England starlet Lenny gets a boost from Richard Jacobs Pensions as she sets her sights on Cricket World Cup selection

With pic: Lenny Sims (centre) with Emily Small and Kate Barnard, Directors, Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Services.  Up and coming England cricketer Ilenia Sims is receiving support from Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Services as she pursues a career in a sport which catapulted her great great uncle to international stardom. Ilenia – known as Lenny – is …

SAS Water Ltd warns to guard against Legionella growth if buildings are locked down

Legionella control experts SAS Water Ltd are seeing an upturn of enquiries regarding water safety if premises need to be locked down due to the current coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The Leek-based company works with companies and public sector organisations across the UK including hotels, leisure centres, holiday parks, factories, social housing companies and care homes. Managing Director Lizzie Ward said: …

UP in the Cloud, an Englishman in Sweden has pioneered a new flexible working model and it’s ideally suited to the current coronavirus crisis

An English businessman with a global outlook believes his new way of working will start a trend due to the current coronavirus outbreak. Julian Stubbs, is originally from Cheltenham, but now lives in Stockholm, Sweden, where he founded UP THERE, EVERYWHERE, a company with no employees, but with members from Shanghai to San Francisco. All members are UP in the …

New owners plan bright future for Twinkle Tots with more staff and flexible childcare options at the popular Endon day nursery

Experienced nursery manager Diana Hemmings is planning more flexible services to help parents juggling work and childcare after taking on the popular Twinkle Tots Day Nursery, Endon. Diane and husband Neil Hemmings bought Twinkle Tots in late 2019, achieving Diana’s ambition to run her own children’s nursery following a successful career as a nursery manager and as a development professional …

UP appointed by Cheshire and Warrington LEP to head research

An international agency and their North Staffordshire based partners have been appointed to support the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership as they seek to brand the area as the premier destination for inward investment. Cheshire and Warrington is already the best performing economy in the North of England and one of the most successful and fastest growing economies in …

New Staffordshire Kitchens showroom opens in Stafford on Saturday (14 March, 2020)).

A Stafford store showcasing the best in high quality kitchens and interior design, opens in Stafford on Saturday (14 March). Staffordshire Kitchens is run by award winning Stafford businesswoman and interior designer Sandra Johnson. The new store is located at 200 North Walls, Stafford, on the first floor above Plumbits Trade Counter. Sandra already has a successful interior design business, …

The Geens Chartered Accountants charity team get set for gruelling ‘Longest and Highest’ challenge to raise funds for the Donna Louise and Dougie Mac

An accountancy firm, which has raised more than £50,000 for charities from a series of challenges, has unveiled plans for a fifth gruelling event this September. The Longest and Highest Challenge will see 12 colleagues from Geens Chartered Accountants row 11-miles across Windermere, England’s longest lake and climb Scafell Pike, the country’s highest peak. The challenge team will also cycle …