A popular Staffordshire Moorlands pub is set to become home to a growing local brewery. Rural Brewing Co. was launched by Alton resident Rob Goodley in 2022. Now plans have been unveiled to transform outbuildings at Alton’s historic White Hart into a brewery with a capacity to brew up to 2,000 litres of beer every three weeks. A planning application …

A new apartment is set to open at Alton’s historic White Hart community run pub. The former manager’s flat at the White Hart has been transformed into an attractive two-bedroom family holiday let, with much of the work completed by local trades people.   It’s the latest investment by the White Hart Community Interest Company, run by a group of …

A charity dedicated to supporting families in North Staffordshire is gearing up for the most devastating winter they’ve seen as households are plunged into fuel poverty. Just over three million households were classed as in fuel poverty in 2020. But this will escalate to two-thirds of the 28 million households in the UK by January 2023, according to a new …

Property expert Ramona Hirschi is adding new services and has won recognition in a national awards scheme as she celebrates five years at the helm of a Hanley-based estate agency. When Ramona took control of Belvoir Stoke-on-Trent in 2017, the Albion Street business was seen as under-performing and there were just two part time staff. In 2022, the business has …

Commercial Finance Specialists Beta CF have been shortlisted for two prestigious national awards, including one for their support to businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Alton, Staffordshire, company were able to broker deals to sustain companies and create jobs – even when the traditional “High Street” lenders couldn’t help. In one case, Beta’s intervention led to the regeneration of the …