Town centre businesses in Tamworth are being given the chance to apply for a new grant to help them battle the economic headwinds. Tamworth Borough Council is setting aside £25,000 per annum in funding for the next three years to provide a boost for enterprises with less than 250 employees.
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Businesses and organisations are being urged to participate in an upcoming apprenticeship careers fair, designed to connect local schools with employers in the community. The fair, organised by Stoke & Staffs Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, will take place on Wednesday 8 February at Port Vale FC between 10:00am and 6:00pm, and
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A major logistics solutions firm is to become the latest company to invest in a growing commercial development in North Staffordshire. Emerge Global has signed a deal to move into a 70,000 sq. ft warehouse at St Modwen Logistics’ development at Festival Park, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. Emerge, which includes Amazon and eBay among
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Sales at Portmeirion Group are expected to have hit at least £110 million last year. Strong Christmas trading and “robust” demand across its portfolio of consumer goods brands means the firm estimates full year sales will be four per cent higher than 2021 and four per cent ahead of market expectations.
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Local job-seekers, graduates and school leavers are being encouraged to explore career opportunities after the Home Office committed to creating 500 jobs at a new base in Stoke-on-Trent. The Government Department has signed a lease to use Two Smithfield in Hanley to establish an innovation centre, which will accommodate case-working
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A Staffordshire pub overlooked by a Norman castle has been named the best in the country in an annual awards scheme. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has given the National Pub of the Year crown to The Tamworth Tap, a brewpub located in a 16th century shop front in the
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A star of The Great Pottery Throw Down is among a high-profile line up revealed by Staffordshire University for its upcoming TEDx event featuring creative minds from across the region. The theme of TEDxStaffordshireUniversity is “Thinking through Making” and nine speakers have been specially selected by a panel of judges from across
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The UK’s economy grew by 0.1 per cent in November, according to figures released this morning, beating expectations. The Office for National Statistics believes a boost from World Cup-related sales contributed to the growth. But the data from the ONS shows that in the three months to November GDP shrank
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Pottery firm Churchill China is expecting to see a big jump in profit in its results for last year. The Stoke-on-Trent based manufacturer has said in a trading update that it anticipates that profit for 2022 will be at the upper end of analyst expectations. Its range of market expectations
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Motorists are facing further traffic uncertainty from Monday as a fortnight of highway improvements begin along a stretch of the A34. Staffordshire County Council’s highways teams will be carrying out works at The Fillybrooks/Walton Roundabout, the A520 Stafford Road and the B5026 Eccleshall Road near Stone. The exploratory works are ahead
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