Rob Smith

@CECHighways Trafic Lights stuck on red in Congleton in the roadworks on Sandbach Road / Heath Road. Any chance of fixing it?

Has @BBCNews published this a week early? I’m confused 🫣 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Amazing how low the River Wye is in Buxton Pavilion Gardens

Happy Birthday, Michael Caine. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon blowing the bloody doors off with their best Caines, then getting caught out by the legend himself. This is marvelous.

This evening at 7pm, theatres dimmed their lights to celebrate the life of Dame Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier.

As an honorary Stokie, I loved writing this feature about Stoke-on-Trent for the Guardian, highlighting some of the places that make the city so special. And I can’t wait to see how the city celebrates its centenary year. theguardian.com/travel/2025/ja…

When classical pianist Andre Previn did this, he had never met Eric Morecambe before. He just flew in, was told about the scene, and did it. Wonder what he made of it all while it was happening.🤣🤣🤣🤣😭

Tomorrow, we remember the heroics of Sgt Al Powell, who 36 years ago helped save many a life at the Nakatomi Plaza. Responded to a prank call, became a hero! You can watch the fantastic documentary about it entiled Die Hard. #Christmasfilm

Beautiful cartmel

Hey @marksandspencer - I can’t seem to find any Thai Chilli Rice Crackers in local stores. Is there a supply issue? #delicious

A beautiful summer evening walk #rudyardlake

Exciting times as we look forward to a year-long programme of celebrations throughout 2025 to commemorate 100 years since Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status by King George V on 5 June 1925. It’s time to get involved in #SoT100 @stokeontrent100

Over 150 years since they were first formed, it’s wonderful to see the Potteries’ two football league clubs continue to celebrate our city’s rich industrial heritage and help to build a compelling place narrative about local identity and civic pride.

We're thrilled to that two HBR Press books — The First 90 Days (@MichaelDWatkins) and Working Identity (@HerminiaIbarra) — are included in the @thinkers50 list of Management Classics for 2024.

With all the regenerations, how can #DrWho reduce the risk of identity theft? 📦 Store important documents in a safe place in the Tardis 🪛 Use the sonic screwdriver to destroy old documents 🕵🏻 Redirect the mail through time and space We have more tips: ico.org.uk/for-the-public…

Most transformation efforts fail. Major new research from @BainandCompany says only 12% of big change programmes produce lasting results. They identify six "good practices" for large scale change strategies that greatly increase the likelihood of success: 1) Treat transformation as a continuous process rather than a discrete programme. 2) Build it into the operating rhythm of the organisation 3) Explicitly manage energy for change - sequence changes to avoid widespread organisational fatigue 4) Use aspirations, not benchmarks, to set goals - top-down data driven mandates can crush transformational thinking 5) Adopt a “middle-out”, rather than "top down" approach 6) Allow sufficient funding (in the research, nearly every failed transformation wasn't funded properly) hbr.org/2024/05/transf…. Via @HarvardBiz

Lovely lunch @RestaurantAdams with great service and delightful flavours

Industrial heritage of Stoke-on-Trent

@Policingstoke Congrats Dave! Stoke south in safe hands

A new Chief Inspector and Commander has been appointed to the Stoke South local policing team (LPT). Read more: orlo.uk/AJjmw

@StaffsPolice Congratulations Emma and good luck in the next chapter

Our Deputy Chief Constable Emma Barnett has become one of the first officers in the country to be awarded the new King’s Policing Medal (KPM) for Distinguished Service 👏 Read more here: orlo.uk/uyBa3