SOCOTEC UK & Ireland has expanded its engineering and asset inspection services with the acquisition of a specialist bridge engineering firm.
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A Stoke-on-Trent cocktail bar has secured international recognition, becoming one of just five UK venues to receive an award from a global guide celebrating the world's best cocktail bars.
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A team of business students from Lichfield College have been crowned winners of the first-ever Ignite Pitch Challenge after impressing judges with an innovative tuck shop idea.
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Businessman Mo Chaudry has called for greater support for entrepreneurs and private enterprise as he opens the third round of his £5m investment fund. MOmentum VC offers investment of up to £250,000 to established early-stage and growth businesses looking to expand, create jobs and take advantage of new opportunities. The
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One of Staffordshire’s longest-established estate agents is opening a new branch in Meir Heath, almost four years after being rescued from administration. Heywoods will open its new office at 422 Sandon Road on Monday, 2 November, marking a return to the south of the city for the business, which traces its
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A new dedicated audiology store is set to open in Lichfield, creating six jobs and expanding access to hearing care services in the city centre. Specsavers Audiology will open alongside the existing Specsavers optical store on Market Street, giving customers a dedicated space for hearing tests, hearing aids and specialist
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Businesses are being urged to start preparing now for new counter‑terrorism duties expected to come into force in spring 2027. Lloyd Dykes, Director at Acadame, says many organisations could still underestimate the scale of the upcoming requirements, which will apply to thousands of publicly accessible premises including leisure venues, hospitality sites,
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An expanding Uttoxeter restaurant is building its national profile after winning praise from two popular YouTube food reviewers with almost one million subscribers between them. Lowes, on Carter Street, welcomed Gary Eats and Danny vs Food for a Sunday lunch event attended by 40 competition winners, with Gary paying for
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The Great Pottery Throwdown judge and ceramic designer Keith Brymer Jones paid a special visit to Stoke-on-Trent to mark the launch of his latest book by choosing a city pottery café for its official release day promotion. Keith Brymer Jones, best known as the lead judge on Channel 4’s The
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A businesswoman from Leek has become an Amazon bestseller after her second book reached number one in five categories within a week of publication. Emma Hine’s latest book, Do Less. Grow More, was published earlier this month and quickly climbed to the top spot across multiple Amazon categories. The book’s message is
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