Football fans score for charity in zip wire challenge A Crewe couple scored for their favourite charity by undertaking a hair-raising charity challenge at the home of Everton Football Club Jan and Phil McKeown have so far raised over £400 for Asthma UK after taking on the Goodison Park zip slide challenge. Businessman Phil, who owns the Cheshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire branch of home ventilation company, EnviroVent, is a lifelong Everton supporter now exiled in Wistaston, Crewe. He said: “The main stand at Goodison is 90 feet high and it felt twice that as they fastened me in for the descent to the ...
Oatcake Day fun will be on the menu at Titanic Brewery Staffordshire pubs as the Potteries based brewery gives its backing to Oatcake Day 2012 on August 8. The Stoke-on-Trent brewer has struck a deal to sponsor the special day in honour of the unique North Staffordshire delicacy. Oatcake Day was founded by local DJ Terry Bossons in 2010 and has rapidly grown in popularity. More than 8,000 people backed a campaign on Facebook after Terry, of Biddulph, suggested the North Staffordshire oatcake should have its own special day. Terry organises a special ...
A successful South Cheshire accountancy office is making big strides forward and a very short office move. Long established Congleton practice Hammond McNulty opened a satellite office in Crewe five years ago. Business has grown under Partner Graham Martin and they are now moving out of their former home at Mallard Court on the Crewe Business Park to larger offices just four doors away in the same building. Moving with them will be Kate Webb who has joined the business as Senior Client Manager from another South Cheshire practice. Kate, a qualified accountant, from Wistaston, Crewe, said: “Hammond McNulty is well known on the ...
A host of exciting creative activities will be on offer to young children in Stoke-on-Trent at a special Jubilee Jamboree on Wednesday, 30 May. The event in Tunstall Park and the park’s Floral Hall has been organised by creative innovators PiCL (Partners in Creative Learning). Jubilee Jamboree has been designed to provide interactive play and learning for children between the ages of three and five years old who are accompanied by a parent, or an early years education provider such as child minders and nursery staff. Play sessions and activities will be held in both the morning (10.15am until 12 noon) and afternoon ...
A growing North Staffordshire roofing business has won two contracts to help preserve the industrial heritage of the Potteries – and the owners are keeping the work in the family. Rydale Roofing will carry out re-roofing work on the Grade Two Listed Enson Works at Longton and on historic terraced homes in Middleport and Hanley. The Enson Works is being restored as part of the CoRE (Centre of Refurbishment Excellence) project to create a training, conference and exhibition space for companies working in the renewable energy industry, while the homes ...
An experienced recruitment consultant has decided to take control of her own career by setting up a new business serving the Midlands. Kerri-Ann Hargreaves has taken on the challenge of setting up a Midlands branch for recruitment to recruitment specialists Qui Recruitment. Qui has gained a reputation for its recruitment to recruitment work in North West England. Now, Kerri-Ann of May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, has taken up the challenge of expanding the business into the East and West Midlands. “I previously managed a team of recruitment consultants for a North Staffordshire based recruitment agency ...
What's the most famous address in Stoke-on-Trent? The Wedgwood Museum perhaps or the Potteries Shopping Centre? Thanks to Titanic mania, we have a new contender - Well Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. This unassuming terraced street was the birthplace of a certain Edward Smith - humble beginnings for someone who rose to be Commodore of the White Star Line and Captain of RMS Titanic. Of course, this would have been an unremarkable footnote in British history, if it wasn't for that iceberg. Captain Smith went down with his ship on 15 April, 1912 - and 100 years later ...
Industrial injury experts who have helped hundreds of people pursue compensation for hearing damage suffered at work across the UK are planning to help people in their home city of Stoke-on-Trent. Attwood Solictors have pursued claims for manufacturing workers from Cumbria to Southampton. Now the Potteries based solicitors practice is planning a hearing advice day on home turf in Burslem on Friday, 27 April. Principal Solictor, Ashley Attwood, said: “Attwood Solicitors is currently advising over 500 workers throughout England and Wales and has won compensation for over 100 workers who have had their hearing damaged while at work. “We work with audiologists who will ...
Congleton sees a business boost this month as UK-wide referral marketing community. Business for Breakfast (BforB), launches its newest group at the Lion & Swan Hotel on 20 April. Over £500,000 worth of business was generated in neighbouring Staffordshire groups during 2011. The 130-plus members referred work to each other from their own contacts after spotting opportunities on each others’ behalf. Regional director, Len Foster said: “The BforB idea works because there is value in building strong relationships with other businesspeople. When you know, like and trust a person from another industry, you are well-positioned to make and receive qualified referrals for work. “We ...
Sales staff became film producers for the day in an innovative business event organised by Partners in Creative Learning (PiCL). Wolstanton based AMB Insurance teamed up with PiCL for a team building session with a creative twist. Erica Love of PiCL, said: “We were approached by the Directors at AMB to arrange a workshop focused on team building and leadership for their staff. “A challenge was devised which involved the AMB team working as script writers, film crew, producers and directors for a day. “It can be extremely beneficial to take staff out of their ...
