A new report has revealed that Keele University contributes around half a billion pounds each year to the West Midlands economy, with nearly three quarters of this (£345m) in the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire local enterprise area. The report also identifies that the University supports the…
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Plans to redevelop City Central Library, in Hanley, include 96 one and two-bedroom apartments, a gym and nursery facilities. It is hoped that the £1.3 million site will also be able to host a restaurant and other leisure facilities, subject to planning approval. The vision – showing what City…
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Home Office Lord Sharpe visits Smithfield in Stoke-on-Trent city centre, with city council leader Abi Brown The Home Office has reconfirmed commitment to Stoke-on-Trent with plans for a long-term base in the city. Earlier this year, the major…
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A theatre aspiring to be one of the top ten reasons to live and work in North Staffordshire has secured a £2.5 million grant. The money from the Denise Coates Foundation will be given to the New Vic Theatre, in Newcastle, split across a five-year period. Further announcements on what the money…
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A Burton upon Trent-based waste and recycling company has secured a multi-million-pound funding package to drive its expansion plans. Willshee’s Waste & Recycling will use the funding from HSBC UK to re-finance the recent modernisation of its three depots, and to fund future growth and…
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Burton-based automotive specialists Ginho Group is set to extend its presence in America. The business, which designs and distributes specialist parts and components with specific tolerances and surface finishes for automotive applications, has revealed plans for a new site and new recruits across…
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A Staffordshire city is forecast to have one of the fastest growing economies in the UK over the next few years. The latest projections by professional services giant EY show Lichfield having annual average GVA growth of 2.4 per cent between 2024 and 2026 – joint fourth highest in the country and…
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A JCB apprentice who is working at the cutting edge of engineering has scooped a top industry honour. Engineering Degree Apprentice Nihal Dhillon was crowned Engineering Employer Apprentice of the Year at the Group Training Association England awards ceremony held at The Manufacturing Technology…
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Stoke-on-Trent is benefiting from huge growth and major development as investors and the government pump in hundreds of millions of pounds. However, our roundtable heard that if the city wants to make the most of these opportunities it needs to tackle its skills problem, improve its public…
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DHL has unveiled plans to expand its Stafford parcel depot, potentially increasing its workforce by 50 per cent. Work at the DHL Parcel UK site is part of a wider £505 million investment plan by Deutsche Post DHL to help deliver the infrastructure to allow the business to double in size over the…
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