Businesspeople are invited to support a University Hospital of North Midlands Charity film launch that highlights how groundbreaking surgery backed by cutting edge equipment saved a cancer patient’s life.
A £16.6 million project to deliver ultrafast broadband to more “hard-to-reach” towns and villages in Staffordshire is gathering pace. Around 10,000 properties are now ready to connect to the 100 per cent fibre optic network provided by broadband company FullFibre, through its Fibre Heroes brand, and supported by Staffordshire County Council. Leek
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Commuters faced further rush hour holds-ups this morning after a busy road remained closed following an accident at a flagship regeneration project. A large machine fell onto a building at the £60 million Goods Yard development in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday lunchtime. It forced the closure of Glebe Street and the
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A reduced energy bills support scheme for business is in danger of falling short for thousands of firms, it was warned today. Under the new plan the Government is providing £5.5 billion support over the 12 months from April 1, 2023. However, the discount firms will get is on wholesale
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Leading lawyer Sean Spinetto has joined legal and professional services business Knights as a partner, bolstering two of its key teams. Sean is based at Knights’ Stoke operation to support the business’ focus on key markets outside London. He brings vast experience of advising on the acquisition and sale of
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A local authority is planning to make millions of pounds of service cuts and raise council tax in the next financial year. Stoke-on-Trent City Council proposes £11.5 million savings as part of its 2023/2024 budget. It is also looking to increase council tax by 4.99 per cent – the new
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A new scheme to support businesses with their energy bills is being announced by the Government today. Under the current scheme the unit cost of gas and electricity is capped for all businesses but that will expire at the end of March. It is now set to be replaced with
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Up to 1,700 jobs are set to be created after work began on a multi-million-pound enterprise zone development. Chatterley Valley West in Newcastle-under-Lyme is receiving £3.7 million funding through the Kidsgrove Town Deal and a £3.5 million investment by Staffordshire County Council, which will be paid back through business rates
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Businesses are experiencing no signs of recovery while confidence and profit expectation has stabilised at “worryingly low levels”, according to a report published today. The British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey looked at the fourth quarter of 2022 with the research taking place between November 7 and November
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Welcome to the full launch of Daily Focus, an exciting business news service for Staffordshire delivered to tens of thousands of inboxes every weekday morning.
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Stoke-on-Trent’s economy is set to be the second fastest growing in terms of job creation when the UK emerges from recession, a new study has found. The report by law firm Irwin Mitchell, which estimates that the UK entered into a recession in the second half of 2022, expects economic
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