"When cast against the ogre that is modern football, the Shrove Tuesday game is the ultimate legacy version" Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' #StreetFootball

ICYMI: 'Big Trouble in Little Cheshire' A few words on the proposed Adlington New Town in #Cheshire open.substack.com/pub/thefootb...

Why I'm still a student of Pevsner, and probably always will be #MyBackPages

Perhaps ironic given how things have turned out. But I stand by this, and I'm giving it my best #MyBackPages

Perhaps ironic given how things have turned out. But I stand by this, and I'm giving it my best #MyBackPages

Gale scored the first goal of the day in League Two. Fitting

The Lowry Steps #Stockport

Good Read !

I have written about Arnold Bennett's relationship with A.R. Wood in 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Where would we find a modern-day Bennett? #MyBackPages

Burslem School of Art One of A.R. Wood's finest buildings, which became the creative heart of the Potteries Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

My latest on Substack (first for a while, I've been busy...) 'Big Trouble in Little Cheshire' Observations on the proposed Adlington New Town open.substack.com/pub/thefootb...

As Reform-led Staffordshire County Council publishes its draft Local Transport Plan, a reminder of what ambitious and aspirational might look like. Both the County Council and the government ought to take note #MyBackPages

Tunstall Town Hall, A.R. Wood's finest civic building in the town Coming soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

With talk of planning reform and new New Towns, whatever happened to planning visionaries? #MyBackPages

Good piece by @daveproudlove.bsky.social (who knows a thing or two about housing) on the proposed Adlington New Town. open.substack.com/pub/thefootb...

🌿 We’re excited to welcome Joan Walley as our new Patron! A passionate environmentalist, former MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, Honorary Freeman of Stoke-on-Trent & Freeman of Kidsgrove, Joan brings a wealth of experience & local knowledge to the role. #NatureChampion #SOT #Stoke100

My latest on Substack (first for a while, I've been busy...) 'Big Trouble in Little Cheshire' Observations on the proposed Adlington New Town open.substack.com/pub/thefootb...

Tonight's 'gig', as we must learn to call them

Good lessons for today . . .

As Reform-led Staffordshire County Council publishes its draft Local Transport Plan, a reminder of what ambitious and aspirational might look like. Both the County Council and the government ought to take note #MyBackPages

Tunstall Town Hall, A.R. Wood's finest civic building in the town Coming soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

City of Fire and Beautiful Bricks’ Exhibition at The Glosthouse, Longton. Stoke-On-Trent. www.theglosthouse.co.uk An ongoing exhibition of Works both new, and never before exhibited. Painting : Drawing : Collage. Poetry : @minxyowlwriter.bsky.social #Stoke100 #SoT100

The destination in the 16 featured in Final Destination that I would most happily move to. Smart but not up itself. Loved it.

As Frank Zappa said, "so many books, so little time" lithub.com/how-many-boo...

Buxton is magnificent www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/bu...

Think there was a pie shop v close to Bolton's old Burnden Park that must have done v well on match days and feeling sorry for it when the ground moved : ) @oldtrotter.bsky.social might confirm?

With talk of planning reform and new New Towns, whatever happened to planning visionaries? #MyBackPages

The Sutherland Institute, Longton Built by Wood & Hutchings in 1898 following an architectural competition Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

Used to live in Salford, and often wondered that for the area around Salford Red Devils' old ground in Weaste. The pubs that shut, corner shops that stop having regular matchgoers call in, the long ploughed furrows to the ground that run dry. Fascinating subject.

Another subject someone should write a book about @daveproudlove.bsky.social 🤔

I capture some of this in #WhentheCircusLeavesTown www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/when-ci...

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The Sutherland Institute, Longton Built by Wood & Hutchings in 1898 following an architectural competition Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

But where is the help and support? www.local.gov.uk/about/news/p...

Books! Available here! And there will be more! www.vinted.co.uk/member/28524...

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The Woodall Memorial Congregational Church, Burslem A.R. Wood's finest ecclesiastic effort Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

Whatever happened to the Green Industrial Strategy? Asking for the ceramics industry in North Staffordshire #MyBackPages

Middleport Pottery, Grade II* Listed and one of Historic England's 100 irreplaceable buildings. It was A.R. Wood's first industrial commissions Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the past: the Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'

9 years old. And I stand by it. Never mind the slogans. Just build public housing #MyBackPages

"If there is to be a reaction to the stultifying nature of the modern game, it will come from the streets." Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' #StreetFootball 📸 Ricky Adams via British Culture Archive

City of Fire and Beautiful Bricks’ Exhibition at The Glosthouse, Longton. Stoke-On-Trent. www.theglosthouse.co.uk An ongoing exhibition of Works both new, and never before exhibited. Painting : Drawing : Collage. Poetry : @minxyowlwriter.bsky.social #Stoke100 #SoT100

Adlington being the classic example. Where’s the land value capture to fund “affordable housing”.

This is the sort of innovation that the Government needs to get behind in support of the ceramic industry in #ThePotteries : www.bbc.com/news/article...

"If there is to be a reaction to the stultifying nature of the modern game, it will come from the streets." Out in 2026 via Pitch Publishing 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' #StreetFootball 📸 Ricky Adams via British Culture Archive

9 years old. And I stand by it. Never mind the slogans. Just build public housing #MyBackPages

This is the sort of innovation that the Government needs to get behind in support of the ceramic industry in #ThePotteries : www.bbc.com/news/article...

Middleport Pottery, Grade II* Listed and one of Historic England's 100 irreplaceable buildings. It was A.R. Wood's first industrial commissions Out soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the past: the Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story'

He was killed by Band On The Run.

The Times reporting that one solution to staff sickness is to set up an office football team and noting that many clubs grew out of industrial roots. If only someone had written a book about it @daveproudlove.bsky.social