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'Mr fixit' on the road to a successful future
A TEENAGE entrepreneur has set up his own business in Burton and has big plans for the future. Jag Jhuti has launched mobile car and van body repair business Revive! at the tender age of 19, which
Storage firm hopes to harness green reward
A BUSINESS is hoping to reap the rewards after investing more than £1 million in its premises. Britannia Premier, based in Nicolson Way, Burton, pumped the cash into its self-storage units and bought
Engineers of future given a helping hand
BURTON students billed as the 'future of engineering' have been working with industry experts as they prepare to take part in a special education event later this week. Pupils from John Taylor High
Housing firm's award for wellbeing policies
A SOCIAL housing provider has scooped a golden gong at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents' (RoSPA) 2012 Occupational Health and Safety Awards. Burton-based Trent and Dove Housing
Cold, hard cash support helps company to expand
A BURTON-based food wholesaler has seen substantial growth since expanding into new markets. First Choice Wholesale Foods, based off Derby Road, took the decision to move into the catering and
Retailer of year gong for health food chain
A HEALTH food chain employing 275 people at its £14million Burton distribution plant has won a top industry award. Holland & Barrett has been crowned 'speciality retailer of the year' at a national
Housing association wins award for its happy staff
A BURTON-based housing association is one of the best companies to work for in its sector in the country, according to organisers of an industry awards scheme. Trent and Dove Housing features in the
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Friends to make French Connection for St Giles
AN intrepid duo have signed themselves up for a mammoth cycling challenge to show support for a friend who lost his wife to cancer. Nicola Rushton, 40, from Tatenhill, died in January after battling
Isobel sets out her stall for heart patient charity
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl who suffers from a heart condition organised a fund-raising cake sale to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Isobel Toon held the event with her mother Alison in
Stanhope employee denies sex assualt
AN EMPLOYEE at Burton's Margaret Stanhope Centre is to face a crown court trial accused of sexually assaulting a mentally ill pensioner. The frail patient, understood to be in her 70s, is alleged to
Microwave fire almost fatal as smoke alarms fail
A PENSIONER had to be taken to hospital after inhaling smoke as he tried to turn off his microwave. Fire crews were called to the 69-yearold man's house in Fairway, Branston, following reports of a
