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Staffordshire-based CEO and Founder of Strategi Solutions, Wendy Dean has been announced as an Inspiring Workplaces Inspiring Leader 2022, after being put forward by her colleagues for the award earlier this year. This globally recognised award has been created by Inspiring Workplaces to shine a light on the Inspiring Leaders

A brewery is looking forward to a bumper season as punters flock back to its pubs.  Football fans have boosted drinks sales at Marston’s pubs by 50 per cent and general sales by 30 per cent on England match days in the World Cup, compared to the same time last

Tableware giant Steelite International is reporting “exceptional” demand and an urgent recruitment drive in the week when Wade Ceramics went into administration. Steelite, which provides an unique range of Stoke-on-Trent-made ceramics, as well as glassware, cutlery and tabletop accessories to pubs, restaurants, hotels and cruise lines around the world, is

Businesses still have time to send in their views on draft policies and proposals for new development in Stafford Borough over the next two decades.  The Borough Council is consulting on its Local Plan 2020-2040 Preferred Options document, with the cut-off point for submissions fixed at 12 noon on Monday

Donations are urgently being sought to help bring extra cheer to young carers this Christmas.  North Staffs Carers Association is looking for support to provide its young carers with a selection box.  The organisation, based in Fenton, supports unpaid carers in North Staffordshire, including many young people who help parents

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Support has been launched for those affected by pottery firm Wade Ceramics collapsing into administration.  Around 130 people are believed to have lost their jobs following the shock announcement.  The 155-year-old business, in Stoke-on-Trent, is said to have been hit by the loss of a major customer as well as

Continuing train strikes could lead to a long-term reduction in the numbers of business people using the railways, it was claimed today.  With further industrial action planned for December and early January, business owners are warning that remote working is increasingly likely to replace real-time train journeys.  Walkouts by the