for chris, who runs a cookery and educaiton business here, there is cause for optimism. i think people willjudge it on the evidence. what i m also interested in is, you know, potentially there could be another government next year. you know, and withing government, ministers can change. what i want to see is a commitment to development of provincial towns and cities over time. nationally that is what we should bejudging it on. regionally, and here in stoke on trent, we should be collectively dreaming of a better future. but in the short term the challenges are clear. and the political risk is despite all the plans, people don t end up feeling better off any time soon. alex forsyth, bbc news, stoke on trent. our economics editor faisal islam is here. let s talk about the cost of living crisis. when you look at the package of measures already there and the one being put forward into day s measures, does it add up to a
Despite battling post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism spawned by serving as a soldier during the Vietnam War, Rick Bartow was not afraid to use his artistic talents to address painful aspects of life.
“We’ll be working with staff members in all three schools over the next month to finalize designs with the intent to begin construction in the summer,” Superintendent Chip Pettit said.