A Staffordshire business which helped pioneer the UK’s wedding dog chaperone industry has launched a new training course aimed at raising standards across the sector. Precious Pets Weddings, based in Weston Coyney, has unveiled a CPD-accredited Wedding Dog Chaperone Course designed for dog groomers, walkers and other pet professionals looking to
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The hunt is on to find 10 Stoke-on-Trent ceramics workers whose skills and stories can help protect the city’s world-renowned industrial heritage for future generations.
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A trust behind plans to restore Burton’s oldest building has launched a major crowdfunding campaign amid warnings the historic site could soon be lost forever. Trustees at Sinai Park House Trust say the timber framework at Sinai Park House has reached a critical stage, with fears that another winter could leave the
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Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramics industry has received a second major boost in less than a week, with tile production set to return to the city through a new low-carbon manufacturing partnership. Johnson Tiles is working with materials technology company Dekiln to scale up a kiln-free, low-energy alternative to traditional ceramic tiles, with
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Staffordshire business leaders are stepping up pressure on government and National Highways to deliver long-awaited improvements to the A50/A500 corridor, warning that further delays risk undermining a nationally significant route at the heart of the UK’s road network. Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has written to Jacob Collier, MP for Burton
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University of Staffordshire Director of Commercial Strategy Martin Tideswell on why actively “bigging up” the area where we live and work – Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire – has big picture benefits. I want to talk about place… and why I’m always banging the drum for Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. On social media
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The National Forest Adventure Farm, in Tatenhill, Burton, which attracts over 175,000 visitors a year, is marking its 15th anniversary with a fun-filled half term celebration. With plans to introduce two new Farm Nights in August with live music, wildflower picking and street food stalls as well as a new
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Building materials supplier ARDEX Group UK has made a significant investment in skills and training by upgrading its Stoke-on-Trent academy. The company’s ARDEXacademy North has reopened following an extensive programme of renovation and redevelopment and is now expected to cater for 500 construction professionals across the UK each year. Previously operating as the Innovation & Technology Centre, which primarily supported
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Dr Colin Rigby, Reader and Director of Enterprise at Keele University, is an academic with long standing links to the Staffordshire ceramics sector, where he worked in manufacturing of sanitary ware and conducted a number of high-profile research projects in manufacturing innovation with the industry Research Technology Organisation. When the national
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Leek Building Society is celebrating a historic double victory at this year’s British Bank Awards, walking away with the headline title of UK’s Best Building Society 2026, alongside being named Best Specialist Mortgage Provider 2026 for the third year running. The awards, which are based on customer votes and reviews,
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