20/09/2014 Midlands Today

Around 150 people have attended two recruitment days at the pottery firm

The company has already takdn on 100 new staff this year,

but says demand for its products is so high, it needs to increase

Portmeirion is one of the stccess stories of the potteries.

In March, the firm announced it'd had a record

And now it's looking for 30 new employees to help meet the

Stoke is the heart of potteries If we are going to find skilled people

we will find them here, but they don't it is there any have to have

skills as long as they are willing to learn. `` they don't necdssarily

have to have skills. At the factory in Stoke tod`y,

a steady stream 90 people came to the doors on

Thursday, today looks like being even busier, but with dirty jobs on

offer it is a great chance for local people. `` 30 jobs.

The best of these applicants will be offered

It seems to have a lot of btsiness coming in. I have done pottdry and

stuff like that and I am gohng into fashion design so it would be fun to

do some of the arty stuff. The jobs on offer here are temporary

posts for now, but if the Portmeirion Group continues

to grow, many of them could secure A Wolverhampton man

and his girlfriend have been reported missing in Mexico

after a hurricane struck. Paul Whitehouse and Simone Wood

who's from London, are thought to have been on board a

yacht which capsized when Htrricane A Gloucestershire couple who

neglected five of their children have had

their jail sentences doubled. They were sentenced to almost five

years between them by Gloucdster Crown Court in June, after the court

was shown pictures of the fhlthy The pair, who cannot be namdd

for legal reasons, have since had their sentences increased to six

years each by the Court of @ppeal. West Midlands Police are asking

for help in tracing a woman who attacked a shopper following

a row about parking in Birmhngham. The assault took place about 1pm

on Wednesday the 30th of July outside the Shalil Food store

in Handsworth Wood. The attacker was a passenger

in a grey VW Touran which h`d been The Royal Welsh Regiment has been

given the Freedom of Ludlow today. It led a parade through the town,

celebrating more than 300 ydars Hundreds turned out to see

the ceremonial event take place which was then followed

by a civic reception. Onto sport now, and in cricket,

the Warwickshire Bears have been thwarted in their bid to win

their second trophy of the season. The Bears were put in to bat

by opponents Durham in the final But they were all`out for 165 after

47 of their 50 allocated ovdrs. Durham reached their target

of 166 with three wickets to spare. To football now, and in the

Premier League, Aston Villa were All three goals went in within three

minutes and 12 seconds And in the lunchtime kick`off,

Stoke drew 2`2 away at In the Championship, it finhshed

Birmingham City 2, Norwich 2. In League One, Walsall playdd out

a 0`0 draw against Gillingh`m. Port Vale managed a 2`1 win

against Barnsley, and Coventry City In League Two, Burton Albion

were beaten 3`1 by Berry. It finished Cheltenham 1, D`genham

and Redbridge 1, while Shrewsbury In the Conference,

there was a 1`0 defeat for Nuneaton AFC Telford were thrashed 5`0

by Halifax, and Kidderminstdr also Onto rugby now,

and in the Championship, Let's find out what

the weather has in store. We are starting to see the weather

changing overnight. We have had a lot of cloud today which offered a

little brightness but as thd skies clear in the early hours, slall

amounts of mist and fog and a minimum of nine Celsius. Tolorrow

morning, clearer skies inithally, so a bright start. Cloud will hncrease

in the afternoon but courtesy of an area of high pressure it will be dry

with light winds from the North the way daytime temperature of 08

Celsius. A fresher feel, we have lost the mist and work but their

chance of a little rain. `` there is chance of a little rain.

Good evening. I think tomorrow should be a good day for getting out

and about wherever you are. Sunny spells becoming more widespread for

Sunday. You will notice a different feel to things, particularly across

England and Wales where it has been on the multisite hence the

thunderstorms. -- where it has been on the muggy side. There is a cold

front coming in so it is introducing cooler air which will be fresher.

But only just about reaching the south coast by the end of the night.

As you go further north, certainly rural areas will have a chilly end

to the night. Tomorrow, looking fair for