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.
The UK’s public finance and spending watchdog concluded that Rachel Revees had delivered “large increases in spending, tax, and borrowing” with the country reaching a record tax take. In its response to the budget, the Office for Budget Responsibility confirmed: • The Budget increases spending by £70 billion annually, with two-thirds on
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Labour’s first budget in almost 15 years is contained in the Red Book, published by the Treasury. You can read it here.
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Fifteen local companies have created 37 apprenticeships thanks to funding from Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The city council paid out £63,000 from its apprenticeship levy in 2023/24 to employers with staff who live in the city, as well as supporting 106 people to study for apprenticeship qualification while working for the
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Feedback from Staffordshire businesses is strengthening the county’s case in a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of this week’s budget, which urges her to back businesses and boost confidence.
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Private sector care homes and carers in Stoke-on-Trent will benefit from a new online portal to refer their clients to social care services from next month.
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Businesses and fans raised £100,000 to make a bronze statue honouring Port Vale legend John Rudge, which was unveiled on his 80th birthday.
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Skills for a sustainable future are the focus of a new £2.3 million Advanced Green Skills Hub announced by Stoke-on-Trent College.
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Businesses and individuals looking to take the next step in their career are invited to a series of free online workshops offering insight and advice in embedding apprenticeships into their workplaces.
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Parliamentary debate highlights Stoke-on-Trent’s creative sector as it pushes for formal recognition
Ministers and civil servants have Stoke-on-Trent in their sights as the area’s creative sector presses its case to be recognised as one of six new formal creative clusters.
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Place-marketing promoter We Are Staffordshire is up against competition from around the world on a shortlist for a prestigious international award.
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