FOUR IN A BED HOTEL ACCOMMODATING KEYWORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
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Monday’s (March 30) episode of the popular Channel 4 reality TV show Four in a Bed features the Potbank Aparthotel in Stoke on Trent. The show is set in and around the Potbank Aparthotel – a recently converted early 19th century “potbank” within the 250 year old former Spode factory. Filming took place in the […]
1st Time Clean Launch New Service
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A Stoke-on-Trent contract cleaning company has launched a new service aimed at deep cleaning and sanitising premises. Burslem based 1st Time Clean were due to launch the new system in the summer but have brought it forward in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The company which employs thirty people has contracts across the UK and […]
England starlet Lenny gets a boost from Richard Jacobs Pensions
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Up and coming England cricketer Ilenia Sims is receiving support from Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Services as she pursues a career in a sport which catapulted her great great uncle to international stardom. Ilenia – known as Lenny – is a rising star in the cricket world and has her sights firmly set […]
SAS Water Ltd warns to guard against Legionella growth if buildings are locked down
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Legionella control experts SAS Water Ltd are seeing an upturn of enquiries regarding water safety if premises need to be locked down due to the current coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. The Leek-based company works with companies and public sector organisations across the UK including hotels, leisure centres, holiday parks, factories, social housing companies and...
North Staffs Charity call for furniture donations
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A charity which works to prevent homelessness is calling for donations of unwanted furniture. Emmaus North Staffs, which owns Emmaus Furniture Mine – the largest charity shop in the area – relies heavily on donations to their Hanley store in order to support local families and organisations. The charity works with the most vulnerable of […]
HR Essential for Business Owners – in the spotlight at first business centre seminar
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Employment lawyer Karen Coleman will launch a series of seminars and workshops at a Staffordshire Moorlands business centre. The owners of Daisy Bank House Business Centre, are planning monthly events at the complex on Leek Road, Cheadle and Karen, an experienced lawyer, will present a half-day workshop – working with the title HR Essentials for...
Triumph over adversity for Ex-Teacher turned Travel Agent
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A virtual travel agent from Stone has reached the magical £1million sales mark despite undergoing surgery for a crippling back condition. Lisa Russell took on a – Not Just Travel – franchise just under three years ago when a spinal fusion forced her into a career change. Since launching her on-line travel agents Lisa helped […]
Chartered status for Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Service
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Excellence across disciplines from pension advice, through staff training, to charity giving, has resulted in full Chartered Financial Planner status for Richard Jacobs Pensions and Trustee Services Ltd. While Directors Richard Jacobs and Emily Small are both Chartered as individuals, it is much rarer for a whole company to achieve Chartered status. Fellow...
A Decade Celebration for King of the Street
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A leading chiropractic and natural health centre is celebrating after first opening its doors ten years ago. King Street Chiropractic and Natural Health Centre, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, first opened its doors on 22 February 2010, following owner Alaine Skerrett’s mission to create a healing centre with a difference. Alaine was keen to share a gentle, but...
Travel agent John to head mammoth trek to support charities
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Travel expert and charity champion John Lehnert is planning a new mammoth fundraising trek and this time he’s planning to take along Staffordshire business friends. John, who runs a Not Just Travel agency in Stoke-on-Trent, raised more than £2,000 in 2019 for Burslem-based charity Helping Angels during a gruelling five-day hike to the lost city […]