Students from Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College will premiere a film made as part of a campaign to encourage prople to use their vote. The teenagers have worked with award winning Stoke-based animators Carse and Waterman on the Register To Vote Showcase. The film has been made as part of a democracy project funded by the national Women’s Vote Centenary Grant …

A talented young Stoke-on-Trent accountant has won national recognition after passing part of his taxation exams with the highest marks in the UK. Josh Draycott joined Geens Chartered Accountants after A-levels and has won the Kimmer Medal for the best paper in the Inheritance Tax, Trust and Estates section of the ATT (Association of Taxation Technicians) qualifications. Geens are celebrating …

Photos by Joanna Wilkinson, Toland Photography. Members of Staffordshire’s biggest business networking organisation are celebrating a record-breaking year during which almost £7.5 million of revenue has been generated for the local economy.   BNI Staffordshire has expanded year on year since it was taken on by Newcastle-under-Lyme entrepreneurs Tony and Stephenie Altham in 2015, growing revenue for its members by …

A bold decision to buck the trend for bigger city centre-based law firms is paying dividends for Clowes & Co. Sarah Clowes and Alexandra Finney are celebrating a successful first year at their base in Baddeley Green, Stoke-on-Trent. The lawyers made a conscious decision to open as a community law firm and to offer an open-door policy for local residents. …

Small independent business champion Emily Whitehead is staging a marketing day in Stoke-on-Trent to help creative and craft businesses to grow in 2019. Emily, of Simply Great Britain, will be joined by online marketing expert Richard Dodd of the Capture Factory, Leek, for My Indie Business Day at the Emma Bridgewater Factory on Thursday, February 7. The event will also …

Cancer Research UK champion Ada Haywood has been presented with a British Empire Medal. Ada, who has raised more than £1m for the cancer charity, was guest of honour at a special ceremony hosted by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire Ian Dudson, at County Buildings, Stafford. Many cancer survivors have reasons to be thankful for the incredible efforts of Clayton …

Plastic waste will come under the spotlight at an exhibition staged by students in Stoke-on-Trent city centre on Saturday, 19 January.   The Drowning in Plastic showcase has been put together by students from Newcastle-under-Lyme College taking part in a democracy project funded by the national Women’s Vote Centenary Grant Scheme.   North Staffordshire won £35,000 funding from the scheme …

  With pic of the photo now installed at Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce. A spectacular aerial photograph of Festival Park has been donated to Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce by professional drone pilot Nigel Woodcock. Nigel, of The Sky Cam North Staffordshire, teamed up with print, design and signage specialists Graphix to cover a large expanse of wall at Commerce House …

With pic: Hannah Durber and Heather Broadhurst in the new Now U Know Training office. A move to a larger offices, employing an apprentice and work to improve customers’ online experience has set Now u Know Training on the right track for growth in 2019. Now u Know‘s Managing Director Heather Broadhurst acted quickly to use funding from success in …

As a new year dawns at Howle HQ, we felt it was a good time to look back at 2018. We have had the privilege to bring you some amazing success stories and we’ve listed some of the highlights below. We’ve helped celebrate the launch of new companies, provided news on a prestigious Queen’s Award for Woolcool and chronicled stories …