The first apprentices have now embarked on a game-changing learning and career path that will teach them how to repair digital devices like mobile phones.
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A North Staffordshire training firm – which has been operating for more than two decades – says it has been able to expand its support to hundreds of emergency staff thanks to its own “lived experiences”. Abacus Training has been delivering specialist pre-hospital care courses to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
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A million meals have been provided for children in Stoke-on-Trent by a charity that aims to transform the lives of young people and their families in the city. The Hubb Foundation served up its milestone dish at Co-op Academy Glebe in Fenton, on August 28. Launched in 2018 by Port
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Paris 2024 silver medallist Adam Burgess was given a rousing welcome home to Staffordshire when he visited JCB’s World HQ. Slalom canoeist Adam, who has been sponsored by JCB since 2020, secured his prize at the Stade Nautique in Paris in front of a crowd of more than 12,000 people.
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A family-run funeral directors operating across the East Midlands has expanded into Staffordshire after purchasing a crematorium and cemetery in Lichfield. A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service will be re-branding the eight-acre site currently known as Chase and District Crematorium and Memorial Park to Hammerwich Crematorium and Cemetery, under its
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Five unique projects have been announced that will vividly enhance a heritage trail celebrating Stoke-on-Trent’s rich history – just as it gets ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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An exhibition that aims to dispel any lingering myths of a 'wasted' career in the creative and tech industries is up and running in Stoke-on-Trent – featuring the work of some of the best local companies and individuals in the sector
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An artist and teacher who took a leap to open her own business has won a spot in an exhibition representing the best of equestrian art. Catherine Averill has been drawing since she was a youngster but took the chance to open Catherine Averill Artwork at Amerton Farm, near Stafford,
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Titanic Brewery has said farewell to two stalwarts of the company who have retired after 60 years of service. Phil Salt has left the business after nearly 40 years and holding a variety of roles in that time, most recently that of drayman. Meanwhile, Bob Crumpton’s retirement puts an end
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Fast-growing energy storage firm GivEnergy has acquired land to develop a new North Staffordshire hub for clean tech start-ups, which could lead to hundreds of jobs created.
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