MPs and regional leaders have gathered in Westminster today (Tuesday 24th January) at 5.00pm to call for improvements to the A50/A500. At the meeting they will be joined by senior officials from the Department for Transport and National Highways. Event chair Kate Kniveton MP called for “urgent…
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Plans to deliver new homes, business, hotel, and leisure facilities in Stafford have progressed following approval of a new masterplan. The endorsement by Stafford Borough Council’s Cabinet follows extensive engagement with the town’s residents and businesses. The masterplan – known as the…
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Three key amenities will benefit from state-of-the-art makeovers after Leek received a multi-million pound boost from the Government. The historic market town, well-known for its cultural heritage, has been awarded £17.1 million through the Levelling-up Fund. The Government scheme has sparked some…
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Major transport projects are to receive £20 million after Staffordshire County Council successfully bid for funding. The winning schemes will open up land for housing and business development, improve journey times on busy roads, put greener, cleaner buses on main roads and improve walking and…
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Time is running out for Staffordshire businesses to take advantage of up to £5,000 of funding for new and innovative projects. Staffordshire Business Innovation Centre (BIC) is coming to the end of their European Funding and are keen to award it to local companies before it disappears back to the EU…
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Pictured left to right: Sarwjit Sambhi, CEO of St Modwens, Alun Rogers, Chair of SSLEP, Cllr Abi Brown, Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Cllr Daniel Jellyman, Deputy Leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council Etruria Valley Link Road and Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone celebrated at major event…
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Stoke-on-Trent’s economy is set to be the second fastest growing in terms of job creation when the UK emerges from recession, a new study has found. The report by law firm Irwin Mitchell, which estimates that the UK entered into a recession in the second half of 2022, expects economic growth to…
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Work starts this week on the renovation of the Market Square in Stafford.  It is the first phase of a project that will see the biggest transformation of the High Street in the town for a generation.  The more than £1 million work involves enabling the area to be equipped to hold more events…
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Work has begun on a multi-million-pound Enterprise Zone development which is set to create hundreds of jobs in north Staffordshire. The Chatterley Valley West development in Newcastle-under-Lyme will see major private sector investment, with an additional £3.7million funding through the Kidsgrove…
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More than 40 of the county’s best tourism and hospitality businesses will go head-to-head at the Enjoy Staffordshire Tourism & Good Food Awards 2023! Over 95 entries from across the county of Staffordshire have been whittled down for the next stage, which includes a potential mystery visit from the…
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