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.
Innovative Stafford-based rental technology business Renticy has secured £300,000 in the first deal completed by a new investment fund focused on Staffordshire.
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Landmark government plans announced yesterday to put technical education on an equal footing with academic study have been welcomed by Staffordshire Chambers as a boost the skills pipeline in the county’s key industries. Under the proposals announced yesterday as part of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s change drive, students from Year
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Dan Canavan, who appeared on BBC TV’s Newsnight this week, launched The Spark Group in 2023 to create work opportunities for young people, through construction and green apprenticeships. Here’ he tells Daily Focus why Andy Burnham’s NEET approach, announced yesterday, mirrors his lifetime’s work. For many months I have been
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Bus operators serving Stoke-on-Trent have been invited to bid for up to £10 million in grant funding to accelerate the switch to zero-emission electric fleets. The programme forms part of £105 million secured by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to repair roads and improve transport across the city, with the latest allocation
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A Staffordshire bushcraft organisation supported by adventurer and television presenter Ben Fogle is calling on local businesses to help expand its work with veterans, emergency service personnel and women.
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A Stoke-on-Trent film company is moving into the historic Spode Works as the former pottery site continues its transformation into a hub for creative and technology businesses.
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Staffordshire lift/elevator owners are being warned to act now to make sure emergency communications are in place after the big analogue telephone switch off.
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National legal and professional services business Knights is looking ahead to another year of growth after a positive set of financial results.
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Work has started to build a new 500 seat entertainment and hospitality venue at the heart of Stoke’s historic Spode site.
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More plans for the future of the historic Spode site have gone in to Stoke-on-Trent City Council, following yesterday’s news of the £24 million green light for the latest phase of development.
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