A Leek couple who used to run a popular Mexican restaurant are preparing to open a waffle and dessert venue in their hometown.
Pub group Marston’s Plc is hoping to achieve £1 billion in sales this year after a strong festive period. Latest figures show like-for-like sales for the 16-week period to 21 January were up 12.9 per cent compared with last year when the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was circulating. For the
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Dozens of career and training opportunities are being made available as Severn Trent plans to welcome its biggest-ever apprentice intake this year. The water company has opened applications for this year’s apprenticeship programme and is looking to take on 130 apprentices across the Midlands. Roles on offer range from level
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Staffordshire saw a decrease in the number of available job vacancies between November and December, new figures show. A total of 16,700 vacancies were available in the county during the time period, a four per cent decrease, and 6,300 in Stoke-on-Trent, a two per cent decline. The numbers obtained by
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A Stoke-on-Trent creative agency has won a contract to help reshape a national charity’s digital presence. The team at Harrison Carloss will be building and designing a new website for YMCA England & Wales, which will be rolled out across 83 local YMCAs in the Federation. The agency has also
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More than 300 jobs have been put at risk following the announcement of plans to close a Staffordshire food plant. Premier Foods revealed yesterday, Thursday, that it intends to close its site in Knighton due to it becoming unprofitable. The company, which also yesterday reported a 12 per cent rise
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A food manufacturer celebrating its 70th anniversary this year has unveiled a £1 million extension plan. Blakemans, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of sausage and meat products, has been granted planning permission to extend one of its main production areas to enable them to continue to meet the ever increasing
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Small businesses have been invited to take advantage of free training courses designed to help upskill workforces. The courses offered by Staffordshire University are available to Staffordshire-based businesses with fewer than 250 employees. They cover everything from promoting positive work culture and boosting business profits to programming in Python and
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Bookings have almost doubled at a Staffordshire restaurant which prides itself on using local ingredients after being listed alongside the best in the world. Little Seeds, in Stone, found out just before Christmas that it was featured in the latest renowned Michelin Guide. Its listing mentions the restaurant’s roast Staffordshire
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Latest plans to improve transport in Stoke-on-Trent with developments such as a new tram-type network are expected to move one step further today, Tuesday. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s cabinet will meet this afternoon to discuss the Transport Strategy and Delivery Plan outlining proposals covering the period up to 2031. Members are
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Businesses and organisations are being urged to participate in an upcoming apprenticeship careers fair, designed to connect local schools with employers in the community. The fair, organised by Stoke & Staffs Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, will take place on Wednesday 8 February at Port Vale FC between 10:00am and 6:00pm, and
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