A new soft play area is due to be built in Stoke-on-Trent as part of a project to help support families. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has allocated £50,000 to the scheme at Hanley Market ...

Last weekend and families were welcomed in to enjoy the free-to-use soft play - while an official celebration to mark its launch will follow as part of Stoke-on-Trent's 100th birthday celebrations.

In the meantime and they have shared a number of photographs of the soft play - and compared it to the one launched seven years ago. Answering questions from families on the Stoke-on-Trent Markets ...

Work is continuing to create a soft play area in a popular market. And the venture at Hanley Market will play host to a range of activities aimed at supporting families in the Potteries.

Last weekend and families were welcomed in to enjoy the free-to-use soft play - while an official celebration to mark its launch will follow as part of Stoke-on-Trent's 100th birthday celebrations.