Andy Jackson

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is spending £134,000 on a new council-run pet crematorium which is expected to open before the end of the year.

Staffordshire’s business community has marked MPs’ return to Westminster by setting out a nine-point Budget challenge to Government – including a call for no further tax rises, lower VAT for hospitality and major investment in the county’s infrastructure. Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce submitted its Autumn Budget representation to Chancellor John

One of Stoke-on-Trent’s largest and most historically significant sites could be opened up to a new wave of commercial investment under plans to combine heritage regeneration with digital infrastructure and clean energy. Stoke-on-Trent City Council is developing a new vision for the approximately 100-hectare Chatterley Whitfield site which includes exploring

Tamworth Borough Council has launched a new investment prospectus aimed at attracting developers, businesses and investors to the Staffordshire town as it builds on more than £40 million of town centre regeneration. The Tamworth Place Prospectus brings together a series of development opportunities while promoting the town’s strong transport links, established economy

A Staffordshire waste business launched just three years ago has expanded into construction enabling works and is now taking on projects across the UK. Barlaston-based Sixtowns Waste Ltd, founded by entrepreneur Ben Trickett, has developed from a waste collection and disposal business into a contractor providing strip-outs, site clearance and

Creative technology businesses in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being invited to learn about a round of research and development funding available across the West Midlands. CreaTech Frontiers will return to Stoke on September 9 for a briefing on its 2026 Foundations Fund call, giving local companies an opportunity to understand

Logistics operator Browns Distribution has launched an in-house transport management system designed to connect customers, drivers, warehouse teams and planners through a single platform. Touchbase, described by the £24 million-turnover company as its biggest technology investment to date, has been developed by Browns’ own software team rather than purchased from an external

Businesses and landlords which allow historic properties in Stoke-on-Trent to deteriorate face repair notices, criminal prosecution and bills as the council intensifies its heritage enforcement programme. It comes after the authority stepped in to secure and protect one of the city’s most important historic buildings after its owner failed to take

Five hospitality businesses in Lichfield District have completed energy-saving projects expected to cut their carbon emissions by more than 22 tonnes a year. The projects received almost £40,000 through Lichfield District Council’s Energy Saving Scheme, funded by the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. More than £72,000 has been awarded overall

Tickets have gone on sale for a new week-long book festival designed to strengthen Stoke-on-Trent’s cultural offer and help tackle the city’s literacy challenges. The inaugural Stoke Book Festival will run from October 3 to 10, bringing together nationally recognised writers, local authors, workshops, performances and family activities at venues