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Development partners behind the first development at the landmark Etruscan Square site in Stoke-on-Trent’s city centre are working on a planning application to build new affordable homes on the brownfield site. Genr8 and sustainable developer PfP Igloo have the green light to submit their plans after the demolition of the former Iceland store

A free event designed for rural businesses based in the Moorlands will take place at Biddulph Town Hall next month. Hosted by Staffordshire County Council in partnership with Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, the ‘access to finance for rural business’ will set out funding options available, including grants and loans, as

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has approved a financial restructuring of the Hilton Garden Inn at Smithfield in a move aimed at securing the long-term future of the city centre hotel. The authority has agreed measures which give it the option of providing additional capital and converting its own debt into equity

Planning officials have given the green light for a new pickle ball sports centre to be created in Stoke-on-Trent.  Pickleball People has been granted permission to change the use of the former Autobrite Direct building on Festival Way in Etruria into a centre with nine pickleball courts, a viewing area

A trio of businesses spanning the automotive, home interiors and construction sectors have made a new home at a Burton upon Trent business park.  Property agents Rushton Hickman said the completion of all three lettings at Eccleshall Business Park strengthens the tenant mix and reinforces the continued demand for well-located,

Hundreds of children have been helped on their way to having a bed of their own after a bedroom supplier got behind a charity campaign.  Stafford-based Wholesale Beds has lent its support to Emmaus North Staffs’s Beds for Kids campaign by sponsoring brand new children’s bed frame.  Since January, more

Staffordshire business leaders have warned the county risks being left behind in the race for investment and economic growth unless the Government accelerates devolution and releases £10 million of funding they say has been held back by delays. Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce has written to Local Government, Devolution and Regional Growth Minister Jim

Cannock-based refurbishment and fit-out specialist Inco Contracts has opened an office near Glasgow as it seeks to expand its share of the Scottish construction market. The company has taken space at New Alderston House on Strathclyde Business Park, giving it a permanent base for projects north of the border. The

Cannock’s Prince of Wales Theatre has been saved from demolition and will undergo a multi-million-pound refurbishment following a decision by councillors.  The theatre, which has been closed since April 2025, had been earmarked for demolition as part of wider regeneration plans for the town centre.  Daily Focus recently reported on

Nominations are now open for an awards scheme celebrating the businesses, organisations and people that make a difference in Newcastle-under-Lyme.