitors’ practice is creating a one stop shop hearing centre at the St John’s Square office. The office will be the company’s hearing headquarters, with audiologists Hear4U working alongside solicitors and regular surgeries with GP and industrial injury …
Marathon man Phil in the running for Olympic honour
A radio station has joined friends and social media users in a campaign for marathon fund raiser Phil Thomas to lead the Olympic torch parade through Stoke-on-Trent. Phil, of Etruria, raised over £1,000 for the city’s Treetops children’s hospice in 2010 by completing six half marathons in six days. And he has kept up the fund raising marathon by encouraging …
Celebration of new Stoke-on-Trent village life
Stoke residents old and young will come together in a celebration to mark the completion of an £18 million, state-of-the-art, housing development. Staffordshire Housing Association’s West End Village, off London Road, Stoke, provides high quality accommodation for older residents. It is also a major regeneration project for the town of Stoke – which has received government funding of £7.2m through …
NEW DOCUMENTARY AND COMMEMORATIVE ALE TO MARKS THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAUNCH OF THE TITANIC
A limited edition beer has been produced in a souvenir Wade ceramic bottle to commemorate the centenary of the launch of the legendary ocean liner, RMS Titanic. Staffordshire’s Titanic Brewery has also commissioned award winning film maker Professor Ray Johnson to complete a documentary film lovingly recording the story of the Titanic in the words of the shipbuilders, crew and survivors …
CELEBRATION OF FOLK AND ALE – AND SEA SHANTIES IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE
Music and real ale fans are gearing up for a three day special event in the North Staffordshire countryside. Carl and Sarah Smith who own The Gresley Arms are staging the first free FolknAle Festival, in association with John and Pauline Lovekin and their many local folk music friends and Titanic Brewery. The event will run from Friday, 20 May …
PIPER HULSE ON THE MOVE AS MARATHON MAN TIM RAISES THOUSANDS OF POUNDS FOR CHARITY
Guests helped to raise £4,000 for the Support Dogs charity as accountancy practice Piper Hulse celebrated a move into new offices. Tim Hulse launched the firm in his home town of Eccleshall 18 months ago. Now the business has cemented its commitment to the Staffordshire town by opening a larger office on Eccleshall’s High Street. Piper Hulse marked the move …
m-viron customers hope to dial up Potters’ cup success
Phone company customers will be backing Stoke City in their bid to win the FA Cup on Saturday. For Staffordshire based M-viron has pledged to pay back all money spent in its Stone store if the Potters triumph in the Wembley final. Managing Director Sarah White says she will be rooting for Stoke City even though she stands to lose …
Sun Shines to Scoop Pub of the Month Award
A popular Stafford pub is celebrating an award from beer lovers less than a year after it re-opened. The Sun Inn has been named as Pub of the Month for May by Heart of England CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale). The Lichfield Road pub re-opened in July 2010 after being bought and restored to its former glory by Staffordshire …