A renowned chef who has catered for international sports teams and the RHS at Hampton Court has embarked on a new venture, bringing his sumptuous service to homes across Staffordshire. Gavin Evans has launched his new company Gavin the Chef and he plans to cook up a storm in customers’ kitchens. The Staffordshire Moorlands based head chef will bring fine …

Cheshire hygiene specialists Qualkem Brands has struck a unique deal which will support UK vulnerable children and put a smile on shoppers’ faces from next Friday, with the launch of its SafeT kits. The SafeT kit contains a unique triple protection face covering designed by Qualkem Brands’ Managing Director Ivan Anketell-Clifford and a bottle of Covid-busting Electrosan On the Go …

By Lizzie  Ward, Managing Director of SAS Water Ltd, legionella control specialists, based in Leek. Many holiday complexes, leisure facilities and sports clubs are emerging cautiously from lockdown. If facilities include spas and hot tubs, there’s lots to consider as seen in new guidance from the UK Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG). Operators should seek specialist support and  carry-out …

The first widespread survey of stress levels in the UK workforce is set for launch following a partnership between an award winning Staffordshire-based wellbeing coach and Keele University. Nicky Bartley of Thrive and Shine has developed an audit to help businesses identify and measure stress in the workplace with the help of Keele’s KRISP business support programme and is now …

A network of Staffordshire businesses successfully switched almost 250 members to online video meetings when the coronavirus lockdown hit the UK and has unveiled growth plans, even though face to face meetings are unlikely to return for several months. BNI Staffordshire hosts a mix of breakfast and mid-morning network meetings each week with chapters across the county. Executive Director Tony …

Plans to sanitise schools with a safe, non-alcohol based anti-viral killing mist are being proposed by hygiene experts as a way of getting UK children back in their classrooms and allow adults to return safely to work. As fears mount over the damaging effect of lockdown on children, Repclif Chemical Services Ltd says it has the answer to how to get …

Young footballers in North Staffordshire are benefiting from better pitches, toilets and changing rooms, thanks to the support of locally based grants and funding expert Andrew Heaward. Andrew, of Heaward Solutions, worked with Staffordshire Ladsandads to support improvements at their Trubshaw Cross football centre and at pitches across North Staffordshire. Now Andrew has helped the Ladsandads has helped them to …

Security experts believe hi-tech door entry devices which also take your temperature could be crucial if workers and school pupils are to return with confidence following lockdown. The Security Services Group, based in Stoke and Shrewsbury, are advising customers to install Temperature Monitoring Access Control (TMAC) solutions brought to the market for the first time in June. “This is brand …

A community owned pub is hoping to welcome back some of the people who saved it as they celebrate the end of lockdown on Saturday. The historic White Hart, Alton, will reopen again at mid-day on 4 July with new rules in place to protect customers and staff. The White Hart, which dates back to the 19th Century, was saved …