Staffs healthcare firm Ardentia in deal with Dubai's E3 - The Sentinel
20/08/2008 08:06:58: Healthcare intelligence specialist Ardentia has signed a new deal to extend its operations into the Middle East. more »

Staffs life-sciences firm Puricore sees turnover rocket to £11m - The Sentinel
20/08/2008 08:06:25: Rising sales to hospitals fighting superbugs has boosted UK turnover at life sciences firm PuriCore by 43 per cent. more »

100 JCB staff leave before end of talks - The Sentinel
19/08/2008 09:40:00: Up To 100 workers have already left JCB months before the end of a consultation which will see 500 production staff go.Many of the digger-maker's staff have left the company less than a month after it revealed there would be redundancies at factories in Rocester, Cheadle and Uttoxeter. more »

Knights' Hancock warns employers on new temp measures - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: Lawyers are warning that employers need to prepare for new measures to give temporary staff the same rights as permanent employees. more »

Britannia boss Richardson calls on Darling to clarify Stamp Duty rumours - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: Experts say a stamp duty holiday would not brighten a gloomy housing market. more »

JCB staff back from shutdown to redundancy talks - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: Talks about the loss of up to 700 jobs at JCB will continue today. more »

Stokes Aspire Housing merges with Project Management Training - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: Social landlord Aspire Housing has merged with a Stoke-on-Trent training firm in a deal which could create 20 jobs. more »

Staffs pawnbrokers benefit from slowdown - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: In Any economic downturn there are winners as well as losers - and North Staffordshire's pawnbrokers are experiencing record levels of business as residents are hit by price rises and a shortage of traditional lines of credit. more »

Staffs builder Seddon to use wool as insulation - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: Construction firm J & S Seddon Building is planning to use sheep's wool as an environmentally-friendly form of insulation. more »

Michelin Stoke takes on giant China deal - The Sentinel
18/08/2008 09:40:00: Michelin has won a contract to supply China's biggest open-cast mining company with giant tyres. more »