A Newcastle-under-Lyme fermented pickles champion who is set to be featured on TV is launching a food festival.
Town centre businesses in Tamworth are being given the chance to apply for a new grant to help them battle the economic headwinds. Tamworth Borough Council is setting aside £25,000 per annum in funding for the next three years to provide a boost for enterprises with less than 250 employees.
More
Local businesses and community groups looking for a hot-desking location are to be given the chance to win a year’s free office space worth more than £1,000. Entries are soon to be invited to The Pitch competition, being launched by Stoke-on-Trent’s new premium office and co-working space Smithfield Works. As
More
A Stoke-on-Trent-based charity is reaching out to help children and families learn creative and affordable cooking skills this winter. The Hubb Foundation is providing slow cookers and recipe books to deserving families identified by schools and community venues. In the second wave of its Hubb Pots Project the charity provides
More
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is asking residents to donate warm clothing, where possible, to help those in the city who are most in need this winter. The donations will support the Stronger Together Through Winter initiative, a campaign by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, voluntary and community sector organisation VAST and businesses and
More
The Government has launched a £7 million fund to help SMEs develop more efficient ways of improving the freight transport system. The Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) will help 36 small and medium-sized enterprises work towards improving transport links and making the freight system greener. Under the scheme they will liaise
More
The ceramics industry has welcomed the Government’s modified support for business energy bills – but with reservations. The newly-announced Energy Bills Discount Scheme, which will run for 12 months from March, provides extra help for energy-intensive industries such as ceramics. The revised arrangement, replacing the more substantial Energy Bills Support
More
A unique Staffordshire-based business consultancy centred around horse-led workshops is expanding. Altezza People UK offers experiential learning for businesses, teams and individuals, building on the healing power of our equine friends.
More
A Staffordshire council is having a re-think after its carbon neutral policy was costed at a staggering £4.7 billion. Cannock Chase District Council passed a Climate Emergency Motion in 2019 to make the whole of its geographical area net zero by 2030. A detailed costed action plan commissioned from consultants
More
Work starts this week on the renovation of the Market Square in Stafford. It is the first phase of a project that will see the biggest transformation of the High Street in the town for a generation. The more than £1 million work involves enabling the area to be equipped
More
New car sales have been rising over the last five months – and battery electric vehicles have secured their best-ever monthly market share. The good news for the automotive industry comes on the back of a difficult first half of 2022 when new car registrations fell to their lowest level
More