Looking for a quick digest of the news in Stoke-on-Trent this week? Stoke Nub News has you covered. 

Catch up on our top stories from 17 - 23 June.

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Vacant Stoke-on-Trent nightclub could become new restaurant

27 Pall Mall, Hanley, could become a new restaurant and commercial units if plans are approved (Google).

A vacant nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent could be transformed into a new restaurant and four commercial units, if plans are approved by the city council. 

A property developer has applied for the "change of use of existing single-storey nightclub to one restaurant and four commercial units" at 27 Pall Mall, Hanley. 

The building, which has been empty since 2016, has "progressively deteriorated due to disuse" and the windows have been boarded up to prevent access.

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Plans revealed for new drive-thru coffee shop in Stoke-on-Trent

A new drive-thru coffee shop could be built on the corner of Edensor Road and The Strand if plans are approved (Nub News).

Plans for a new drive-thru coffee shop and one retail unit have been submitted to Stoke-on-Trent City Council. 

ELG Planning have applied for the "partial demolition and subdivision to create 1no. drive-thru coffee shop and 1no. retail/commerical units" at the former Lidl on Edensor Road in Longton.

The building has most recently been occupied by a charity shop, which has now relocated into Longton Exchange Shopping Centre.

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Arrest made after man seen 'holding a knife' near Stoke-on-Trent school

Police were called to Pinewood Crescent, Meir, on 18 June (Nub News).

A man has been arrested following reports of a man with a knife near a school in Stoke-on-Trent. 

Police were called to Pinewood Crescent, Meir, at 3.20pm on 18 June following reports of a man holding a knife and wearing a balaclava.

The school went into lockdown as a precaution whilst officers searched the area.

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New fibre networks to be installed on busy Stoke-on-Trent road this month

Temporary traffic lights will be installed on Sandon Road, near the junction for Grange Road (Nub News).

New fibre networks will be built on a busy Stoke-on-Trent road this month and temporary traffic lights will be in place whilst the work takes place. 

Multi-way signals are planned for Sandon Road, near the junction for Grange Road, between 28 June and 2 July.

Although the work will mainly take place on the footpath, Openreach told Nub News the lights are necessary to keep the engineers safe.

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Couple visiting every pub in UK enjoy 'great day' in Tunstall and Burslem

Dale and Holly Harvey visited Tunstall and Burslem on Saturday 15 June (The Great British Pub Crawl).

A couple on a pub crawl mission around the country have recently enjoyed a "great day" in two Stoke-on-Trent towns. 

Dale and Holly Harvey, of The Great British Pub Crawl, visited Tunstall and Burslem on Saturday 15 June and say they had a "great day with old friends and new".

The Nottingham couple's aim is to visit every single British pub, a venture that has taken them to nearly 3,300 different venues so far.

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