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Guest post: Poetry, pints and open mics
Published on 9 Nov, 2012 at 13:12 in What's On? | Viewed 644 times | 2 Comments
For Andy Macdonald, Sundays just wouldn’t be Sundays in Stone without two events – Ben Owen’s open mic at The Star and the once-a-month Poems and Pints at The Swan. Here, Andy explains why you should give them a go… As a regular contributor to both events, I thought I’d provide a general overview...
Former Star landlord dies aged 86
Published on 20 Oct, 2012 at 14:35 in News | Viewed 306 times | No Comments
A former landlord of The Star pub has died aged 86. Vernon Gerrard ran the canal-side pub in the 1970s and was famous for wearing a Joule’s waistcoat every Christmas Day that had been specially made for him! Family friend Adele Leigh came across the waistcoat (pictured below) and lots of other Joule’s memorabilia...
Ben’s charity single for Donna Louise Trust
Published on 9 Oct, 2012 at 13:10 in Music | Viewed 302 times | 2 Comments
Stone singer-songwriter Ben Owen is donating all the proceeds from his new single Famous to the Donna Louise Trust. The single is available now from iTunes at 79p – click HERE to buy it – and all proceeds will go to the charity, which runs the Treetops children’s hospice at Trentham Lakes in Stoke-on-Trent....
In pictures: Flooding hits Stone
Thanks to Johua Cope, Matt Kenney, Penny Holland and Amara Pickerill for these photographs of flooding in and around Stone. The town certainly took a battering from the rain today – let’s hope this is as bad as it gets. As the photos show, the River Trent through Stone was swollen and bursting its...
Fire service appeal over flooding
Published on 6 Jul, 2012 at 17:25 in News | Viewed 655 times | No Comments
The fire service has urged people in Stone and across Staffordshire to only report flooding to them if people’s lives are at risk. The appeal has been made to help keep emergency lines free for serious incidents. A spokesman said this afternoon: “We urge people to monitor warnings given by the Environment Agency and...
Stone hit by flooding
Published on 6 Jul, 2012 at 14:28 in News | Viewed 2,329 times | 11 Comments
Stone was hit by flooding today as much of the Midlands was hit by a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours. The Star was flooded and the culvert opposite the pub was looking very swollen early this afternoon. Trentside Clinic was cut off by the flood water and Stafford Road was looking...
A little bit of a… football chant?!
Published on 10 Jun, 2012 at 21:18 in News | Viewed 271 times | No Comments
This is just mad! A Little Bit of Stone has a website, Facebook page and Twitter feed – and now it has its own football chant too! Players from Sunday league team Star FC were out on Saturday night after their end-of-season player awards. I’m really not sure what happened in the build-up to...
Stone pubs aim to be Best Bar None
Published on 30 Jul, 2011 at 11:19 in Food & drink | Viewed 312 times | No Comments
Eight pubs in Stone are hoping to become Best Bar None in a competition run by Stafford Borough Council. Fifteen premises from across the borough have entered ‘Best Bar None 2011’, a competition that is held in around 100 towns and cities up and down the country. The venues flying the flag for Stone...