£20 million of Pride in Place Funding is Coming to Bradeley, Chell Heath, and Fegg Hayes

Plus 24 local heritage landmarks set to be revamped, initiative to tackle furniture poverty, is launched, and new High Sheriff of Staffordshire is appointed

Apr 27, 2026

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Good News 🎉

💰£20 million for Bradeley, Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes. The Pride in Place funding aims to revamp neighbourhoods, and a neighbourhood board and engagement groups are being set up to ensure the community plays a role in how the money is spent and is consulted on projects and priorities. If you want to get involved in an engagement group or tell the council how the money should be spent, visit the webpage. More details on Pride in Place can be found here.

There’s £20 million to spend on Bradeley, Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes. Join an engagement group and make your views heard. Pic: Freepik/pch.vector

🎖️THE KNOT’S PERSON OF THE WEEK – PRITPAL SINGH NAGI🎖️

There’s a new sheriff in town! For the first time since the post was established more than 1,000 years ago, the High Sheriff of Staffordshire is a Sikh, Pritpal Singh Nagi. The oldest secular office under the Crown exists at no cost to the public purse, and Pritpal’s shrieval duties will include giving support to the agencies of law and order, emergency services and local authorities, and providing encouragement to the voluntary sector, particularly where related to law and order. The local businessman has already stated that he is keen to support young offenders when they leave prison.

Pritpal Singh Nagi is the first High Sheriff of Staffordshire from the Sikh religion

💷 Supporting Savers in Stoke. Many savers want to build their savings while knowing they can still access their money if circumstances change. That balance is at the heart of Hanley Economic‘s Dual Access Saver. The account offers a competitive rate while allowing up to two withdrawals each year. This aims to help Stokies save with confidence, knowing their funds remain within reach if needed. The Dual Access Saver also supports savers both online and offline; more here.

With the Hanley’s Dual Access Saver, you can save and make withdrawals…

👷‍♀️ Apartment Living is Coming to Leek. It once produced textiles but Leek’s London Mill, which is currently derelict, is being converted into 28 apartment by a team that all hail from the Staffordshire Moorlands area. Scaffolding will soon go up around the former mill, which is based on Ashbourne Road, after works to secure and preserve the Grade II-listed building were completed in December. The 12-month project will create 21 one-bedroom and seven two-bedroom apartments, and they are slated to be ready around late 2026/early 2027.

Fancy living in Leek? London Mill is being transformed into 28 apartments

🛋️ New Initiative to Tackle Furniture Poverty. Nearly one in 10 adults in the UK is living in furniture poverty, which is defined as missing at least one essential furniture item. To combat this, a new reuse container has been introduced at Hanford Household Waste and Recycling Centre to help prevent bulky items from going to waste. Reusable items such as wardrobes, tables, chairs and sofas can now be placed in the designated reuse container on site. The items will then be collected by local charities and the council’s Care Leavers team to be redistributed to those in need. For more info on recycling and reuse, go here.

You can now drop off unwanted furniture items at Household Waste and Recycling Centre in Hanford for charities to pick up

⛲️ More Than 20 Heritage Moments Set to Be Revamped. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is restoring 24 iconic heritage monuments around the city. Each will get a share of a £240k restoration fund delivered in partnership with Re-Form Heritage and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding will support small but important monuments including war memorials, tombs, fountains and sculptures. Individuals and community groups can put forward sites they want to see restored, with more than 600 votes cast across over 200 submissions.

🥨 A word from Helen, editor/writer at The Knot

This year has started strong for Stoke, and the theme seems to be one of regeneration. From Capital + Centric’s Karparc development in Newcastle to news that work on Burslem Market is now up and running, it feels like the city is in a state of transition.

With Meir North and Bentilee and Ubberley already singled out for funding, Bradeley, Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes is also among 244 neighbourhoods across the UK that have been selected by the government for Pride in Place support. The cash can be spent on anything from providing new facilities to enhancing community spaces and will see up to £20 million spent in the area in the next 10 years.

The Bradeley, Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes neighbourhood board is currently being established, and when members of the board are confirmed, their profiles will appear here. Do you live in the area and want to be a part of it? There’s an email address if you have ideas, suggestions or questions.

Really Good News 🎉 Your favourite news from the last week

📚 £100 million Student Village to Open at Uni of Staffs: It’s set to debut in September
🍹 Cheers to Sunday Supper Clubs: join Two Doors Down on the night before the two May bank holidays on Monday: that’s 03/05 and 24/05…
🍻 Hanley Named Among Top 10 Pubs in UK: It’s thanks to pubs like The Coachmakers Arms, The Woodman, The Unicorn Inn and BottleCraft…

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