Leading developer St Modwen Logistics has put forward plans for a business park at Uttoxeter which is expected to lead to hundreds of jobs.
Businesses and organisations around the county can now bid for a share of millions of pounds of funding to help pay for capital projects. Up to £5 million is immediately available for organisations who have “shovel-ready” projects backed up by strong business cases for driving the local economy through jobs
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JCB has struck a deal with leading commercial asset supplier Dawsongroup for five more of its revolutionary pothole fixing machines to help tackle Britain’s nine-year backlog of road repairs. Just three months after Dawsongroup | emc bought six of the JCB Pothole Pro machines, they have signed a deal for another
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A range of nursing, health-related and support jobs are being created locally at a new £1.75 million care home for adults with learning disabilities. ECHO Group is looking to appoint five registered nurses – some in clinical-lead roles – 10 support workers and several part-time housekeepers to work at Falcon
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Plans to deliver new homes as well as business, hotel, and leisure facilities in Stafford have moved a step forward. A masterplan for the Stafford Station Gateway mixed-use development has been approved by councillors at Stafford Borough Council’s Cabinet meeting. It follows extensive consultation with residents and businesses. The endorsed
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A huge bright orange ‘carbon bubble’ is set to tour Staffordshire to help businesses and residents learn more about climate change. The 10-metre bubble installation, which will ‘float’ through the county this summer, will help people visualise what a tonne of carbon looks like and how their daily activities can
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A £43-milion road, key to the further development of a Stoke-on-Trent regeneration zone, opens to traffic later today but commuters are being warned of several weeks of upgrading works to support the scheme. The Etruria Valley Link Road – which connects the A500 at Wolstanton to Festival Park – is
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Businesses can have their say on two sets of Government proposals aimed at averting future energy crises and achieving net zero carbon emissions. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation on reforming the Electricity Capacity Market. The policy proposals fall into three broad categories: strengthening the
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Stoke City Football Club is advertising for a sports scientist to help boost the performance of its first team. The new recruit will liaise with the coaching staff, players and wider medical department staff to formulate a series of player goals. The Potters, who are currently 18th in the Championship
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Three key amenities will benefit from state-of-the-art makeovers after Leek received a multi-million pound boost from the Government. The historic market town, well-known for its cultural heritage, has been awarded £17.1 million through the Levelling-up Fund. The Government scheme has sparked some controversy after critics called it a “lottery” and
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A leading supplier of plumbing products and hot water heating systems is expanding following a period of growth. Hydronics solutions specialist Altecnic Ltd, based in Stafford, has acquired additional warehouse and distribution premises in the county town. The investment will allow Altecnic, which is part of the Caleffi Group, to
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