In a shock result which rendered the previously vociferous Labour Twitterati silent last night, City Independent candidate Jackie Barnes won the Springfields and Trent Vale by-election. The seat...
https://pitsnpots.co.uk/2012/07/city-independents-take-springfields-and-trent-vale-from-labour/
Well we are in to the final week of campaigning for the much sought after seat of Springfields and Trent Vale, all the main parties have been up here pounding the streets over the past few days. ...
My name is Harold Gregory, I live in Riverside Road, Trent Vale, and am married with 3 children, one attending St Joseph’s and one at St Teresa’s. I spent 20 years in the Army, serving in the...
Stoke-on-Trent Conservatives have today confirmed that their candidate in the forthcoming Springfields and Trent Vale byelection will be local father of 3 and former soldier Harold Gregory. Harol...
So the by-election has finally been called for the vacancy for Office of Councillor for the Springfields and Trent Vale ward, it’s only taken since 27 April. So now the ballot boxes are being b...
The best way to start a blog is often with a cliche. Look after the pennies, we are told, however contrast this to the claim often thrown at those in opposition – you’re missing the big pictu...
People join political parties for a variety of reasons, usually because of political views or sometimes because family and friends are members. However former councillor Ross Irving joined Stoke-...
https://pitsnpots.co.uk/2012/04/politician-reveals-how-he-was-brought-under-the-partys-influence/
Young people are often seen as disengaged in politics. However Jack Brereton is different. Rochelle Owusu-Antwi speaks to one of the only two Conservative councillors on the city council, and he ...
https://pitsnpots.co.uk/2012/04/in-minority-but-making-a-difference/
I met one of the Bamfords, it might have been Anthony, in the mid 1980s. I was being interviewed for the position of Magistrate. The interview took place at Fenton Court. Mr Bamford was intereste...
https://pitsnpots.co.uk/2012/03/anthony-bamford-and-corporate-dependency/
If you have read Bill Cawley's article on the site about David Cameron's use of the veto at EU negotiations last week, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the city might cease to exist as a viabl...
https://pitsnpots.co.uk/2011/12/camerons-use-veto-did-britain-proud/