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Three Lions Legend Gordon Banks launches 2018 UK Corporate Games
Businesses large and small joined sports personalities including Three Lions Legend Gordon Banks for the launch of the 2018 UK Corporate Games. The Games, which will return to Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent next year, are expected to attract thousands of amateur athletes from top companies and boost the local economy to the tune of around £3m. The event at Keele Hall ...
Overnight carriageway closure for A50
Part of the A50 is to be closed one-way for five nights in October in the next step of a bridge building project. The overnight closures at Uttoxeter are for the removal of safety equipment which allowed the bridge to be worked on for three months without affecting the flow of traffic on the dual carriageway below. The new bridge ...
Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire 2018 entries open
Individual entries to Staffordshire's IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon in 2018 are now officially open. Interest in the race is always high, so competitors are being encouraged to sign up at www.ironman.com/staffordshire70.3 as early as possible to avoid missing out on a place. The 2018 edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire will take place Sunday 10 June 2018, and is the first year ...
Broadband funding could help connect more Staffordshire properties
Additional funding for the national BDUK project could lead to more Staffordshire properties getting connected to fibre broadband, the county council's economic growth leader has said. The success of the Government's superfast broadband rollout programme means that a total of up to £645m is to be made available over the coming years to help take superfast broadband to the most ...
Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire moves to Stafford Town Centre
IRONMAN, Staffordshire County Council and Stafford Borough Council have announced that IRONMAN 70.3 Staffordshire's stay in the county has been renewed for a further three years, and will be back on 10 June 2018. Established in 2015, the event quickly grew to become the biggest IRONMAN 70.3 race in the UK. After three years, the event has seen nearly 8000 ...
Development of business sites and people's skills a county priority as near full employment continues
Staffordshire's fast pace business site development and creation of new space for small enterprise will see more job creation to ensure near full employment continues, the county's economy leader has said. Today's unemployment claimant count statistics for Staffordshire show a figure of just one per cent of the local population – a reduction of on last month and lower than ...
Multi-million pound rail investment boost for Staffordshire
Major investment in the region's railway network will benefit Staffordshire enormously, says its economic leader. The announcement of nearly £1 billion worth of investment by a new franchise to operate trains in the West Midlands will include: A two trains per hour service between Birmingham and Rugeley, via the Chase line from December 2018; A new hourly service from December ...
£1 billion investment to bring new trains, extra seats and more frequent services
Rail passengers are to get more frequent services with new trains and extra seats as a result of a near £1 billion investment in the West Midlands network. The cash injection is part of a deal announced today (August 10) that will see West Midlands Trains Ltd (a joint venture between Abellio, East Japan Railway Company and Mitsui & Co ...
Multi-million pound investment close to completion
The new £15.4 million centre for public services is taking shape in the centre of Newcastle. Four storey Castle House, next to Queens Gardens, is on course to open in the autumn. The building, which can be accessed from both the Gardens and Hassell Street, will be the base for services from Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire Police ...
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent chosen for 2018 UK Corporate Games
Businesses in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are set to benefit as Europe's largest multisport festival for business returns to the region for a second year. The UK Corporate games, which will take place from 21 to 24 June 2018 is expected to attract thousands of amateur athletes from top UK companies and boost the local economy while showcasing the area's growing ...
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