New shops and offices project progresses

Plans to regenerate part of a town centre and create new shop and office developments are moving forward. The proposals for York Place, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, involve two new four-storey buildings with food and drink outlets, or retail use, on the ground floor with office units above. More than £3 million

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Life-saving help available for businesses

A partnership scheme is being set up to help businesses get life-saving advice and equipment in the workplace.  Stone-based national charity AEDdonate works to make sure communities are prepared in the event of a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and improving survival rates for out of hospital cardiac arrests by placing

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New orders bring profits hike

Profits and workload are up at Goodwin PLC thanks to new orders coming in. The Stoke-on-Trent group of mechanical and refractory engineering companies has recorded pre-tax trading profits of £9.1 million in the six months to 31st October. The figure is almost 18 per cent up on the same period

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Council unveils ambitious museum plans

New plans for The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery have been unveiled. Proposals by Stoke-on-Trent City Council featured in a new prospectus include an extension to the building and the gallery space. Work will also be done to reinterpret collections and infrastructure improvements to enhance visitor experience. The project aims

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Support on hand to improve workplace health

Businesses are supporting their employees’ health and wellbeing – reducing absence and boosting productivity – through a county council programme. Staffordshire County Council’s Workplace Health initiative offers free to access health and wellbeing support to businesses. It includes free workplace health checks for employees and advice on healthy lifestyles, air

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Council cash boost helps fix theatre’s leaky roof

A city centre theatre has been able to fix its leaky roof thanks to a £38,000 cash boost from the council. The Mitchell Arts Centre received £38,178 from Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Community Investment Fund to part-fund repairs to part of the roof that had fallen into disrepair, causing water to

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Work to begin on city centre leisure and residential development

Work on a city centre development is set to begin after contracts for infrastructure and enabling works were approved. The Etruscan Square project, in Hanley, will see the former East/West precinct transformed into a new neighbourhood and leisure destination. Plans include new homes, restaurants, leisure facilities, a hotel and also

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