Family run Aynsley Insurance is celebrating 30 years of business in what is now Stoke-on-Trent’s city centre cultural quarter. The city centre street scene has changed considerably since 1989, while the insurance sector has moved from pens, ledgers and cash payments to rapid electronic transactions. But Aynsley, based in Piccadilly, Hanley, has expertly ridden all trends, showing year on year …

Companies are being challenged to compete in an annual It’s A Knockout contest, run by Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Rydale Roofing to raise funds to support local families living in poverty. The contest, to be held at Knutton playing fields on Sunday, 14 July, uses authentic equipment, similar to that on the well-known 1970s TV show and competitors can expect plenty of thrills …

A Staffordshire based business organisation has scooped a national award for outstanding performance. BNI Staffordshire has shown huge growth in the past year and currently supports over 200  businesses in the area. Current forecasts predict growth to 350 BNI members this year. This resulted in BNI Staffordshire winning the Outstanding Performance Award at the 2019 BNI UK and Ireland 2019 …

 A unique fundraising appeal for The Donna Louise Hospice for Children & Young People has generated a huge public response. 1,500 specially crafted ceramic butterflies have been sold – raising £45,000 for The Donna Louise – with sales soaring since the unveiling of the breath-taking Taking Flight installation at Trentham Gardens in May. There are now just 3,500 limited edition butterflies available and organisers are urging …

Sisters are doing it for themselves…with the help of  female run accountancy firm Premier Tax Solutions. The North Staffordshire firm, led by Emily Precious and Vanessa Fuller, have clinched a deal to work as the official accountant for the annual the Women of the Year Awards. “Promoting women in business is, of course, close to our hearts at Premier Tax …

Big names from the world of classical music and musical theatre have been unveiled as headline acts at this year’s Proms and Prosecco in the Park at Chetwynd Deer Park, Newport. From performing the lead role in Jesus Christ Superstar to hitting number five in the album charts, Jon Moses has built a career as one of the UK’s leading …

A business group which has shown rapid growth is aiming for a national award after being named Staffordshire’s Pride of BNI. In Spring 2018, the Sir Stanley Matthews BNI chapter, which meets at the Upper House, Barlaston, every Friday, had around 25 members, but a reputation for finding business referrals for members has seen the group grow to 34 members, …

Thousands of people across Staffordshire and Cheshire are enjoying a happy, affluent retirement thanks to pensions expert Richard Jacobs.   2019 sees Richard reaching 40 years as a Chartered practitioner in the pensions business, but at the age of 69, Newcastle-under-Lyme based Richard has no intention of penning his own retirement letter.   “I don’t work full time hours anymore, …

 A North Staffordshire based business coach is on a mission to create 1,000 jobs in the next five-years by helping companies to grow.  Former international sales and marketing director Doug Flynn is using his vast experience both on the corporate world and as a business owner to support business growth.  Doug has joined the international ActionCoach network, returning to North Staffordshire …