Martin Brough

🚨This is your one week call. Entries for @UniofStaffs Business Awards 2025 close one week today. Don’t miss out on being part of this annual celebration of the region’s business successes. Enter online at staffsbizawards.co.uk 🚨

From the beautiful trophies created by @KMFmetal to the media support of @CRCityRadio, so many people work hard to make Your Heroes happen. Thanks also to our friends at @stokecity @OfficialPVFC @NewcastleBID @StokeontrentBID World of Wedgwood @RegandVic and @altontowers 🙏

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Entries are now open for the @UniofStaffs Business Awards 2025! This is your chance to shine in one of the region’s most prestigious business awards campaigns! Find out more and submit your entry: staffsbizawards.co.uk Questions? Contact Jennifer.amphlett@staffs.ac.uk

Tomorrow we officially launch the @UniofStaffs Business Awards 2025 by welcoming sponsors and the 2024 finalists to a breakfast event in The Catalyst. This marks the start of a nine-month campaign highlighting success stories about the region's businesses and business people 🎉🍾

Not only is Brooke Chomyn a 21-year-old woman carving a career in the construction industry, she is a care leaver who is proud to show other young people that they can improve their life chances too. Watch to find out why she was the Future Star Award winner at @Heroes_Awards.

Period Power is leading the fight against period poverty with its mission to ensure every woman and girl has access to period products. Watch to find out why it was a finalist at @Heroes_Awards - organised at @UniofStaffs sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil, @GivEnergy & @WeAreWoolcool

Meet Ben Haywood - a Future Star finalist at @Heroes_Awards. Watch to see Ben’s transformation from an anxious teenager into an apprentice chef working with Cris Cohen at @Feasteduk. The awards are organised @UniofStaffs and sponsored @SoTCityCouncil, @GivEnergy & @WeAreWoolcool

Husband and wife police officers, Mark and Katy Sigley, won the Uniformed Hero Award at the @Heroes_Awards. The couple, who both work for @StaffsPolice , saved the lives of two people after stumbling across a house fire while off duty - watch to find out the full story.

Retired technology teacher Kevin Ford has impacted the lives of thousands of young people during a lifetime of volunteering. The 78-year-old won the Inspiration in Education Award at @Heroes_Awards - organised @UniofStaffs & sponsored @SoTCityCouncil, @GivEnergy & @WeAreWoolcool

Jan and Peter Herbert have fostered 35 children over the past 11 years, ranging in age from birth to six years. They were Carer of the Year finalists at @Heroes_Awards - organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil , @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool

Nearly 70 years after it opened The Mitchell Arts Centre continues to be a hub of the community and to support and entertain thousands of people. It was a finalist at @Heroes_Awards - organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil , @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool

We occasionally receive a @Heroes_Awards nomination that’s so remarkable the judges create a one off award in its honour. That happened this year. Watch to find out about a group of @StaffsPolice officers who demonstrated bravery and compassion in a once-in-a-career incident.

The Inspiration in Education finalists at @Heroes_Awards included an entire school! Watch to find out why Kaleidoscope in Porthill is such a remarkable place. The Your Heroes Awards are organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil , @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool

Meet Wynter Farthing - one of the Child of Courage winners at the Your Heroes Awards. The Your Heroes Awards are organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil on-Trent , @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool.

Sharon Cooke is loved by residents at the care home where she works as a domestic assistant. Watch to find out why she was a finalist at the @Heroes_Awards. The awards are organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil , @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool

Meet Neelam Shahzadi from Hanley in Stoke-on-Trent - Carer of the Year at the @Heroes_Awards. The Your Heroes Awards are organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil, @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool

Meet Declan Hall - another of this year’s Your Heroes Awards Child of Courage winners. Watch to find out his story of caring for others and overcoming adversity. The @Heroes_Awards are organised at @UniofStaffs and sponsored by @SoTCityCouncil , @GivEnergy and @WeAreWoolcool.

Brian Broughton MBE has raised around £3 million for charity over the past 70 years – and the 87-year-old has no intention of stopping. Watch this short film to find out more about why he was named Charity Champion or Volunteer of the Year at @Heroes_Awards

Rachael Jordan and Natasha Moore set up a breast cancer support group together after meeting during their treatment and discovering a need for more post-treatment support. Terrible Titties and Other Bitties was named Community Group of the Year at the Your Heroes Awards.