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Headline event
raises the bar A massive £47,000 has been raised for The Donna Louise Children’s Hospice, Stoke, from a ball held at the Moat House Hotel, Hanley. Event manager Zoë
Gregory (pictured) said: “The ball was a great success and I hope that everyone who came had a great time. Each year we need to raise more than £3.5m to continue to offer vital care to children and young adults. “The ball is one of our headline events
and a night which many of our supporters look forward to, so it was great to see them having a great time and I’d like to thank them for their support.” Plans for next year’s ball are already
underway. The 2018 ball will be held on Friday 8 June at a ‘secret location.’
Helpline support gives businesses the answers
A helpline set up to advise Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire businesses and help them grow is going from strength to strength. In the first month after its launch, back in 2012,
the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Business Helpline handled just 39 enquiries. Three years on it, has seen its busiest ever summer, with 254 enquiries dealt with in June alone. And since its launch it has advised more than 3,450 different businesses from across the area. The helpline, an initiative from the Stoke-on-
Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, offers information and advice to businesses on all kinds of issues, ranging from funding and finance to intellectual property rights. The firms it supports vary in size from giant multi-nationals to the smallest business start-ups. And the man at the end of the phone,
business adviser Ryan Cartwright, says the take- up for the has exceeded expectations.
“The great thing about the helpline is that it
provides a single point of contact offering independent advice – and immediate answers wherever possible,” he said. As well as responding to enquiries, the
Business Helpline is taking an increasingly proactive role, sending out email alerts on business issues to a mailing list of more than 4,000 firms and organisations, and attending events and conferences. Chris Plant, who manages the Growth Hub
and Helpline for the Chamber, said: “Our Growth Hub Business Helpline is making a real difference in promoting enterprise and helping firms grow and prosper. “This translates into more and better jobs for
local people and a bright future for the Stoke- on-Trent and Staffordshire economy.” “This is an evolving service, providing our
clients with what they want, based on what they tell us.”
New future: Rugeley Power Station A new lease of life for power station
Cannock Chase Council and Lichfield District Council have completed lengthy public consultation over the future of the Rugeley Power Station site. The power station was decommissioned in
2016 and the 155-hectare brownfield site, which overlaps the border between Cannock Chase District and Lichfield District, is a prime candidate for redevelopment. A strategy document has already been produced about the site, which
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suggests using the land for a minimum of 800 homes, and turning over what remains for employment use, power/storage production, along with supporting infrastructure, including a school, open space, play facilities and public art. Councillor Gordon Alcott, portfolio Leader for
Economic Development and Planning, said: “We are working closely with Lichfield District Council and encouraging residents from both districts to take a look at the proposals and have their say.
“The site is ideal for a housing and business
development with access to two railway stations and is very close to the countryside. “Both councils will share the comments
received from members of the public and consider them with the plans for the area.” When adopted, the power station planning document will be incorporated into both district councils’ Local Plan planning frameworks, which will inform future development of the site.
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