Financial

Average earnings in the Staffordshire Moorlands have fallen by 1.6 per cent over the past year, according to new figures released by the Global Payroll Association (GPA). The district is one of 23 local authority areas across the UK where salaries have declined despite national wage growth. 

An accountancy firm headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent has made its first acquisition in the south as it looks to move into the sector’s ‘top 20’.

Local businesses who import to the US are being offered support from Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce on the back of President Donald Trump unveiling new tariffs on goods imported from other countries.

Leek Building Society has reported another year of strong financial performance in its 2024 annual report, with growth in both mortgage and savings balances. 

The latest Chamber Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) results for Staffordshire reveal a mixed outlook for local businesses, with both positive and negative trends reported across key economic indicators. 

Businesses and non-profit making organisations in and around Lichfield are being encouraged to check their business rates (NNDR) bills to ensure they are claiming all the relief they are entitled to.  

Businesses across Newcastle-under-Lyme are set to benefit from a share of £1.5 million in funding over the next 12 months, as part of a successful bid by Newcastle Borough Council to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. 

A bid writing company has picked up a prestigious award for demonstrating best payment practices. 

The first-ever Staffordshire Funding Festival proved to be so popular that plans are already in place to repeat the event next year.