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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New car sales have been rising over the last five months – and battery electric vehicles have secured their best-ever monthly market share. The good news for the automotive industry comes on the back of a difficult first half of 2022 when new car registrations fell to their lowest level
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Edenhurst Preparatory School has welcomed Emma Mousley as its new Headteacher. Her appointment makes her the first female Headteacher at the independent school, which caters for children aged three months to 11 years. Most recently she was Deputy Head of Pastoral and Wellbeing at Repton Al Barsha, Dubai, where she
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An animal attraction with unique walkthrough exhibits is leading the way in a tourism awards scheme.
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Small businesses – already experiencing issues over obtaining loans – need support with access to finance ahead of a possible lending squeeze, claims a report. Only two-fifths of requests for credit are currently successful at an all-time low, according to Small Business Index data compiled by the Federation of Small
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Staffordshire County Council is voicing concerns about the role taxpayers are playing in helping to foot the rising bill for Adult Social Care. The council has set aside around two-thirds of next year’s anticipated £587 million net budget for the provision of social care for the elderly and for supporting
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Businesses are experiencing no signs of recovery while confidence and profit expectation has stabilised at “worryingly low levels”, according to a report published today. The British Chambers of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey looked at the fourth quarter of 2022 with the research taking place between November 7 and November
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A Staffordshire businessman said today it would be “disappointing and frustrating” if the Government drastically reduces its energy bills support for SMEs. Reports are circulating that the subsidy for the non-domestic sector is to become less generous for all except heavy users, with an announcement expected next week. John Tudor,
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