The growing appetite for electric vehicles has led bright sparks One Way Electrical to start up a new EV charging business. EV Smart Charging aims to resolve the major issue holding back householders and companies from buying green, electric cars – a lack of charging points. The new business will generate a new role as a business development manager at …

The organisers of an annual Newcastle-under-Lyme focused business awards programme have vowed to relaunch in 2021 after the coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of this year’s competition. The Business Boost Awards are committed to fostering business growth across the borough. “2020 is the first time there hasn’t been a Business Boost competition in more than a decade, but planning …

Award winning tech-innovators Enlighten have added 3D modelling to their business offering as they look to support companies in using technology to drive new business opportunities. Enlighten, based in Tamworth town centre, have built a reputation for using Augmented Reality. Founded in 2016, the company began using tech to support education and mental health projects but are now refocusing their …

North Staffordshire’s Rydale Roofing has signed a partnership with a training company which will give young people a pathway into the trade. With an ageing workforce, roofing is facing a skills shortage while, at the same time, there’s no formal pathway for school leavers to start a career in the industry. But Silverdale-based Rydale Roofing has joined forces with Juniper …

Calling all ginger cat and dog owners, a unique festival wants you to shout about your beloved pets. The fourth annual Ginger & Spice Festival will be taking place between September 23 to September 27 and celebrates all things ginger. Kennel and cattery Quintessential Quarters, of Cotes Heath, near Eccleshall, has linked up with festival organisers to launch Best Ginger …

A photographer’s passion for rescue dogs has led to donations of food to support Stoke-on-Trent’s City Dogs Home. Cathy Bower pledged to support the rescue kennels by taking portraits of pet owners and their adopted dogs and she’s now appealing for more rescue dog lovers to come forward. All entries will be entered into a competition to win a free …

Cycling clubs are being urged to take on a virtual Tour de France challenge this September to help support impoverished and vulnerable families. UK cycling youth star Josh Marsden is helping to front the fundraising campaign by the Alice Charity based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the home town of the Lyme Racing Club where Josh is a member. He’s hoping cyclists from …

An iconic landmark on the Stoke-on-Trent skyline is to be preserved, thanks to a grant from Historic England. Kirklands Properties, the owner of the Phoenix Works, Longton, has made a successful bid for 90 per cent of the £100,000 costs of repair and renovation of the former pottery works. 90ft high chimney. The company has been carefully restoring the Phoenix …

A kitchen design company has been so busy since lockdown lifted that the owner has taken on a second designer. Staffordshire Kitchens opened its first showroom in North Walls, Stafford, in mid-March, only to close it again as the UK locked down to fight coronavirus. But owner, Sandra Johnson, an interior designer, continued to provide support to clients during lockdown …

A charity is offering an innovative way to blow off the lockdown cobwebs, get fit this summer and support vulnerable families. The Alice Charity has teamed up with fitness platform Strava and is challenging everyone to ride a virtual Tour de France. Just like “le tour”, the Tour de Alice takes place from 29th August to 20th September 2020. You can …