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Striving to keep town 'on the up'

Thursday, November 05, 2009

With new jobs on the way and regeneration cash in the bank, Biddulph is shedding its mining legacy to reveal a town on the up. David Johnson explores the garden town of Staffordshire.

CLOSE your eyes and think about all those coal-dependent northern towns devastated by...

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Holding hands in the recession

Thursday, November 05, 2009

THE last ten years have seen stronger links developed between education providers and businesses. That process is accelerating further, as colleges...

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Training now for the recovery

Thursday, November 05, 2009

AS THE recession continues to hit cash levels, businesses are looking to cut costs. But abandoning training programmes is a false economy, experts are...

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Money? I can’t even give it away!

Saturday, November 01, 2008

The Michelin Development Fund was set up to provide a shot in the arm for the North Staffordshire economy. Since it was launched in 2003, the...

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Web review: Phones4u.co.uk

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Each issue, Juliet Wilder, technical director at Trentham Lakes web design specialist Hosting Systems, reviews a local company’s website –...

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Engineering focus: roulette wheels, rocking horses and giant cod

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Describing the projects undertaken by P+D over the last decade as varied would be an understatement. Products designed or produced by the Fenton...

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Focus on Franchising: Lifting small business off the ground

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Lynne Booth was at a crossroads when she was made redundant. But a Christmas gift which reduced her to tears led to a franchise which has changed her...

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Education a bedrock for city’s future

Saturday, November 01, 2008

A unique answer for a unique city, the city’s three main further education providers – Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent College...

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Greatest Gamble: Rolling out a tasty new business

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Former mortgage broker Karen Kemp decided to get out of the sub-prime mortgage sector just before the credit crunch began to take hold last summer....

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North Staffordshire’s construction industry tries to buck the trend

North Staffordshire Regeneration Partnership

Saturday, November 01, 2008

While the slowdown in the housing sector has hit the construction industry hard, hopes are high that North Staffordshire can buck the sharp downward...

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Profit

Striving to keep town 'on the up'

Holding hands in the recession

Training now for the recovery

Money? I can’t even give it away!

Web review: Phones4u.co.uk

Engineering focus: roulette wheels, rocking horses and giant cod

Focus on Franchising: Lifting small business off the ground

Education a bedrock for city’s future

Greatest Gamble: Rolling out a tasty new business

North Staffordshire’s construction industry tries to buck the trend

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