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Lifestyle & Leisure/News

New cathedral café aims to bring community together

Lichfield Cathedral has opened a new café with all profits supporting its upkeep and work.

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by Hayley Johnson
8 May 2026
Education and Training/News

New £350k facility boosts engineering apprentices in Stoke-on-Trent

A specialist engineering training provider has marked its 60th anniversary with a £350,000 investment in a new state-of-the-art workshop aimed at meeting the rising demand for advanced skills training in the sector.

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by Hayley Johnson
7 May 2026
Industry/News

New Portmeirion CEO announced as firm pushes ahead with turnaround after losses 

Portmeirion Group PLC is set for a leadership change after announcing a pre-tax loss for 2025, alongside what it described as ‘positive progress’ on its transformation plan. 

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by Hannah Hiles
7 May 2026
Education and Training/News

University named best in UK for employability 

University of Staffordshire has been named University of the Year at the Academic Employability Awards 2026, in recognition of its approach to preparing students for the workplace. 

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by Hannah Hiles
7 May 2026
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Digital/News

Tech leader invited to Number 10 to champion women in the industry 

A Stoke-on-Trent technology expert was invited to Number 10 Downing Street as part of a push to champion diversity in the UK tech sector. 

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by Hannah Hiles
7 May 2026
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Innovation/News

Royal hat-trick for Woolcool as two Staffordshire firms win King’s Awards

Sustainable packaging innovator Woolcool is celebrating a rare achievement of three Royal recognitions after being named as one of two Staffordshire recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2026.

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by Hayley Johnson
6 May 2026
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News

Calls for VAT cut backed at Staffordshire Chambers’ inaugural Hospitality Forum

Calls for a 10% vat reduction were backed by Staffordshire’s hospitality businesses at a brand new sector-specific forum. Staffordshire Chambers’ Hospitality Forum met for the first time at Lunar Wedgwood, Barlaston, where Lunar founder Craig Wilkinson led calls to lower VAT in hospitality from 20 per cent to 10 per

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by Jessica Thorne
6 May 2026
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News/Transport

Jobs safeguarded in major autocentre acquisition deal

Three Staffordshire sites are part of a deal which has saved more than 130 jobs at a vehicle maintenance firm.

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by Hayley Johnson
6 May 2026
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News

Alpha Manufacturing wins top engineering award

Sheet metal fabricator Alpha Manufacturing has scooped a top industry award for achievements in engineering, innovation and sustainability.

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by Hayley Johnson
6 May 2026
Industrial steel foundry with molten metal glowing yellow-orange in furnace at night.
Industry/News

Up to 20 ‘highly skilled’ jobs to be created in ‘really positive’ foundry expansion 

Up to 20 ‘highly skilled jobs are set to be created after councillors approved expansion plans at a major Stoke-on-Trent foundry. 

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by Hannah Hiles
5 May 2026
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