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.
Stoke-on-Trent-based accountancy and advisory group DJH has accelerated its growth with the acquisition of three former Haines Watts offices in Chester, Liverpool, and Wirral. The deal, which takes DJH’s total turnover to £61.5 million, strengthens its foothold in the North West and reinforces its position as one of the UK’s
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Comedian, actor and artist Johnny Vegas will this week headline 2025’s British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) with a powerful new installation exploring connection, creativity and emotion. Just Be There, which is created in collaboration with acclaimed sculptor Emma Rodgers, will be unveiled when the festival opens on 6 September at Spode
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Landmark sculpture Capo – the brick built head of master potter Josiah Wedgwood – is set to return to Festival Park less than two years after its shock demolition.
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A flagship business rates discount scheme which has transformed swathes of former industrial land in Stoke-on-Trent is to be extended for a further five years.
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Businesses in Stoke-on-Trent are being warned they risk losing their premises and facing criminal charges if they sell illegal tobacco or vapes, particularly to underage customers. The warning follows the latest major seizure by Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Trading Standards team, who recovered £671,000 worth of illegal goods from a storage
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A major regeneration scheme set to transform Stafford town centre has taken a step forward after Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet confirmed its commitment to the ambitious Eastgate redevelopment. The project will repurpose surplus county council buildings and land in a bid to attract new residents, businesses and visitors. It’s hoped
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Creative technology companies in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire are being urged to tap into a new funding scheme designed to fast-track innovation in the growing createch sector.
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Four of Stoke-on-Trent’s leading createch companies have joined the growing list of businesses signing the city’s Future Ready Pledge, offering a wealth of opportunities to help young people get a vital foot on the career ladder.
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Just 110 more people are needed to sign up to Stoke-on-Trent’s world record-breaking centenary celebration to stage the biggest ever cream tea party.
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Angry Stoke-on-Trent Central MP Gareth Snell last night slammed the government’s failure to include support for the UK Ceramics industry in its 10-year industrial strategy as a “kick in the teeth.”
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