Andy Jackson

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has approved a financial restructuring of the Hilton Garden Inn at Smithfield in a move aimed at securing the long-term future of the city centre hotel. The authority has agreed measures which give it the option of providing additional capital and converting its own debt into equity

Planning officials have given the green light for a new pickle ball sports centre to be created in Stoke-on-Trent.  Pickleball People has been granted permission to change the use of the former Autobrite Direct building on Festival Way in Etruria into a centre with nine pickleball courts, a viewing area

A trio of businesses spanning the automotive, home interiors and construction sectors have made a new home at a Burton upon Trent business park.  Property agents Rushton Hickman said the completion of all three lettings at Eccleshall Business Park strengthens the tenant mix and reinforces the continued demand for well-located,

Staffordshire business leaders have warned the county risks being left behind in the race for investment and economic growth unless the Government accelerates devolution and releases £10 million of funding they say has been held back by delays. Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has written to Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth Minister Jim

Cannock-based refurbishment and fit-out specialist Inco Contracts has opened an office near Glasgow as it seeks to expand its share of the Scottish construction market. The company has taken space at New Alderston House on Strathclyde Business Park, giving it a permanent base for projects north of the border. The

A 734-acre rail-freight and logistics hub under construction near Junction 12 of the M6 in South Staffordshire, has already generated more than £7 million in social value across South Staffordshire, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton. The figure is revealed in West Midlands Interchange’s first Social Value Impact Report, covering 2022 to 2025. The development,

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) is expanding its main campus after securing £6.8 million from the Department for Education’s Post-16 Capacity Fund. The funding will contribute to a £13 million extension at the Newcastle-under-Lyme site, creating at least 16 additional classrooms and a dedicated health and social care teaching

Staffordshire businesses are being encouraged to check their telephone lines and connected equipment ahead of the final switch-off of the UK’s traditional public switched telephone network, or PSTN, at the end of January 2027. With fewer than six months remaining, organisations that still use analogue lines should contact their communications

A Burton manufacturer has warned that new energy-efficiency rules for housebuilding could lead to roof leaks, overheating and condensation unless government works more closely with the construction industry. Russell Roof Tiles says manufacturers, roofers, developers and designers have not been sufficiently involved in preparations for the Future Homes Standard, which