Photographer, artist, writer, historian, explorer, animal lover, and nonconformist
This weekend is the very last chance to order the 2026 Stoke-on-Trent calendar. Pre-orders close on 1 December, then they go straight to print and will be posted out, so if you’ve been meaning to get one, now is the moment. A huge thank you to
Most of you never actually see my work. Across all platforms, I have over 76,000 followers as The Red Haired Stokie. On Facebook alone, I have nearly 40,000 followers, and I actually worked it out… on average, only 0.76% of you ever get shown my posts. Less
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Hanley, the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent, has had more than its fair share of bad press. Online, it’s often painted as a ghost town, a place that’s had its day. But that isn’t the full story. In this video, I take a walk through Hanley
Ask anyone in Stoke-on-Trent where potholes came from and you may hear the same answer: “Potters dug clay out of the roads and that is why we call them potholes.” It is a story that has been told for generations in the Potteries, but how much of it
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I’m so excited to share some incredible news – The Staffordshire Signal CIC, a project I created alongside my work as The Red Haired Stokie, has been shortlisted for Community Project of the Year at the LoveNUL Business Awards 2025. Out of more than 650 nominations, we’ve been chosen
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Oliver’s Mill in Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent, is opening its doors for Heritage Open Days. Built in 1909 by Oliver & Sons of Burslem, this Grade II listed flint mill was once home to three historic calcining ovens known as Jumbo, Middle and Office. These ovens fired flint stones
I sat down with Tim Heatley, founder of Capital&Centric, for a chat about their developments in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Did you know that Staffordshire is home to the oldest legible gravestone in England? Nestled in the peaceful churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Alstonefield, the gravestone of Anne Green, who died in April 1518, has survived over 500 years and remains clearly readable today. The gravestone is circular, with
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