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Growth programme creates 7,000 jobs
Staffordshire’s economic growth programme has supported the creation of nearly 7,000 jobs in four years, it has been announced. A newly-released cabinet report says that
sites and projects forming the county council’s economic growth programme have so far created or safeguarded 6,835 jobs and delivered 301 houses up to September this year. Latest statistics show that just 1.3 per cent of
the local population is claiming out of work benefits, the same figure as the previous two months. This is lower than both regional (2.9 per cent) and national (2.2 per cent) averages. On completed business sites with county
council involvement, more than £9m worth of total business rates is now generated each year. For every £1 of county council investment on current ‘live’ projects, approximately £13.60 of external funding is secured. Over the lifetime of the growth programme
(to 2024), infrastructure and projects are planned to allow for a further 20,000 jobs and for the delivery of 15,600 houses. When the sites
are fully developed and let, it is expected that £30m of total business rates will be generated, a proportion of which will support local public services.
‘Our economic growth programme is successfully supporting job creation’
Staffordshire County Council’s economic
growth leader, Mark Winnington, said: “Our latest performance report shows that our economic growth programme is successfully supporting job creation and essential business and residential development. We are seeing continued successes in terms of completed projects with expanding businesses across our sites. “Again we are pleased to see near full
employment in the county but our main driver remains to ensure these jobs are better paid and better skilled. We are confident this growth programme is helping to deliver on our commitments.”
In gear: Mountain biking at Cannock Chase
Chase to host biking event at 2022 Games
Cannock Chase will host the mountain biking events as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. During 11 days, different sports will take
place across Birmingham and the West Midlands with athletes from 71 nations competing. Councillor George Adamson, leader of
Cannock Chase Council, said: “I am extremely proud that Cannock Chase will be a venue for mountain biking for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. “This will be a chance for us to showcase
Cannock Chase, an area of outstanding natural beauty, to the world. “It will put Cannock Chase on the map
and bring many economic benefits to the district.” Cannock Chase Council managing
director Tony McGovern said: "This is the largest sporting and cultural event to come to the region and we are delighted to be part of it. “I hope this will not only put the district
County lauded in Parliament
Celebrating Staffordshire (from left): Mark Bowen (ATP Group Ltd), David Frost, Mark Winnington (Staffordshire County Council) and James Leavesley (Leavesley Group), with Chase MP Amanda Milling
A number of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent’s MPs, local government, businesses, charities and local heroes celebrated Staffordshire at a special event held in Parliament. The county’s 12 MPs were also joined by
Staffordshire County Council, the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership at the 2018 Celebration of Staffordshire event. The attendees included a range of local charities, as well as many businesses from the region. Five Cabinet ministers and numerous MPs also attended the event and heard each business owner’s successful stories.
The event was held in the Jubilee Room, an
annex of the historic Westminster Hall, where tilers from Staffordshire famously built the entrance to the room. The event showed the best that Staffordshire
has to offer to the variety of government ministers, media and other MPs. Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local
Enterprise Partnership chairman David Frost said: “We are delighted to be joining forces with our MPs, businesses, local authorities and other organisations to celebrate and champion our area as a great place to live, work, invest and do business.”
on the map but also bring great economic benefits to local businesses.”
School raises funds for youngsters’ hospice
Staff from Doxey Primary School, near Stafford, have raised more than £5,000 for The Donna Louise Hospice for children and young people. The money has been raised for two-year-
old Grace Sinclair who uses the services of The Donna Louise. Grace’s mum, Allyson, is the deputy head at Doxey. Event organiser Lorraine McCaughtrie
said: “The evening was really well supported by all of our family and friends, including Grace’s dad’s RAF colleagues, some of whom had travelled a long way to be there.”
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