Leading developer St Modwen Logistics has put forward plans for a business park at Uttoxeter which is expected to lead to hundreds of jobs.
With the latest wave of strikes underway people are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary. The West Coast Main Line running through Staffordshire is badly affected with Stoke-on-Trent Station closed on the days of industrial action. A significantly reduced timetable on 14, 16 and 17 December,
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A specialist development centre supporting children with special educational needs has won a Your Heroes award. The Peter Pan Centre, established in Newcastle-under-Lyme 1969 by a local mum as a playgroup for local children, received an “Inspiration in Education” accolade. The centre was recognised at the Your Heroes 2022 awards
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Rural businesses and farms are being advised to check their security following a spate of thefts of power tools and farming vehicles across Staffordshire. Thousands of pounds worth of property has been stolen in Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stafford and South Staffordshire within the last few weeks. Thieves have targeted
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Economic headwinds have forced the closure of two established breweries based in Staffordshire.
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Average consumer spending is set to drop by nearly £100 this Christmas compared to 12 months ago, in a bitter blow for businesses this festive season. The 16 per cent drop – from £554 in 2021 to £463 this year – is blamed on the cost-of-living crisis. More than a
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A Keele University criminologist has lent her expertise to the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) annual campaign to tackle drink and drug driving over the festive season. With the World Cup coinciding with the run up to Christmas this year, police are facing an extra challenge in their annual efforts
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Four in 10 family businesses have changed their succession plans as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report has highlighted. According to research carried out by KPMG Private Enterprise around seven in 10 business leaders (72 per cent) now intend for their children to take on their company
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A fundraising manager is using his background as a former professional actor to devise money-spinning events with a theatrical twist. Paul Deakin, who works for Support Staffordshire, aims to “create experiences” for people while asking for their donations. As well as being a charity board member he is also a
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Staffordshire has been included in a pilot innovation scheme to support new entrants into farming.
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Jobs are being created and the local tourism industry is set to receive a boost after it was announced that work will start on £5.4 million history centre for Staffordshire early in 2023. More than a thousand years of the county’s history will be brought to life with the building
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