North-Staffordshire memories

  • Stoke City memories

    Former councillor Fred Ball tells of his memories of Stoke City's League Cup win in 1972. The trophy was left behind and Fred duly took it home for safe keeping... and he has the photos to prove it. Video Copyright: Staffordshire Sentinel News & Media

  • Goldenhill memories

    Goldenhill residents Jim Dutton and Alma Morris remember a life of very little traffic, an abundance of shops and an unquestionable sense of community. The area went through massive re-development in the 1960s...

  • Linehouses memories

    Ted Simpkin, a former Linehouses resident, shares memories of his early life growing up in the area during the Second World War. The small group of houses was demolished in the 1950s and turned into a caravan park. Video copyright: Staffordshire Sentinel News & Media

  • Tragic miners remembered

    Edward John Geach was an eight-year-old boy in Cornwall in 1942 when a giant explosion ripped through Sneyd Colliery an event which later inspired his new life in the Potteries. He tells us his motives for moving to Stoke-on-Trent aged, just 14, to begin life working in the very same pit...

“It looks absolutely brilliant, as good as a new house! It makes me feel proud to live here. ”
Jamie Walker, Middleport
“I will be glad to go. It’s not a nice place to live... There’s no community left here any more. ”
Linda Coates, Middleport

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