Reasons to invest in our borough

Need a reason to consider Newcastle-under-Lyme as a place to grow your business? Here’s six!

Excellent transport links

Road

Easy north/south access via junctions 15 and 16 on the M6. Most cities in England reached within HGV drivers’ daily working hours.

Rail

From Stoke station :

• London 1 hour 30 minutes

• Birmingham 50 minutes

• Manchester 40 minutes

Kidsgrove has its own station with direct links to Stoke station (11 minutes), Manchester (50 minutes) and Crewe (15 minutes).

Airports

Four international airports within an hour’s travel time :

• Manchester

• Birmingham

• East Midlands

• Liverpool John Lennon

Active travel

Extensive cycle network serves both Newcastle and Kidsgrove town centres, plus many of our larger business parks.

A wide choice of business accommodation

Business accommodation ranges from offices in period buildings in the town centre to specialist accommodation for hi-tech/medical businesses to large warehouses on business parks.

Business accommodation is available from:

• Newcastle-under-Lyme borough council

• Staffordshire County Council

• the private sector

A skilled workforce

A county-wide employment and skills group ensures that we keep up to date with the skills needs of local employers.

High quality educational establishments ensure a ready supply of graduates and T-level apprentices.

Check out our education page for information on our two local universities, Keele and Staffordshire and award-winning further education establishments, Newcastle and Stafford College Group and Stoke-on-Trent College.

Over £50m recent investment in exciting new developments in our town centres

Funding from central Government through Future High Street Fund, Town Deals for Newcastle and Kidsgrove and UK Shared Prosperity Funding has seen significant investment in local infrastructure which is changing the face of our towns and encouraging further investment from private sector partners. [Link to be inserted to relevant pages]

Business grants and other support available

A wide range of business support is available, particularly to help growing businesses, including grants, loans and advice.

Great quality of life 

The borough has so much to offer including an attractive town centre, a wide range of cultural activities, a choice of urban or rural living, good schools – and more. Check out the relevant pages for more information. [Links to be inserted to relevant pages once they are set up]