Daily Focus - Staffordshire Business News

14/08/2025

A street ambassador has been appointed to work with businesses and help clean up Stoke town centre.

Read more: https://daily-focus.co.uk/2025/08/street-ambassador-dan-to-work-with-businesses-in-stoke/

14/08/2025

The GMB Union has told the Government it must show its support to the country’s ceramics industry and commit to using UK-made pottery at British embassies worldwide.

The GMB union has told the Government it must show its support to the country’s ceramics industry and commit to using UK-made pottery at British embassies worldwide.

14/08/2025

A family-run removals and storage business has opened its second facility in Stone just four years after launching with a single van.

Founded in 2021 by husband-and-wife team Katie and Alex Skyrme, Location Removals & Storage has grown into a thriving operation with a fleet of vans and HGV trucks, two storage facilities, a dedicated office base and a growing team of full-time staff.

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A family-run removals and storage business has opened its second facility in Stone just four years after launching with a single van.

14/08/2025

Yesterday, we were the first to bring you the story that huge aqua attraction Waterworld has been sold.

Today, new owner Looping Group has spoken and we have more information about what's next for entrepreneur Mo Chaudry.

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The new owner of Waterworld has spoken out following yesterday’s announcement that the Stoke-on-Trent aqua park has been sold.

13/08/2025

➡️ BREAKING NEWS

Waterworld aqua park has been sold to a European leisure giant in a multi-million-pound deal.

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Entrepreneur Mo Chaudry has released the reins of the Waterworld Group to a European leisure giant.

13/08/2025

Efforts of a North Staffordshire businessman will help a charity provide more than 30 brand new bed kits for people in need.

Read more: https://daily-focus.co.uk/2025/08/businessmans-first-10k-run-raises-6500-to-support-beds-for-kids

13/08/2025

Plans for a new electric vehicle charging hub and drive-through restaurant along a busy commuter route have been refused following a planning appeal.

13/08/2025

Landmark sculpture Capo – the brick built head of master potter Josiah Wedgwood – is set to return to Festival Park less than two years after its shock demolition.

13/08/2025

A Stafford-based business owner and a local MP are celebrating Government reforms to crack down on dangerous beauty procedures.

Read more: https://daily-focus.co.uk/2025/08/business-owner-and-mp-celebrate-crackdown-on-unsafe-cosmetic-procedures/

13/08/2025

At least 84 hectares of employment land will be required in Stoke-on-Trent over a 20-year period, the city council has said.

The local authority has set out its vision for the growth and prosperity of the city in a draft Local Plan 2020-2040 with nine key themes including the economy, housing and infrastructure.

At least 84 hectares of employment land will be required in Stoke-on-Trent over a 20-year period, the city council has said.

12/08/2025

A free workshop has been organised to give businesses in and around Stafford the best chance of securing funding from a range of grants on offer.

12/08/2025

An accountancy firm is doubling its investment into technology and automation to enhance client service and internal operations.

Premier Tax Solutions, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is investing £12,000 into new technology over the next six months to make managing tax easier for their clients.

An accountancy firm is doubling its investment into technology and automation to enhance client service and internal operations. Premier Tax Solutions, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, is investing £12,000 into new technology over the next six months to make managing tax easier for their ...