Stafford, 03 July 2025 – The Treasury is considering a significant change to how people save through ISAs. While the overall £20,000 ISA allowance is expected to remain in place, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is anticipated to announce, in her Mansion House speech on 15 July, a proposal to reduce the amount that can be held […]
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Local businesses have raised over £54,500 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at its annual golf day event that took place on Thursday 15th May 2025. The event, which was hosted at JCB Golf and Country Club in Staffordshire, is held each year to raise funds for the charity’s vital pre-hospital emergency service. This year
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If ever a manufacturer has succeeded in winning hearts as well as minds in displaying style and brains equally, it has to be Honda. Beloved by everyone from the curate’s wife to captains of industry, Hondas are the cars that offer technological excellence that seems to be one step ahead. They don’t need to advertise
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With the festival season in full swing and Glastonbury kicking off this week, people are being reminded of the risks of buying counterfeit tickets. The combination of limited tickets, the rapid speed with which they sell out and their skyrocketing costs are increasingly pushing consumers to find tickets elsewhere for an affordable price. This makes
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A technician from Staffordshire is encouraging more women and girls to consider a career in highways as the industry marks Women in Engineering Day on June 23. Jess Banbury, a Pre-Site Technician with Staffordshire County Council’s highways team, is sharing her story to inspire others to follow in her footsteps and challenge traditional gender roles in
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Residents’ associations are teaming up with Stafford Borough Council in a joint litter pick to raise awareness for a planned environmental project. Castlefields Residents’ Association, working with Newport Road Area Residents’ Association, Castletown and Virginia Park Residents’ Association and Dean’s Park Court Residents’ Association are taking part in the clean-up of land around the
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Bloor Homes has confirmed that work by construction partner Deeley Construction has begun on its new £5.2m Midlands regional headquarters in Lichfield. When it opens in early 2026, the new 18,500 square foot two-storey building will accommodate Bloor Homes’ existing 50 members of staff, with capacity to train and develop further staff in order to
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Staffordshire’s new film office officially launched yesterday at a celebration event at Hoar Cross Hall, East Staffordshire. Screen Staffordshire welcomed over 120 guests from across the county and beyond to share more about its purpose, aims and ambitions to make Staffordshire a prime location for film and television production. Funding for Screen Staffordshire
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Stoke-on-Trent will receive up to £20 million to transform Bentilee and Ubberley through regeneration projects led by the local community. The money – announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as part of today’s Comprehensive Spending Review – will support to drive forward the changes they want to see over the next decade. Bentilee and Ubberley
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The Chancellor’s Spending Review appears to be a missed opportunity to help councils and their communities, says the Leader of Staffordshire County Council. Around two-thirds of the county council’s £795 million budget for 2025/26 will be spent on adult social care and safeguarding children and young people, while Government funding for children with Special
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