Companies on the Wrexham Industrial Estate can benefit from high speed broadband for the first time. Wrexham based Keycom is providing a service on the estate which houses around 300 companies employing more than 7,000 people. An event is being hosted by Keycom on Tuesday, July 8 at the industrial estate’s Redwither Tower. Keycom staff will be available between 9am …

Makeover helps Beswicks Legal to grow at home and abroad Law firm Beswicks are undergoing a major image makeover with the help of a Stoke-on-Trent based branding agency. Beswicks Solicitors has been rebranded as Beswicks Legal, recognising the breadth of services on offer, the clarity brought by the high quality offering at Beswicks and the extension of the Beswicks’ brand, …

A housing association is building a brighter future for tenants by giving them a helping hand with their studies. Staffordshire Housing Association (SHA) stepped in when two young residents wanted to take up places on courses to improve their career prospects. Gemma Titterton, 34, and 21-year-old Jasmine Barton are neighbours at the new Uplands Mill development in Biddulph. Gemma is …

Entries are now open for Newcastle-under-Lyme’s premier business competition – with two new categories introduced for 2014. Business Boost is open to small and medium sized businesses in the Newcastle Borough Council area. Cash prizes are up for grabs in the annual competition which judges businesses on their potential for growth. Judges spend time with the finalists to assess and …

Rotarians are appealing for firms to come forward to help sponsor a fun day out for disadvantaged or disabled children. Around 300 children are expected to attend the Kids Day Out at Westport Lake on 11 June. Six Towns Rotary has organised the Kids Day Out following the success of a similar fun day in southern Staffordshire last year. And …

New jobs in pipeline in Stafford as recession fades away FIFTY-five jobs are to be created by a Stafford-based plant hire business which is benefiting from a post-recession boost. “During the recession the industry was focusing on who was the cheapest supplier,” said Rob Winstanley, financial controller of AP Webb. “Now they’re looking at who is the most reliable and they’re …

Express and Star story from a Howle Communications News Release: A landmark hotel – popular for weddings in South Staffordshire – has been handed a vital lifeline of grants worth almost £90,000, which will allow bosses to expand and create more than 20 jobs. The number of bedrooms at Dunsley Hall Hotel, in Kinver, will triple from 11 to 33 …

Keen cyclist Dave Stockton has embarked on a marathon challenge for Staffordshire charity Arch. Dave, of Stafford, plans to clock up one million metres on his bike during May. The 625 miles challenge is expected to take Dave up to 44 hours to complete. Dave first completed the million metre challenge for Arch in 2013 after being inspired by a …

Appetite is bringing a worldwide street music project to the Potteries this summer and is appealing for people to donate pianos to make this a success. Play Me, I’m Yours makes pianos available for anyone to play in public spaces such as parks, shopping centres and city streets.“We are looking for around 20 pianos for the project so we are …

More than 50 jobs are set to be created at a Stafford company with the help of the Government’s Regional Growth Fund and the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce. Plant hire company A.P. Webb of Common Road, Stafford, is planning a major investment programme which is forecast to create 55 jobs over the next two years. The growth is being made …