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Posties deliver a first class service after strikes end

IMPROVEMENT: Postal workers  have smashed delivery targets.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

POSTAL workers in North Staffordshire have smashed Royal Mail delivery targets for the first time in almost four years.

Latest Royal Mail figures show that 94.1 per cent of first-class post arrived on time in the ST postcode from March 22 to June 6, compared to the...

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Moorcroft rarities put up for sale in London auction

Moorcroft rarities put up for sale in London auction

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

HUNDREDS of historic pieces by Stoke-on-Trent pottery firm Moorcroft are to be auctioned later this month. The Richard Wright collection is the...

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Jobs boost as sofa firm sets sights on city

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

NEW jobs are to be created in Stoke-on-Trent with the opening of a new sofa store. Wigan-based sofa specialist CSL is planning to open a new shop in...

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Royal Mail to create 450 temp jobs for Christmas rush

Royal Mail to create 450 temp jobs for Christmas rush

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

ABOUT 450 jobs are being created to help Royal Mail cope over the busy Christmas period. The extra staff are to be taken on in temporary positions to...

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JCB machines sent overseas

PROMISE: Sir Anthony Bamford.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

JCB chairman Sir Anthony Bamford has pledged machinery worth more than £160,000 to help in the reconstruction of flood-hit Pakistan. He is...

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Student friends set up new photography business

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

TWO photography students have joined forces to run their own business. Karienne Kostrova and Elizabeth Speck met while studying digital media...

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Help for 'vulnerable' to net £20m rural windfall

Growing Rural Enterprise adviser Nick Platt.

Monday, August 30, 2010

STAFFORDSHIRE farmers are diversifying into a new sector which could generate £20 million a year for the rural economy. Support and training firm...

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Gary sets up shop after web success

Entrepreneur Gary Aston has opened Astons music shop in Longton.  Picture: Shaun Smith

Monday, August 30, 2010

AN ONLINE entrepreneur who set up his business after suffering two heart attacks has launched his first shop to help meet demand. Gary Aston has...

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Experts join forces to make IT simple

The Britannia Stadium is playing host to speakers from three global firms – Microsoft, Cisco and BlackBerry.

Monday, August 30, 2010

THREE IT companies have united to help small firms and boost business. Hosting Systems, M&M Technologies and Complete ICT have set up the...

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Bridge deals spark recruitment drive

Hardanger Bridge, Norway, which will be one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. Inset, Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco.

Monday, August 30, 2010

ENGINEERING specialist Goodwin has taken on 25 new Potteries employees as it continues to expand. The Hanley-based company, which has divisions all...

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