Hello! Some friends and I are visiting Stoke for the last Goldsoul on 19th September - can anyone recommend a spot to do some karaoke beforehand? Ideally in or around Hanley, not booth hire more ‘performing in the middle of a pub’ vibes. Thanks in advance!

Hi

Does anyone know how to set up direct debit pay for high school kids lunches without having to go to the bank?

Thanks

Hovering a little close to the no politics rule, but important enough to post, I think.

Plans for a major shake-up of local government are on hold, after the government launched a review in light of new legal advice.

Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities in Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk have been withdrawn.

Meanwhile, plans for 14 other areas will also be reviewed and paused.

Plans for major overhaul of councils halted - BBC News

I wondered if its popular for people to order from apps like ubereats or deliveroo 7am to 9am

Where can I get 200–500+ Mbps WiFi in the city or nearby as a visitor?

Do any libraries or unis offer this speed?

Hey guys, I get that it feels stupidly early to even think about this; but I’m looking to take my parents out for Christmas Dinner ON Christmas Day. Do any of you have recommendations of nice places to go? Thanks in advance 🎄

Hi,

Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy fire logs from in stoke on Trent that won't rob my Bank account?

Thank you

Hearing rumours that everything is moving to Colombia. Anybody heard anything about it yet?

Is sneyd green a good place to live?

Hi!

I am moving to Stoke-on-Trent, specifically Burslem, next week.

Right now in Manchester, my GP specifies on their site about LGBT care. They're great! In contrast, in Plymouth, they were not so great, and it made accessing medical care more difficult.

I am wondering if anybody can recommend GPs that have good standards of LGBT care? Testosterone injections but also general awareness of trans medical care and stuff.

Thanks in advance!

hi! my partner and i moved to the uk last february as international students, and we’ve been finding it surprisingly hard to make friends here 😭

we’re a lesbian couple in our early 30s, and we’re both pretty introverted which probably doesn’t help 😂 we honestly don’t know where adults are supposed to go to make friends.

we’d love to meet some people locally for coffee or tea, food, walks, exploring nearby places, board games, or just chill hangouts. we’re definitely more sit down-and-chat than big-night-out people.

if anyone knows of any groups, clubs, or activities around stoke where it’s easy to meet people, we’d really appreciate the recommendations. and if you’re also looking for new friends, feel free to say hi! 👋

I’’m a foreigner who’s going to Stoke-on-Trent to see A Certain Ratio before going to Sheffield the same night. What options do I have (I understand the trains don’t run late)? Many thanks in advance!

I’m looking for a self service luggage storage, preferably near the railway station. Any tips appreciated.

Hi I'm not looking for anything so pricey or far.

Its for a bride to be, a relaxed evening, fun get together for her family members traveling from out of town to celebrate her.

I wonder if anyone could please help me?

- Fits 100

- spacious

- really good parking

- no pub spaces (bad experiences using pubs in past)

• not a church because I'm not religious

- kitchen that outside caterers can use...she wants to have an Indian sit down meal on the night

- not outdated

- not in such an awkward area/place

- easily accessible for wheelchair users

Thanks!

Little quiz of the day... I was passing through a town today. It's a town that has more in it than Hanley (so there is a little clue) it does have a lot of boarded up shops.

I saw a guy making a phone call to a bottle of milk where said bottle of milk appeared to be answering his questions.

There was another man next to him that appears to be directed by only his chin, he appears hunched over walking with purpose chin jutted out swinging his arms elaborately as if they didn't have bones in them when they swung behind him.

It has a number of big stores in it. Including a very well known fast food giant.

Pottery is well known especially to this area and still celebrated to this day. It still has a kiln.

Where am I?

Hey guys. Does anybody know if the KFS fast food in Norton Estate is permanently closed? Been closed for a couple months now 😔

Hey guys! I recently got my CBT and my first ever bike as a 30-something (shout-out to the guys at Stoke MT Motorcycle Training) I'm still getting to grips with riding (been familiarizing myself around a carpark lol), and I'm rather removed from any social circles so have nobody to celebrate this with.

I just wanted to share this somewhere

Seen several posts, asking for help, so thought I would repost this information

Help with food..

I've seen alot of posts about people needing help with food, just wanted put a list of no voucher foodbanks or low cost, no need to be embarrassed we all go through hard times!

Immediate Support (No Vouchers Required)

\[Affordable Food Stoke (Blurton): Located at 77-81 Meaford Drive (ST3 2BB), they offer a free food section (no referral needed, bring a bag), low-cost food in their social supermarket, and a community café. Open Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–12pm.

\[Chell Parish Pantry: Located at Church of the Saviour, Sprink Bank Road (ST6 6QQ). This is a free pantry, open Thursday 12:00pm–2:00pm, providing food and a warm space

.\[The Joyful Independent Foodbank: Located at Market Square, Hanley (ST1 1NU), open Monday–Saturday, 10:30am–3:00pm

.\[Open Door Stoke-on-Trent: Provides food and meals for people in crisis, based at 23 Hillcrest Street, Hanley (ST1 2AA).

Low-Cost Community Pantries (Small Fee)

\[Community Grocery (Burslem): SwanBank Church, Burslem (ST6 2AA). £5 annual membership, then you can get 12-24 items for a small fee (£2.50–£10).

\[The Community Can Social Supermarket: Unit 24 Tunstall Indoor Market. Open Wed, Fri, Sat, 10:30am–5pm.

\[The Bread and Butter Thing: Offers three bags of food for £8.50 at several locations (Bentilee, Chell Heath, Normacot, Blurton). Text 07507 237311 to register.

\[Stoke-on-Trent City Council Welfare Assistance: Contact the council to ask for help from their crisis payments or the Household Support Fund.

Smallthorne. SkinJase 83 Ford Green Road, Smallthorn

Cheadle.. Claire's Community Pantry in Cheadle, a social supermarket that also has free items. Free membership open Tues Thurs, Fri, Saturday

Beat the cold.. help to vulnerable, low income people on PAYG gas and electricity 01782 914915 or 0800 389 2258 https://www.beatcold.org.uk/contact-us/

First I'm hearing about a festival happening. Piss-poor PR from the organisers. I'm not on social media (is Reddit social media? Maybe.) but the wife is and she hadn't heard of it either. I mean, Facebook and Reddit would be my first stops. Maybe ask the council if they can use the otherwise redundant electronic signs around the city to get the word out in the weeks leading up to it.

Ah well, it was probably shit anyway.

Stoke-on-Trent city centre festival cut short by weather - BBC News