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NEWS ‘Sale of the century’ marks end of an era in Tamworth’s history
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A CLOSING down sale which started on Tuesday, April 13 will herald the final chapter of more than 100 years of trading at Tamworth Co-op’s iconic town centre store. The former department store is to...
Residents urged to help businesses as restrictions ease
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STAFFORDSHIRE people are being asked to take extra care and enjoy the further easing of lockdown restrictions safely from today (Monday 12 April). More businesses are now able to open including non-essential retail, hairdressers, and...
Cashless society: Tamworth is one of the UK towns to lose a high number of ATMs during COVID-19
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A new report by UK merchant payment provider, Dojo, part of the Paymentsense brand, has revealed the extent to which Britain’s high streets are losing their ATM’s and which UK cities are the most affected...
Reopening North Warwickshire’s High Streets Safely
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NORTH Warwickshire Borough Council has said it has been working hard with local businesses and retailers to produce an action plan in respect of safely reopening the high streets on Monday 12 April. The council is...
Metro Bank Launches First Bank Account for Dogs to Grab a Slice of The Hound Pound
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TODAY there is some pawsome news for the nation’s nine million dogs as canine friendly Metro Bank has launched its first new bank account for dogs to celebrate National Pet Month. As Britain’s best community...
Meatball Madness: Smell Like Your Favourite Meatballs With Limited Edition Bath Bomb
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EVERYONE’S favourite Italian-American restaurant, Frankie and Benny’s has today announced a limited edition ‘Meatball Bath Bomb’ which lets you bathe in the aroma of its signature ‘Meatballs al Forno’ to celebrate 25 years of the...
Hop in – community invited to Tamworth housebuilder’s ‘egg-cellent’ Easter event
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A TAMWORTH housebuilder is helping locals to secure their dream home with an ‘egg-citing’ event. To celebrate Easter, Redrow Midlands is inviting members of the community to visit Amington Garden Village, on Mercian Way, and...
National charity awards honour inspirational Tamworth entrepreneur
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AN inspirational woman from Tamworth is among the winners at a national awards ceremony at the weekend celebrating female achievers. The Ladies First Network virtual event, in aid of The Katie Piper Foundation, recognised entrepreneurs...
Staffordshire dad faces losing his job in British Gas strike despite firm’s ‘£700 million profits
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A STAFFORDSHIRE dad has told how he could be fired next week after joining national strike action against British Gas in a row over pay and conditions. Joe Burn - Local Democracy Reporter Dad-of-two Paul...
Businesses urged to sign up to government testing before 31 March deadline
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BUSINESS wanting to sign up to the government’s lateral flow testing programme need to do so by 31 March 2021. The programme gives businesses with more than 50 employees the opportunity to order free lateral...
Aldi celebrates eight colleagues in Atherstone for going the extra mile
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TO mark the anniversary of the UK’s first national lockdown, Aldi is recognising amazing colleagues across the country who have gone above and beyond to support their local community. All Aldi colleagues have worked throughout...
Tamworth’s Amexi delivers an Easter Egg-stravaganza!
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A TAMWORTH-based commercial cleaning and maintenance company has helped to bring a smile to 50 disadvantaged children’s faces this week by donating chocolate eggs to Variety, the Children’s Charity. Amexi, based in Tamworth, is passionate...
Photographs show Palestine Action protest at Tamworth Factory
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PHOTOGRAPHS taken by Tamworth Informed show the protest taking place at a Tamworth Factory unit. The protest which we reported on earlier this morning is taking place at EliteKL on Sandy Way in Amington. At...
Additional Restrictions Grant scheme applications re-open in Tamworth
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THE Additional Restrictions Grant Schemes has now been relaunched and are open for business applications. Under the new criteria, businesses which have suffered a significant fall in demand can apply for grant support if they can...
Palestine Action and Animal Rebellion Shut Tamworth Factory
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ACTIVISTS from Palestine Action have joined forces with Animal Rebellion to occupy an Israeli-owned factory in Tamworth this morning (Tuesday) Justin Knowles - Breaking Issues Reporter The move by the activists has forced the site to halt...
Two-million-pound loan fund to back small businesses through pandemic recovery
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A £2million loan fund for small businesses facing difficulties accessing essential finance as they look to overcome the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will see its latest round open in April. Harry Broadhurst - Staffordshire...
Consultation over proposed move of Amington Post Office to Kerria Road
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THE Post Office is proposing to relocate Amington Post Office to Kerria Road, Amington to continue to operate as a local style branch. The proposed premises, which is a brand new building on Kerria Road...
HiB announces the winners of university design project
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STUDENTS taking part in a collaborative project between HiB and the University of Wolverhampton have been awarded for their creative bathroom product designs. Four students have received prizes for their concepts which they developed as...
Remote working provides a silver lining as Tamworth company enjoys a 20% sales boost
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A ‘MOBILE FIRST’ approach to business is putting one of the UK’s leading telecommunications and cloud providers on course for a record year. www.purecloudsolutions.co.uk, which has offices in Tamworth and Clydebank in...
Bluebird Care Tamworth and Lichfield Wins Small Business of the Year Award
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BLUEBIRD Care Tamworth and Lichfield has won the Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield & Tamworth and Cannock Chase, Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award. Bluebird Care Tamworth and Lichfield have been operating...
Warm-hearted Bolehall shoppers raise cash for Tamworth Foodbank
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A CHARITY providing a vital lifeline to people struggling to put food on the table has received a welcome slice of Tamworth Co-operative Society’s Community Dividend Fund. Tamworth Foodbank has been given nearly £800, quickly...
St Giles urges shoppers to support its eBay online shop
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ONLINE shoppers are being asked to support a great local charity during the latest lockdown by visiting the St Giles Hospice eBay charity shop. Although St Giles has had to temporarily close its high street...
HiB wins Large Business of the Year at regional awards
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LEADING bathroom supplier HiB has been named as Large Business of the Year in the Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield, Tamworth and Cannock Chase Annual Awards 2021. Staff from across the company tuned into the online awards...
When two becomes four! Alterations at Ventura Park to bring smaller units
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PLANNING permission has been granted to divide two units at Tamworth's Ventura Retail Park to create four smaller units. The plans are to divide the former Mothercare and Matalan stores to provide smaller units to...
Small business and employee support set to be ramped up through Staffordshire councils’ partnership
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A RAFT of new support programmes for small businesses and apprentices is set be launched through a Staffordshire councils’ partnership. This will add to the package of business support already being delivered by the county...
Bluebird Care Tamworth and Lichfield Nominated for Small Business of the Year Award
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BLUEBIRD Care Tamworth and Lichfield has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Tamworth and Lichfield Small Business of the Year Award. This Award is part of the Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield & Tamworth and...
Small Business Grant Scheme to give more start-ups a helping hand in the New Year
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THE first round of grants for 2021 is now available to help promote new small business start-ups, self-employment and entrepreneurship in Tamworth. The Tamworth Borough Council Start-up Business Grant Scheme relaunches to continue to run into...
ASOS to create 2,000 jobs in the area
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ASOS has today announced that it will invest £90m in a brand-new state-of-the-art fulfilment centre, just a few miles North of Lichfield. The huge development is set for the Fradley estate near Lichfield with a...