Josiah Wedgwood has been announced as the keynote speaker at the first event staged by a group of creative businesses based in Stoke-on-Trent.
Staffordshire businesses are ready to grow, but rising costs and barriers to recruitment and investment are holding them back. The Budget must deliver practical help, argues Stuart Elford, Chief Executive of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce.
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A chef has brought part of a former Stoke-on-Trent pottery factory back to life as a vibrant food and drink destination – and is inviting people to discover what lies behind its big blue doors.
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Staffordshire businesses can meet local charities and care organisations seeking support at a free speed pitch event next month – with each cause given just 60 seconds to explain what it needs.
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Higher education leaders across Staffordshire have welcomed government plans for new vocational GCSEs, saying stronger technical education pathways could help young people progress into employment and meet businesses’ skills needs.
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George Bamford, announced yesterday as JCB’s Joint Chairman, has “no intention of slowing down” pointing to the company’s hydrogen-powered world land speed record and major transatlantic factory investments as evidence of its ambitions.
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Commuters in Staffordshire could breathe a sigh of relief after Labour’s announcement to take Britain’s “worst railway operator” into public ownership next March.
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George Bamford is to become Joint Chairman of JCB alongside his father, Lord Bamford, marking the first change at the top of the Staffordshire manufacturer in more than 50 years.
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Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Adam Jogee has called for greater backing for local industry after research placed the borough among the country’s worst areas for youth job opportunities.
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Stoke-on-Trent manufacturer Duchess China 1888 has secured its largest-ever order from JCB, in a major boost to the city's historic pottery industry.
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Parts of Staffordshire are among the UK’s worst for entry-level job opportunities for young people, according to new research.
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