Simmer Down Festival, Birmingham’s annual celebration of reggae, has announced plans to hold its 2023 Festival in Handsworth Park and organisers say it will be bigger and better than ever before.   Now Simmer Down is searching for key business sponsors for the event on Sunday 16 July.   Up to 20,000 people are forecast to attend Simmer Down, which …

A homes sales and lettings agency has scored with young footballers after striking an agreement to sponsor Leek Town’s under-10s. Belvoir Stoke-on-Trent, Biddulph and Leek has a proud track-record of working with charity and not for profit groups, but the new deal is the company’s first to feature grassroots sport. Ramona Hirschi, Managing Director, said: “We’ve previously looked to help …

Pic: Rob Goodley of the Rural Brewing Co and Tom Wilkinson, from the White Hart inn CIC Plans for a new brewery at a community run Staffordshire pub have won planning approval. The Rural Brewing Company is planning to set up home at the White Hart Hotel, Alton. Planning permission was granted at a meeting of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s …

A chance meeting with panto star Jonathan Wilkes led to children and staff from the Peter Pan Centre being invited up on stage to meet the cast and crew of the Regent Theatre pantomime. Staff from the Peter Pan Centre for Children with Special Needs met Jonathan, aka Smee, when the centre won a Your Heroes award earlier this year. As a …

The need to protect your income is more important than ever – yet just two in every 10 UK adults take out income protection, according to respected UK consumer organisation Which.co.uk. Established Staffordshire Moorlands based GRN Financial Services advise that, while financial markets are currently volatile, income protection should be considered by everyone to ensure people can pay their mortgages. …

North Staffordshire-based top 50 UK accountancy group DJH Mitten Clarke is expanding into South Yorkshire by establishing a Sheffield office with a keen focus on helping businesses to maximise the Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs and other R&D incentives available to them. DJH Mitten Clarke, who have a major presence in the Midlands and North West have recruited their …

A new business referral group is primed for launch in Staffordshire and it includes a unique link to a well-known children’s charity. Business people will be joined by staff from Caudwell Children at their weekly meetings. Once a month, the group will meet at the headquarters of the charity on the Keele University business park. BNI Infinity is part of …

Ensuring staff gain the right training and career development opportunities, in a largely unregulated sector, is a passion for Stoke-on-Trent lettings and estate agency Managing Director Ramona Hirschi. Now Ramona, of Belvoir Stoke-on-Trent, Biddulph and Leek, has been rewarded with a national award for her own training success. She was presented with the Candidate of the Year Award by Propertymark, …

Top 50 UK accountancy group, DJH Mitten Clarke, has announced a new partnership with private equity investor, Tenzing.Following a number of acquisitions which has seen the firm’s team grow to over 300 across its offices in Stoke-on-Trent, Chester, Manchester and Walsall, the funding will allow DJH Mitten Clarke to further invest in both its people and infrastructure. Scott Heath, CEO, …

A North Staffordshire estate agency can now offer in house mortgage and insurance protection support. Ramona Hirschi, owner of Belvoir Stoke-on-Trent, Biddulph and Leek, has founded Mortgage Advice Bureau Stoke-on-Trent, bringing in experienced local broker Mike Bowcock as a co-director. The new firm will both enhance service for the estate agency’s customers and generate new business in the financial services …