AI is giving scammers the tools to build trust over weeks or months before striking. Here, Juliet Moran, Technical Director at TelephoneSystems.Cloud, explores how sophisticated fraud is evolving and why independent verification is becoming more important than ever.
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Stuart Elford, Chief Executive of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, is one of 12 local business leaders taking part in Strictly Knot Dancing 2026 for Dougie Mac by taking to the dance floor in a live show in November.
Here, Stuart gives Daily Focus readers an insight into his Strictly journey so
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Staffordshire businesses are ready to grow, but rising costs and barriers to recruitment and investment are holding them back. The Budget must deliver practical help, argues Stuart Elford, Chief Executive of Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce.
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Sue Green, director of Stafford-based Evergreen HR, has just written a book about her adventures around the world.
Here she talks about stepping outside your comfort zone, overcoming fear and being open to what life throws at you.
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University of Staffordshire's Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Philip Plowden argues that closer collaboration between universities, colleges and employers is essential if the region is to develop its talent and deliver economic growth.
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After six years of export growth, ProtectaPet founder Eve Davies explains why less is now more – with the business withdrawing from 22 European markets to focus on sustainable growth.
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With the UK’s analogue phone network switch off quickly approaching, Jamie Kirbyshire, director at Staffordshire-based business communications specialists Complete Communications, explains what the change means for Staffordshire businesses – and why it’s worth acting now. “For many business owners, January 2027 still feels a long way off. But when it
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With school and college leavers now entering the jobs market, Staffordshire businesses are being encouraged to consider apprenticeships as a practical way to tackle skills shortages and strengthen their future workforce. Jane Tunnicliff, Director of Apprenticeships at Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG), says summer is a key recruitment period
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Ian Knight is Chief Information Officer of Cheslyn Hay-based PP Control & Automation, one of the UK’s leading strategic manufacturing outsourcing specialists working for some of the largest machine builders in the world. Here, he calls for a more practical approach to AI adoption in manufacturing.
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As temperatures are forecast to rise again and families across Staffordshire prepare for their holidays, Wayne Goodall, Managing Director of Waterworld Leisure Resort, shares why water safety is everyone's responsibility, and why investing in people and training is just as important as investing in attractions.
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