New energy support scheme for business

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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Renovation of historic square begins  

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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Edenhurst Prep School welcomes first female headteacher

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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Local Authority seeks clarity on adult social care funding 

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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Quarterly survey paints ‘bleak’ economic picture for firms

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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