A Newcastle-under-Lyme fermented pickles champion who is set to be featured on TV is launching a food festival.
Small businesses – already experiencing issues over obtaining loans – need support with access to finance ahead of a possible lending squeeze, claims a report. Only two-fifths of requests for credit are currently successful at an all-time low, according to Small Business Index data compiled by the Federation of Small
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Staffordshire County Council is voicing concerns about the role taxpayers are playing in helping to foot the rising bill for Adult Social Care. The council has set aside around two-thirds of next year’s anticipated £587 million net budget for the provision of social care for the elderly and for supporting
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A Staffordshire businessman said today it would be “disappointing and frustrating” if the Government drastically reduces its energy bills support for SMEs. Reports are circulating that the subsidy for the non-domestic sector is to become less generous for all except heavy users, with an announcement expected next week. John Tudor,
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Businesses have until February 2 to take advantage of the Government’s Help to Grow: Digital scheme. The scheme is being phased out after that date because of low uptake, but there’s still time to make a late application. The Help to Grow: Digital programme is designed to give support and
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The hospitality sector is bracing itself for a challenging first few months of the year as people rein in their spending, a lobby group has warned. Many venues are deciding to cut capacity by 20 per cent as the cost of living crisis continues to bite, according to Kate Nicholls,
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A sizeable proportion of British firms are having problems dealing with the European market post-Brexit, a business survey reveals. More than three-quarters of firms for whom new rules are applicable say the revised arrangements are not helping to increase sales. More than half of companies face difficulties adapting to the
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Students and staff from two South Staffordshire College sites took part in a walking challenge to raise money for vulnerable veterans and their families. The fundraisers based at Tamworth College and Cannock College covered 24 kilometres to support the military charity Walking With The Wounded in its annual Walking Home
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A Staffordshire managing director is calling on the Government to take “urgent action” to avert business closures due to spiralling energy costs. Clive Durose, head of a specialist timber component manufacturers based in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, says costs are so overwhelming many woodworking firms will be trading at an irrecoverable loss.
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All proceeds from the sale of a thriller written by a South Staffordshire College lecturer are going to charities supporting families with autistic children. Radical, centred around the themes of technology, climate change and politics, is by Ian Cawley, HE lecturer in Film and TV at the Lichfield College site.
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A fast-expanding building firm has chosen Stafford for its West Midlands base. Enrok Construction has opened an office in the town to meet increased customer demand. The residential and commercial builders chose Stafford because they see it as a great location for its employees, helping to reduce commuting times. The
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