A major tour event is set to make a return to the JCB Golf and Country Club after the resounding success of its inaugural visit.
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A property maintenance contractor has won three “significant” hospital-based contracts.
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Pub group Marston’s Plc is hoping to achieve £1 billion in sales this year after a strong festive period. Latest figures show like-for-like sales for the 16-week period to 21 January were up 12.9 per cent compared with last year when the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was circulating. For the
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Stoke City Football Club is advertising for a sports scientist to help boost the performance of its first team. The new recruit will liaise with the coaching staff, players and wider medical department staff to formulate a series of player goals. The Potters, who are currently 18th in the Championship
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More than 300 jobs have been put at risk following the announcement of plans to close a Staffordshire food plant. Premier Foods revealed yesterday, Thursday, that it intends to close its site in Knighton due to it becoming unprofitable. The company, which also yesterday reported a 12 per cent rise
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A food manufacturer celebrating its 70th anniversary this year has unveiled a £1 million extension plan. Blakemans, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of sausage and meat products, has been granted planning permission to extend one of its main production areas to enable them to continue to meet the ever increasing
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In a move to help local businesses thrive during tough economic times, accountancy firm DJH Mitten Clarke has teamed up with the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub and Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce to host a series of informative events – the first titled “Recession-Proofing Your Business”. The in-person event will
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Digger giant JCB has pledged thousands of pounds to a Staffordshire Moorlands cricket club to support them over the next three years. The company has renewed its sponsorship of Cheadle Cricket Club and presented members with £3,000 to cover the 2023-2025 seasons. JCB has two factories in the town and
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Bookings have almost doubled at a Staffordshire restaurant which prides itself on using local ingredients after being listed alongside the best in the world. Little Seeds, in Stone, found out just before Christmas that it was featured in the latest renowned Michelin Guide. Its listing mentions the restaurant’s roast Staffordshire
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The UK’s tight labour market is continuing to hinder growth and the situation needs immediate Government action to relieve the pressure, business experts have said. Figures released yesterday showed that the number of vacancies in October to December 2022, was 1,161,000 – a decrease of 75,000 from the three previous
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