Business

Interest Free Loans Available to Growing Local Firms

Expanding businesses in Stone and Staffordshire may be eligible for interest free loans to support plans & create new jobs.…

Cotwalton board the information superhighway

Households and businesses in Cotwalton have made a giant leap towards joining the information superhighway thanks to a ground-breaking agreement…

• Cotwalton
• Superfast Broadband

Grants available to help businesses grow through energy efficiency

Grants of up to £10,000 are now available to Staffordshire businesses to support their growth through greater energy efficiency and…

• energy efficiency
• funding
• Staffordshire County Council

Recruitment experts offer free CV workshop

Newcastle-under-Lyme based Brampton Recruitment is offering a free CV workshop day on Saturday October 1st from 9.30am. This one-off Saturday…

• brampton recruitment
• cv
• job applications

Appeal to Recover Missing Student Funds Running Out of Time

We all make mistakes, some bigger than others, and for Sue Dyke's son a small mistake has turned into a…

• hsbc

ABB Stone Apprentice Shortlisted for Prestigious National Award

Josh Barber, an apprentice at Stone Based ABB, has been named as a finalist in the Institution of Engineering and Technology…

• ABB
• apprenticeships

Near Full Employment Makes Businesses Optimistic

With near full employment continuing in the county, businesses are taking a positive & optimistic view on the future, and…

• unemployment figures

Freight group set up to review HCV impact on county roads

A formal group is to be set up to continually assess the impact of heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) on Staffordshire…

• hcv
• heavy commercial vehicles
• hgv
• mark deaville
• Staffordshire County Council
• staffordshire freight forum

Stone branch of HSBC set to close on 25th November

While online banking is certainly advantageous and convenient, it has led to a gradual decrease in the use of High…

• closure
• High Street
• hsbc bank

Free Childcare Scheme Gains Popularity

Staffordshire Employers are trialling a scheme offering 30 hours free childcare for some families, a year earlier than the rest…

• 30 hours
• childcare

Staffordshire canoeist can do it with Stone Property Buyers

Canoe believe it!  As Olympians Adam Peatty and Joe Clarke excel in Rio, a local property expert is hoping his…

• ian marsden
• paracanoeist
• Paralympics
• ron jeffries
• Stone Property Buyers

Great Taste awards for Aston Marina

Staffordshire’s waterside foodie haven, Aston Marina near Stone, has once again been recognised in the ‘Oscars’ of the foodie world.…

• Aston Marina
• Great Taste Awards

New CEO appointed at Dougie Mac

David Webster has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Douglas Macmillan Hospice. He has been the CEO of…

• david webster
• dougie mac

Meaford road scheme paves the way

Development of a Staffordshire business park, set to support 2,200 jobs on one of the county’s largest brownfield sites, has…

• Meaford Business Park
• St Modwen
• Staffordshire County Council

Stone Panda sorts Potter’s Parking

Printing for sports clubs Stone's Panda Press have got just the ticket for Stoke City FC It’s been a busy…

• Panda Press
• Stoke City

Hooksgreen Herbs, Master Growers

Hooksgreen Herbs, based in Oulton Heath, will again be showing at the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Tatton Park Flower Show…

• Hooksgreen Herbs
• rhs master grower
• tatton park flower show