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 still have time to send in their views on draft policies and proposals for new development in Stafford Borough over the next two decades. The Borough Council is consulting on its Local Plan 2020-2040 Preferred Options document, with the cut-off point for submissions fixed at 12 noon on Monday
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Continuing train strikes could lead to a long-term reduction in the numbers of business people using the railways, it was claimed today. With further industrial action planned for December and early January, business owners are warning that remote working is increasingly likely to replace real-time train journeys. Walkouts by the
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Stafford Chamber of Commerce has re-located to a new home in the town’s Grade 11 listed Shire Hall. The Chamber has become an anchor tenant in the business enterprise centre at the newly refurbished building close to the Market Square. The Stafford Chamber, a division of the Staffordshire Chambers of
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Keele University’s Business School is expanded its offering with a host of new courses and a new Director at the helm. Dr Scott Bambrick has joined Keele from Manchester Metropolitan University, where he was Head of the Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability department. Dr Bambrick said: “This is a very exciting
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A Stoke-on-Trent based charity supporting the homeless has launched a fund-raising appeal on the back of the nationwide Christmas Jumper Day. The Gingerbread Centre is asking people to don festive outfits on Friday, December 9, the day after Save the Children’s annual event. Donations will go towards the Centre’s work
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An ethical chocolate business run by an environmentally conscious couple has launched a range of truffles in time for Christmas – with a nod to the festive spirit. Cocoa Creations in Stafford was set up by Rachel Costello and Ian Wilson when they decided to pursue their passion for all
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A leading estate agent has said that the biggest monthly fall in UK house prices in two years is the ‘cooling down’ and ‘rebalancing’ that is needed in the property market.
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Food inflation rose to 12.4 per cent in November – the category’s highest inflation rate on record. The increase from 11.6 per cent in October is putting a further squeeze on consumers, retailers and their suppliers. The rise in food prices forms part of a sobering set of figures released
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A new warning over cyber crime has been issued – just as one of the largest utility companies in the county revealed it has been hacked. South Staffordshire PLC, the parent company of South Staffs Water and Cambridge Water, was targeted and believes the bank details of some of its
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Van theft has rapidly risen in the county causing a blight to many businesses, the Staffordshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has revealed. Ben Adams, who is responsible for a county-wide budget of £250 million, said that incidences of van and commercial vehicle crime had more than doubled in the
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