The government has issued new guidance to businesses who may have unduly overpaid VAT on declarations made at the end of last year due to technical issue with the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). On 30 December, a system update caused the CDS to duplicate VAT charges on certain declarations. Although
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A Staffordshire council is having a re-think after its carbon neutral policy was costed at a staggering £4.7 billion. Cannock Chase District Council passed a Climate Emergency Motion in 2019 to make the whole of its geographical area net zero by 2030. A detailed costed action plan commissioned from consultants
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Leading lawyer Sean Spinetto has joined legal and professional services business Knights as a partner, bolstering two of its key teams. Sean is based at Knights’ Stoke operation to support the business’ focus on key markets outside London. He brings vast experience of advising on the acquisition and sale of
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A special school has reached out to businesses asking them to consider providing opportunities for its children to experience the workplace. The Meadows School, in Leek, wants to link up with firms that can either provide workplace visits for 14 to 19-year-olds or work placements for those in Year 14,
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Businesses and commuters who rely on part of the M6 have been told to prepare for five months of closures. Three days of urgent repair works saw the start of overnight closures on the northbound carriageway of the M6 between junctions 15 and 16 begin on Friday. Another closure is
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A local authority is planning to make millions of pounds of service cuts and raise council tax in the next financial year. Stoke-on-Trent City Council proposes £11.5 million savings as part of its 2023/2024 budget. It is also looking to increase council tax by 4.99 per cent – the new
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A new scheme to support businesses with their energy bills is being announced by the Government today. Under the current scheme the unit cost of gas and electricity is capped for all businesses but that will expire at the end of March. It is now set to be replaced with
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Up to 1,700 jobs are set to be created after work began on a multi-million-pound enterprise zone development. Chatterley Valley West in Newcastle-under-Lyme is receiving £3.7 million funding through the Kidsgrove Town Deal and a £3.5 million investment by Staffordshire County Council, which will be paid back through business rates
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Work starts this week on the renovation of the Market Square in Stafford. It is the first phase of a project that will see the biggest transformation of the High Street in the town for a generation. The more than £1 million work involves enabling the area to be equipped
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The 100th Digital Advisor project is due to get underway at Keele University this month. Linked to the University’s new Digital Society Institute, the programme provides local SMEs with the opportunity to engage with talented Keele students and graduates, employed as advisors, to work on bespoke projects designed to build
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