Titanic Brewery warmly welcomes today’s budget announcement on a lower rate of duty for draught beer sold in pubs. Chancellor Rishi Sunak used his Budget to announce a five percent cut on draught beer and cider, specifically targeting beer poured in pubs – something which Titanic and the wider brewing industry had been calling for. He called pubs “the home …

Mortgage innovators My Simple Mortgage has added a further string to its bow by giving customers access to expert income and mortgage protection advice. Based in Basford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, My Simple Mortgage has forged a reputation as market leaders in the mortgage arena, recently launching a unique, real time quoting system for its growing UK customer base. Now, the company has …

A community initiative supporting children with disabilities and their families in Sandwell has unveiled plans to transform the garden at their respite house into a sensory  garden, despite earlier plans being set back by a tragedy. Qualified Landscape gardener Gary Simpson, who worked as a manager for Biffa had pledged to lead a project to create the garden in Oldbury. …

Business Boost is to hold its first ever livestreamed awards night to celebrate Newcastle-under-Lyme companies which survived and thrived during the Covid-19 lockdowns. An online awards event will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, December 1 – live from King Street Studios, Newcastle. Business Boost isn’t holding its traditional awards programme until 2022, however, the organisers  recently called on small …

A new trade counter – opening on November 1st – is the latest innovation from thriving building, ironmongery and fire door company Washington and Riley. Free breakfast baps will be on offer for the first 200 visitors to the trade counter at Washington and Riley’s new Market Drayton headquarters. Establishing a trade counter is part of further growth plans for …

A family financial sector business has introduced the second generation to its team. Filip Gronkiewicz has joined his parents Aga and Tom at the town centre offices  in Bath Street, Leek. It follows a busy start to 2021 for GRN Financial Services which specialises in mortgages,  life insurance, income protection services and to GRN Estate Planning – a sister company …

A growing Staffordshire based accountancy practice has increased its staff by almost a quarter inside five months. Geens Chartered Accountants have welcomed seven new staff members to their offices in Liverpool Road, Stoke, since March, 2021.  It’s part of a long-held strategy by the company to grow their own team, investing in young people from the North Staffordshire area. The …

Mary Mae Lewis has always had a passion for travel and writing. Her long-held dream of a life in Spain was finally achieved when, along with her husband Chris and pet dog, Josh, they set off for sunnier climes in a converted Liverpool transport bus. But there’s been many bumps in the road, thanks to husband Chris’ reluctance to retire …

Design work for The Oak House, Moddershall Oaks, by Newcastle-under-Lyme’s  The Interior Design Practice has been shortlisted for the 2021 SBID International Design Awards. Global recognition for their work on The Oak House follows the Interior Design Practice being named as Best Restaurant Design in Northern England in the 2020 Northern Design Awards. “It’s a huge thrill to be recognised among the world’s best design practices,” …