Creating a natural, environmentally friendly alternative to man-made plastic packaging has led to the award of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation to Woolcool. First conceived by founder and CEO Angela Morris in 2001, Woolcool provides a sustainable, superior insulated packaging solution for the transportation of temperature-sensitive goods, for the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. Woolcool has created more …

Businesses in Lichfield are being invited to get involved with BNI, a successful international business networking organisation whose Staffordshire members are on course to share £9 million of business in 2018. BNI Staffordshire has over 180 members in eight groups across the county – but there hasn’t been a BNI group in Lichfield for many years. The organisation has joined …

A North Staffordshire based training company has geared up for growth by more than doubling the courses it offers for its nationwide clients. Now u Know Training Managing Director Heather Broadhurst has overseen growth which has seen the number of courses offered go from 70 in 2016 to over 170 at present. The Lymedale Business Centre based company organises courses …

A new function room, which will feature everything from community cinema nights to live music gigs, has opened at a busy Staffordshire Moorlands pub. The oak beamed function room is the latest addition to facilities at the Bulls Head, Alton, and signals the completion of a 30-month labour of love for Alton resident James Miller & his business partners. The …

Work has begun on the creation of a new Titanic Brewery café bar at Stoke Station. bod Stoke is set to open on Monday, October 8, in the former First Class Lounge of the city’s mainline station, with access from both Platform One and the pavement on Winton Square, Stoke. It will be the second Titanic bod bar, a new …

A Staffordshire Moorlands family lawyer today welcomed government plans to allow couples to split up more quickly and with less acrimony. Jo Johnson said the current “out-dated” divorce laws led to “needless conflict between divorcing couples which can have a devastating impact on the couples and their children.” Justice Secretary David Gauke said the Government is to begin a consultation …

Sixth form students across North Staffordshire are to benefit from projects exploring democracy after Partners in Creative Learning (PiCL) were awarded funding from the Women’s Vote Centenary Grant Scheme. The £35,000 grant was announced today by the Women’s Vote Centenary Grant Scheme, a £1.5 million Government fund that supports local and community groups across England in celebrating the centenary of …

North Staffordshire law firm Clowes and Co has teamed-up with the Midlands Air Ambulance to offer a free Will writing service for people aged 55 or over. The free service is available if residents agree to leave a legacy to the air ambulance in their Will. Baddeley Green based Clowes and Co are the only firm in North Staffordshire to …

Former corporate banker Tom Wilkinson is supporting jobs and business growth by finding vital finance for companies. Tom set up Beta Commercial Finance two years ago from offices in the Old Chapel, Alton. Recent successes for Beta Commercial Finance include arranging finance for the new Daisy Bank Business Centre, Cheadle. Tom worked with Natalie Hewitt and Mark Carr, business partners …