A film production company named among the best in Britain is celebrating 15 years in business and forecasting major future growth. Reels in Motion is flying the flag for Stoke-on-Trent and competing with big city film studios in London and the South East. Its five year plan aims to more than double their staff and achieve a £5 million-plus  turnover …

A live music show, described as North Staffordshire’s answer to Later with Jools Holland, is back for a new season, starting on Sunday, November 17. HoneyBox showcases the area’s music scene and is filmed live at King Street Studios, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Each show is streamed live on Facebook. Returning for a second time to HoneyBox on November 17 is country pop …

Business growth and potential were under the spotlight as the Newcastle-under-Lyme Business Boost competition unveiled its 2019 winners. A diverse range of finalists took to the stage for the awards event held at Newcastle-under-Lyme College’s Performing Arts Centre. This year’s competition featured four major awards, for Entrepreneurial Spirit, Growth, and solo-entrepreneurs, awarded by the Business Boost committee, and the Newcastle-under-Lyme …

Reviews from brides and grooms have resulted in a North Staffordshire wedding photographer being shortlisted for a prestigious award. Joanna Wilkinson, owner of Toland Photography, is one of just seven finalists in the English Wedding Awards West Midland s photographer of the year competition. The shortlisting came as a major surprise to Joanna, of Wolstanton, who didn’t know she had …

Charity fundraising champion Ada Haywood BEM has enlisted the local business community in an ambitious bid to collect a mile of 20 pence pieces. Ada, of Clayton, who was recognised by the Queen for raising over £1 million for Cancer Research UK has embarked on her latest challenge with the support of BNI networking groups in North Staffordshire. A mile …

Innovative hi-tech telehealth services designed by Staffordshire-based Simple Shared Healthcare are supporting patients’ health from Staffordshire to Australia. Now Let’s Do Mentoring is ensuring the social enterprise behind the successful health applications itself is fighting fit to support patients for years to come. Stoke-on-Trent IT innovator Phil O’Connell has spent years perfecting telehealth services supporting patients with health needs from …

Staff from The Donna Louise Hospice for Children & Young People are carefully taking down the spectacular Taking Flight butterflies installation at Trentham Gardens. But there’s still chances to buy a ceramic butterfly to support the Trentham-based children’s and young people’s hospice with fundraisers appealing to people and companies to buy a butterfly for friends, family members and business customers …

Employers are being urged to react now after a report more than half are unaware of proposed changes to immigration rules that could make it more difficult to source lower-skilled workers after Brexit. A survey of 2,182 employers by the CIPD (the Chartered Institute of Professional Development) found that 58 per cent of businesses had no knowledge of the Government‘s …

A leading Staffordshire expert is reporting high demand for Japanese Knotweed surveys as the invasive plant comes into late Summer bloom. Rising awareness of the destructive properties of Japanese Knotweed has seen Japanese Knotweed Expert Ltd grow its Fenton-based team from three to 10 staff in recent times, with further growth set to take the team up to 15 by …

A fresh approach to branding has made the MC Group’s image sparkle as they expand services and take on new staff. The Cheadle-based MC Group, formerly known as Moorland Contract Cleaning, turned to locally based design, print, marketing company Graphix as they sought a fresh approach to welcome in a new era. Graphix worked closely with MC Group Director Suzanne …