Burslem South

Residents are being encouraged to grow their own fruit and vegetables in a project designed to get communities active and healthy. Project Grow is a pilot scheme being trialled in Port Street and Travis Street, in Middleport. On Saturday (14) residents are being given the chance to have a literal ‘taster’ as staff encourage people to sign up to the courses and offer free cookery tasting sessions and advice at the Middleport Park Community Fun Day between 12pm and 4.30pm.

Burslem was once the economic centre of The Potteries, a place where people worked and could easily find work, a place where enterprise and innovation flourished. Now, Burslem is a ghost town and a testament to poor planning, mismanagement and the inability of others to make an informed decision and to take accountability. I am standing in the local election to represent the community of Burslem.