Stoke on Trent Live reports that pub and restaurant chain Parogon Pub Group is to expand in the new year. The new roles will take the company’s workforce to around 500 staff with vacancies ranging from front-of-house and waiting-on staff to chefs and restaurant managers.

Roles available will be at various sites including The Swan with Two Necks in Blackbrook, The Wayfarer in Stone and The Orange Tree in Newcastle-under-Lyme, as well as Blockhouse at The Sheet Anchor in Baldwin’s Gate, The Boars Head in Nantwich and The Seven Stars in Stafford.

Parogon also plans to open two new restaurants by the end of next year – The Broughton Arms in Balterley and The Red House in Lilleshall, Shropshire.

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