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The future of Stoke-on-Trent-based tyre maker Michelin has been safeguarded after the Government unveiled support for the company’s £20million investment plans.

Wedgwood and Royal Doulton have been chosen to produce commemorative ceramics for the London 2012 Olympic Games in a move that has been warmly welcomed by Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly.

A unique slice of Newcastle’s heritage has come under renewed threat from developers who want to convert a historic farm complex into a hotel and spa.

Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics, including athletics legend Sebastian Coe, are to spell out the opportunities for North Staffordshire’s pottery industry in over £700 million of contracts to be awarded in the run-up to the Games, following questioning by Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly.

Newcastle’s MP Paul Farrelly is pressing government ministers for further assistance with new housing on a demolished estate in Cross Heath after gaining a £7.5 million government ‘Kickstart’ grant for the area.

The people of Audley have celebrated the restoration of the village’s most familiar landmark, the Anglican church of St James, following months of painstaking work costing £170,000 in all.

Strong signs are emerging that North Staffordshire’s beleaguered economy is moving towards recovery with news that a major regeneration project looks poised to go ahead, Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly said today.

A new regeneration project aimed at giving opportunities for training and work to unemployed residents has been launched in Newcastle by local MP Paul Farrelly.

Action by Paul Farrelly, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme means that a better deal for workers in hard times is now one step closer.

Newcastle MP Paul Farrelly has delivered a boost for jobs and business with the completion of two new industrial units at the Lymedale Business Park in Newcastle.