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Stoke-on-Trent is a city in Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England. The city is a modern federation of six much older towns forming a linear city almost twelve miles long with an area of 36 square miles.

Stoke-on-Trent is situated approximately half-way between Manchester and Birmingham and the city adjoins the town and borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, which is administered separately. Together they form a conurbation with a population in excess of 360,000.

Unlike most English cities, Stoke-on-Trent's council is led by a directly-elected mayor; the first was Mike Wolfe (independent) then, from May 2005 to date, Mark Meredith (Labour Party)[1]. The city is the only one of the twelve English districts with elected mayors to use the mayor and council manager system rather than the mayor and cabinet system.






			shopping Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley) now offers a quality shopping experience, and is a vibrant and lively entertainment centre. Dominated by The Potteries Shopping Centre, the City Centre has all the high street names, plus many unique independent retailers and a large, busy indoor market. The other five towns of Stoke-on-Trent also have indoor and outdoor markets and local shops, each town having its own distinct atmosphere. Freeport Outlet Shopping Mall, on the outskirts of the City, has discount designer outlets selling everything from big name fashion brands to kitchenware.

				entertainment theatres Stoke On Trent Repertory Theatre Leek Road, Stoke On Trent, ST4 2TR Regent Theatre, Piccadilly, Hanley, Stoke on Trent ST1 1PA New Victoria Theatre, Etruria Road, Basford, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 0JG Creative Arts Theatre 23 Corran Road, Stafford, ST17 9QG cinemas Village Cinema, The Square, High Street, Newcastle, Staffordshire Odeon Cinema, Etruria Road, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5SN Apollo Cinema (3 Screens), Newport Rd, Stafford ST16 2HH attractions Alton Towers Trentham The Pottery visitor centres Churnet Valley Wildlife Park


		road, rail & air airports Manchester International Airport 59 minutes 40 miles Liverpool Airport 51.9 mi (about 1 hour 11 mins rail Station Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2AA Stoke On Trent is well served by the British Rail Intercity network with fast and frequent rail links to London and other major cities within the UK.. road Stoke on Trent is linked to the national motorway system via the M6. London and all the major regions of the UK are easily accessible from the City. London – 171 miles Cardiff – 154 miles Birmingham – 45 miles Manchester – 44 miles Edinburgh– 284 miles Liverpool – 55 miles Southampton – 184 miles Coach Travel - National Express operate a coach service between Stoke On Trent and all major towns and cities in Britain





	education Stoke-on-Trent City Council is responsible for education services. Everyone: children, young people and adults in the city can access the education and training they need with support from education providers, the voluntary sector and others. staffordshire university The University is noted for its science departments; in 2002 Psychology was among the top ten in the country, and Molecular Biochemistry rated as 'excellent' by the Royal Institute's university inspections and assessment department. Staffordshire University's Aerospace & Aeronautics research lab was, alongside both Birmingham and Manchester Universities, an official joint entry into the Ansari X Prize. The School of Computing was originally situated at Blackheath Lane in GEC's former Nelson Research Laboratory. It offered one of the first BSc courses in the United Kingdom and its first major computer was a second hand DEUCE. The School of Computing has now moved to a purpose-built building on the Beaconside campus and the newly refurbished Brindley Building on the Stoke campus. Blackheath Lane is now part of the School of Medicine and trains manly nurses. Staffordshire University boasts one of the most prestigious and well respected computing degrees in the UK.

	keele university The University College of North Staffordshire was established in 1949 at the initiative of an Oxford don, A. D. Lindsay, using land purchased from the Sneyd family. In 1962 this became the University of Keele, which remains the official name, although Keele University is now the name used by the university itself. It takes its name from the village of Keele, beside which the university campus is located. The university has grown steadily over the past 40 years and currently has 5,600 full-time students and 4,000 part-time students. It is committed to increasing its numbers to 10,000 full-time students by 2010. With the establishment of the new Faculty of Health with schools of medicine, nursing and pharmacy along with increases in the number of postgraduate students it is expected that this target will be surpassed.

business

Businesses in Stoke-on-Trent have an international reputation for creative excellence and world-class products, exporting to every corner of the world. The city is located in the heart of the North Midlands. It is easy to get to from the UK's motorway and railway networks, and is within an hour of three international airports.

The city's diverse economy boasts a range of traditional and modern industries, from Michelin, which has made the city its UK administrative headquarters, to Caudwell Communications, which has its national headquarters in the city. The city boasts a growing service sector, with a number of large national companies choosing to site their call centres and administrative bases here. Our changing economy will continue to support the area’s economic growth.

Stoke-on-Trent's ceramics industry draws thousands of tourists to the city every year and is home to the world's leading ceramic producers such as Moorcroft, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Steelite, Dudson, Portmeirion and Spode.