Innovative film maker Nathan Williams drew inspiration from the giants of cinema to help promote a new client. Nathan, owner of Stone based NKW Promotional Film makers created a series of film shorts when Business for Breakfast Director Stuart Walton asked him to create a promotional film which would help the brand to stand out from the crowd at a …

Britain is in the grip of the coldest November for many years – with the Met Office warning of more bad weather to come. And businesses should be planning ahead to avoid potential conflict with staff when the snow forces people to take time off, according to West Midlands employment lawyer Sarah Pugh. Sarah, a partner at Dudley based employment specialists W.H. Law, says …

Customers will drink to their local’s favourite charities during a Cider Festival across five Staffordshire pubs. Licensees at the Titanic Brewery pubs in Stoke-on-Trent, Stone and Stafford have each chosen a favourite charity to support during the festival this weekend. Customers will be asked to support the good causes and the Potteries based brewery has agreed to match the money raised. Landlady Cherryl Poppit …

Britain is bracing itself for a cold winter – with the Met Office warning of bad weather as early as the second part of this week. And businesses should be planning ahead to avoid potential conflict with staff when the snow forces people to take time off, according to West Midlands employment lawyer Sarah Pugh. Sarah, a partner at Dudley …

Industrial workers could be in line for compensation after their hearing was damaged while at work. Leading industrial injury lawyers Attwood Solicitors are offering free hearing tests for workers in the Wirral, Cheshire East and North Wales area. A special event – where hearing loss victims can get free assessments from trained audiologists – will be held on 8 December. Current and …

A Staffordshire businesswoman has become one of the first distributors in the county for a stunning jewellery collection straight out of Africa. Kay Bevans is launching the Miglio Jewellery brand at the Moat House Hotel, Festival Park, on Tuesday, 30 November. Stone based Kay says interest is high in the event – which is being billed as A Sparkling Experience – with people …

A Kent garage is helping motorists to achieve the ultimate driving experience. Old Forge Garage of Orpington has become a Black Code vehicle re-mapping specialist after purchasing the brand’s franchise for Kent. The  Black Code system offers motorists the chance to increase the engine power and torque of their car by 35 per cent. At the same time, drivers can achieve up to …

Families are to be offered free safety checks to help allay fears over the safety of window blinds. Long established window blind retailer and manufacturer, Barnes Blinds, has launched a drive to make window blinds safer. Several children have been injured after getting caught up in window blind cords and two youngsters died in incidents in southern Staffordshire in early …

A Staffordshire computing expert is helping to spearhead a UK wide campaign aimed at keeping people safe on line. Liz Thursfield, former Associate Dean of Computing, Engineering and Technology at StaffordshireUniversity, is heading the social media campaign for Get Safe Online. Liz, of Stafford, runs social media consultancy Ariadne’s Thread which helps many public and private sector organisations to use tools such as Twitter, Linkedin …

Veterans are being invited to join pupils at a Remembrance service at Newcastle-under-Lyme School. The school holds an annual Remembrance Service and Parade on 11 November each year. Current and past pupils have been joined in recent years by members of the town’s Normandy Veterans Association for the service. However, earlier this year, the Newcastle-under-Lyme Branch of the Association was disbanded due …