Cousins Michael and Martin Bailey returned to their old school for the first time in half a century to celebrate the revival of a tradition with links to their family.  The Bailey family, of Wolstanton donated a ceremonial mace to Newcastle-under-Lyme School in honour of relatives Captain Charles Bailey and Lieutenant John Bailey who died in World War Two.  “The …

A business group is rapidly expanding as small and medium sized companies in Staffordshire recognise networking as a way to grow their businesses.  When Business for Breakfast was launched in Staffordshire it had just two groups in Stoke-on-Trent. Further groups at Stafford and Penkridge were established by June, 2010.  Now a third Stoke-on-Trent group has just been launched with a …

A leading industrial injuries lawyer is to open a second Stoke-on-Trent office providing much needed jobs in Burslem town centre.  Ambitious Attwood Solicitors opened an office in St John’s Square, in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent’s Mother Town, in mid February.  The premises offer facilities including a “Law Lounge” where residents can call in and enjoy a free cup of coffee while …

A leading industrial injuries lawyer is to open a second Stoke-on-Trent office providing much needed jobs in Burslem town centre.   Ambitious Attwood Solicitors will open an office in St John’s Square, in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent’s Mother Town, in mid February.  And the premises will offer new facilities including a “Law Lounge” where residents can call in and enjoy a …

A special charity ale has been produced by Titanic Brewery in tribute to its founder.  John Pazio died recently following a long illness. John revived brewing in Stoke-on-Trent when he launched the Titanic Brewery in 1985.  Unfortunately the project faltered, before being taken on by Keith and Dave Bott. The Titanic Founder’s Ale will be available in the brewery’s five …

Customers will drink to their local’s favourite charities during a Cider Festival across five Staffordshire pubs. Licensees at the Titanic Brewery pubs in Stoke-on-Trent, Stone and Stafford have each chosen a favourite charity to support during the festival this weekend. Customers will be asked to support the good causes and the Potteries based brewery has agreed to match the money raised. Landlady Cherryl Poppit …

Britain is bracing itself for a cold winter – with the Met Office warning of bad weather as early as the second part of this week. And businesses should be planning ahead to avoid potential conflict with staff when the snow forces people to take time off, according to West Midlands employment lawyer Sarah Pugh. Sarah, a partner at Dudley …

A Kent garage is helping motorists to achieve the ultimate driving experience. Old Forge Garage of Orpington has become a Black Code vehicle re-mapping specialist after purchasing the brand’s franchise for Kent. The  Black Code system offers motorists the chance to increase the engine power and torque of their car by 35 per cent. At the same time, drivers can achieve up to …

Families are to be offered free safety checks to help allay fears over the safety of window blinds. Long established window blind retailer and manufacturer, Barnes Blinds, has launched a drive to make window blinds safer. Several children have been injured after getting caught up in window blind cords and two youngsters died in incidents in southern Staffordshire in early …

A Staffordshire computing expert is helping to spearhead a UK wide campaign aimed at keeping people safe on line. Liz Thursfield, former Associate Dean of Computing, Engineering and Technology at StaffordshireUniversity, is heading the social media campaign for Get Safe Online. Liz, of Stafford, runs social media consultancy Ariadne’s Thread which helps many public and private sector organisations to use tools such as Twitter, Linkedin …