MP Jo Gideon has told Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that government help is “vital” to the future of the UK ceramic industry.
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Rural businesses and farms are being advised to check their security following a spate of thefts of power tools and farming vehicles across Staffordshire. Thousands of pounds worth of property has been stolen in Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stafford and South Staffordshire within the last few weeks. Thieves have targeted
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Economic headwinds have forced the closure of two established breweries based in Staffordshire.
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Stafford-based Global manufacturing parts provider, EU Automation, is expanding their business into a new premises on Temple Street in central Birmingham. The business hopes that Birmingham’s central location will help recruitment and provide a foothold in the Midlands and the wider UK. Neil Ballinger, EU Automation’s head of EMEA, said:
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As energy price rises take effect, grant-funded schemes to help homeowners and private renters improve energy efficiency and reduce bills are available in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The District Council is working in partnership with the County Council and Beat the Cold on the Staffordshire Warmer Homes scheme to help residents
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Average consumer spending is set to drop by nearly £100 this Christmas compared to 12 months ago, in a bitter blow for businesses this festive season. The 16 per cent drop – from £554 in 2021 to £463 this year – is blamed on the cost-of-living crisis. More than a
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Michelin has recruited its latest cohort of trainees under its long-standing annual apprenticeship programme, which started 95 years ago at its Stoke-on-Trent site. Launched in 1927, Michelin’s apprenticeship programme is steeped in history and underpins the culture of the company overall, providing a springboard for trainees to start their careers.
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A Keele University criminologist has lent her expertise to the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) annual campaign to tackle drink and drug driving over the festive season. With the World Cup coinciding with the run up to Christmas this year, police are facing an extra challenge in their annual efforts
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Four in 10 family businesses have changed their succession plans as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report has highlighted. According to research carried out by KPMG Private Enterprise around seven in 10 business leaders (72 per cent) now intend for their children to take on their company
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A fundraising manager is using his background as a former professional actor to devise money-spinning events with a theatrical twist. Paul Deakin, who works for Support Staffordshire, aims to “create experiences” for people while asking for their donations. As well as being a charity board member he is also a
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