Walking to the pub will take on a new meaning for a group of beer lovers. Lee Farrington, landlord of the Greyhound, Hartshill Road, Newcastle, is encouraging friends and pub-goers to join him on a 23 mile pub crawl between Titanic Brewery’s five inns. And their efforts are expected to raise hundreds of pounds for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Blurton, …

Churnet Valley Rail Ale Trail Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2011 (with special sausage and mash supper dining train on Friday 22nd July ). A special partnership has been forged in Staffordshire’s Rhineland to create the world’s longest beer festival. Churnet Valley Railway has joined forces with Titanic Brewery and the pubs of the valley to launch a very …

Photo opportunity:  What:   5-a-side football competition Where: Power League, Trentham Lakes, Stoke-on-Trent. When:  3pm, Thursday, 23 June. Why?:  Special event to mark Refugee Week 2011.  Staff from the Staffordshire Housing Group will take on teams made up of refugees living in Stoke-on-Trent on the five-a-side football pitch.  The event at Power League, Trentham Lakes is designed to foster links between …

School pupils will join a leading local businessman and a councillor from Newcastle-under-Lyme in the “Question Time” hot seat for a special event in North Staffordshire.  Panelists at the Newcastle-under-Lyme School event will include Mo Chaudry, owner of popular tourist attraction Waterworld, who has recently hit the headlines due to a take over bid for Port Vale FC.  Mr Chaudry, …

Free one-to-one business mentoring and advice will be on offer as young entrepreneur Philip Carr brings his successful Business Summit formula to Stoke-on-Trent.  Business coaches will be on hand at the event on 22 July to answer questions from delegates.  “The Business Summit is fully financed by exhibitors,” explained Philip. “The idea is to bring together business experts, fledgling businesses …

An historic public house at the centre of Leek has been bought by North Staffordshire based Titanic Brewery.  The Roebuck Hotel, a Grade Two Listed 17th Century coaching inn, shut its doors around two months ago.  But Titanic – which has gained a reputation for reviving traditional style inns  – plans to restore the Roebuck, built in 1626, to its …

Phone company customers will be backing Stoke City in their bid to win the FA Cup on Saturday.  For Staffordshire based M-viron has pledged to pay back all money spent in its Stone store if the Potters triumph in the Wembley final.  Managing Director Sarah White says she will be rooting for Stoke City even though she stands to lose …

Vital first aid training is being offered to Shropshire and Staffordshire’s smallest companies.  Firms with a handful of employees or less often overlook the legal requirements on first aid training.  “Many small businesses don’t realise that the law says they must have carried out an assessment of first aid needs in their workplace,” said Tori Booth of training specialists Saracen …

Photocall: 14 April:  See end of release for details. Loyal subjects can toast the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in style thanks to a partnership between two Stoke-on-Trent companies.  Titanic Brewery has launched a Royal Ale to commemorate April’s wedding celebrations and has worked with Wade Ceramics to produce a limited edition ceramic bottle into which a special …

A new twist on a historic brewing technique is going down well with both  beer lovers and festival judges.  Nine Tenths Below, an IPA (Indian Pale Ale), is the latest beer in the award winning Titanic Brewery fleet to win a prestigious Gold Medal, taking top honours at the Liverpool Beer Festival.  And the Titanic IPA has also proved a …