Richard Castle

Uttoxeter

Reporter at Staffordshire Live

Uttoxeter Advertiser and Burton Mail reporter and musician. All views expressed here are my own.

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MIH rebrand and new website launch new era for fast-growing PR and communications firm

Mar 25, 2025 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Richard Castle

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAn award-winning PR and communications agency is ready to embark on an exciting new chapter in its history following a major rebrand. MIH – which stands for ‘Make It Happen’ – has spent months carefully designing and building an eye-catching, user-friendly new website that showcases the huge range of services it offers.
MIH helps SARAC celebrate 30th anniversary in style

Mar 25, 2025 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Richard Castle

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA charity has celebrated three decades of supporting sexual abuse survivors with a networking event in the heart of the Midlands. Burton-based SARAC (Sexual Abuse Rape Advice Centre) brought together its staff, supporters and service users at Burton Albion Football Club’s Pirelli Stadium to toast its 30th anniversary, as well as showing its support for International Women’s Day.
Film crews spotted in Swadlincote town centre in bid to showcase town’s ‘hidden gems’

Nov 5, 2024 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Richard Castle

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFootage captured when film crews descended on Swadlincote has been released as part of a campaign to showcase the town centre’s ‘hidden gems’. The production team have been shooting footage at Swadlincote’s top attractions – including many of its unique shops and restaurants.
Cricket club’s record-breaking year as MIH partnership bears more fruit

Sep 20, 2024 | derbyshiretimes.co.uk | Richard Castle

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA village cricket club has reported record levels of junior participation this summer as its partnership with an award-winning PR and communications agency continues to pay dividends.
Four common speed camera myths dispelled by Staffordshire Police superintendent

Feb 17, 2024 | stokesentinel.co.uk | Richard Castle

A top Staffordshire Police officer has dispelled four common myths surrounding speed camera vans on the county's roads. Supt Matt Derrick has reacted to a series of negative comments about the force's work catching speeding drivers. He says some of the complaints issued on social media in response to his team's anti-speeding campaigns have no basis. In two videos posted by Staffordshire Police, Supt Derrick addresses four of the points being consistently made by critical motorists.
Nail bar dream off as 'big fans' of Homes Under the Hammer sell Tunstall terrace

Jan 14, 2024 | stokesentinel.co.uk | Richard Castle |Jonathan Blackburn

A mother and daughter duo, self-professed 'big fans' of Homes Under the Hammer, took on an 'unusual' Tunstall terrace in an episode of the BBC show aired this morning. Host Jacqui Joseph 'took a shine' to the former mechanic's workshop and upstairs flat split over two floors. Chris, a property developer for 30 years, has appeared on the show three times, while daughter Donna-Marie has taken part in five episodes.
The 11 Stoke-on-Trent firms that went bust in November

Dec 2, 2023 | msn.com | Richard Castle

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The 12 Stoke-on-Trent firms that went bust in November

Dec 2, 2023 | stokesentinel.co.uk | Richard Castle

Twelve Stoke-on-Trent businesses have posted insolvency notices in November. The Gazette has published the latest notices to be posted, including by a host of firms whose registered addresses or principal trading addresses have been in the city. It comes as high interest rates compound ongoing crippling energy bills, with inflation still posing problems for firms across the country.
How they work and what triggers them

Nov 30, 2023 | msn.com | Richard Castle

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
DWP Cold Weather Payments: How they work and what triggers them

Nov 30, 2023 | stokesentinel.co.uk | Richard Castle

There are around 280 postcodes that have just qualified for one of the Government's Cold Weather Payments. The payments are available for anyone whose area is cold enough for long enough. It sees £25 deposited in certain people's bank accounts by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). In order to be triggered, temperatures have to have dropped below zero degrees for seven days in your postcode.