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19 photos from the Stoke-on-Trent BusinessLive Awards finalists' drinks reception

The Stoke-on-Trent BusinessLive Awards is taking place at the King's Hall in Stoke on Thursday, April 28

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Laura WatsonBusiness reporter (Midlands)

03:00, 25 MAR 2022

The Sentinel and StokeonTrentLive editor Marc Waddington welcomed guests to The Potters' Club

Finalists in this year's Stoke-on-Trent BusinessLive Awards got the chance to see who they are up against at a drinks reception last week.

Shortlisted individuals and organisations, sponsors and judges gathered at The Potters' Club in Stoke on Wednesday for a networking event ahead of the awards ceremony on Thursday, April 28. .

The Sentinel and StokeonTrentLive editor Marc Waddington welcomed guests, followed by a short speech from Paul Williams on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, which sponsored the event.

Tickets are now on sale for the awards which are taking place at the King's Hall in Stoke next month.

The ceremony will be 'in person' for the first time in three years and this year, tickets are not restricted to those who are shortlisted - meaning all members of the local business community are invited to attend.

The deadline for tickets is Friday, April 1. To buy a ticket visit the official awards website .

Lucideon chief executive Tony Kinsella with Paul Williams from the Stoke-on-Trent City centre BID
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Pam Green from Back on Track Teens and Julie Mirowski of Rydale Roofing
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Acorn Training founder Gareth Saldanha-Fallows is pictured here with his colleague Jackie Briarwood
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Jason Harker and Emma Candlin from Planterra
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Carol Huggins, Ross Edwards and Erik Baxendale from Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld
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Jonathan Bellamy, from the Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, and Simon Davies from ProtectaPet
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