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CEO of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, Sara Williams has been awarded an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours list. Sara, who has received the award in recognition of her service to the community in Staffordshire, said: “I am humbled and, at the same time, enormously proud to receive this
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Staffordshire residents are being urged to be vigilant as fraudsters attempt to exploit cost of living pressures with scams relating to energy rebates. Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards service wants people to have a chat with their loved ones about scams and to flag any unwanted mail they receive. The
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Keele University Events and Conferencing has a new senior team at the helm with the introduction of a new leadership structure. Emma Woodcock now heads up the senior team as Head of Catering and Events, following a restructure earlier in the year, which now also includes two new Senior Events
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The British Ceramics Biennial has been successful in its bid to The Community Foundation for Staffordshire to secure more funding for their ReCast programme. This additional funding, alongside continued funding from The Rayne Foundation, meets the total programme costs until mid-September 2023. ReCast combines creativity, addiction recovery and clay and is
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Water retailer Water Plus has received a ‘Gold for water management’ and three ‘Silver international environment awards’ for its work helping organisations to increase water efficiency and lower impacts on the environment. It’s the second year in a row the UK’s largest water retailer, which is based in Stoke-on-Trent, has
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It’s hard to believe that 12 months have passed since Staffordshire Chambers was named Chamber of the Year by the British Chambers of Commerce – an accolade that recognised our relationship with the business community and acted as a catalyst for the year that followed. In a year marred by
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St. Modwen Logistics, one of the UK’s leading developers and managers of logistics space, has been selected as a strategic partner for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Institute of Technology (IoT) which will see employers and academia working collaboratively to provide training and learning to increase employment opportunities in the science, technology,
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TopCashback, the UK’s leading cashback site based in Stafford has been officially presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Established in the UK over 17 years ago, the money-saving platform has won the award for International Trade thanks to its continued focus on expansion oversees. The award was formally presented
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Stafford-based Global manufacturing parts provider, EU Automation, is expanding their business into a new premises on Temple Street in central Birmingham. The business hopes that Birmingham’s central location will help recruitment and provide a foothold in the Midlands and the wider UK. Neil Ballinger, EU Automation’s head of EMEA, said:
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As energy price rises take effect, grant-funded schemes to help homeowners and private renters improve energy efficiency and reduce bills are available in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The District Council is working in partnership with the County Council and Beat the Cold on the Staffordshire Warmer Homes scheme to help residents
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