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
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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
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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
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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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Something exciting is coming to your inbox! Daily Focus is a brand-new business news service for Staffordshire delivered to tens of thousands of inboxes every weekday morning. Replacing the current Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce newsletter, Daily Focus will be a source of the most up-to-date business news and comment from across Staffordshire – supported
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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
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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
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Businesses in Leek are teaming up to support local families feeling the pinch in difficult times. Dave Swarbrook and Mark Brammar, from the Foxlowe Arts Centre Creative Hub, are coordinating a gift appeal along with the Fox & Crow Gallery, which is housed in the same building. Donated presents will
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Stafford Chamber of Commerce has re-located to a new home in the town’s Grade 11 listed Shire Hall. The Chamber has become an anchor tenant in the business enterprise centre at the newly refurbished building close to the Market Square. The Stafford Chamber, a division of the Staffordshire Chambers of
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You’ll find Christmas Opening Hours for Stoke-on-Trent Libraries below: Bentilee Library Friday 23 December – 9am-12.30pm and 1.30-5pm Saturday 24 December 2022 – Monday 2 January 2023 – Closed Tuesday 3 January – 9am-12.30pm and 1.30-5pm City Central Library Friday 23 December – 9am-2pm Saturday 24 December 2022 – Monday
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