A Newcastle-under-Lyme fermented pickles champion who is set to be featured on TV is launching a food festival.
A specialist development centre supporting children with special educational needs has won a Your Heroes award. The Peter Pan Centre, established in Newcastle-under-Lyme 1969 by a local mum as a playgroup for local children, received an “Inspiration in Education” accolade. The centre was recognised at the Your Heroes 2022 awards
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Rural businesses and farms are being advised to check their security following a spate of thefts of power tools and farming vehicles across Staffordshire. Thousands of pounds worth of property has been stolen in Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stafford and South Staffordshire within the last few weeks. Thieves have targeted
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Economic headwinds have forced the closure of two established breweries based in Staffordshire.
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A fundraising manager is using his background as a former professional actor to devise money-spinning events with a theatrical twist. Paul Deakin, who works for Support Staffordshire, aims to “create experiences” for people while asking for their donations. As well as being a charity board member he is also a
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Homes in the Hockley area of Tamworth are to have their carbon footprint reduced in a drive to make council-owned properties warmer. Tamworth Borough Council, working with its housing repairs contractor Equans, has launched the initiative to boost the energy efficiency of the concrete-frame houses while working towards its goal
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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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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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