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FREE Fully Funded Training Now Available Through Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce an exciting new opportunity for businesses and individuals, made possible through our partnership with Heart of Worcestershire College. Until 31 July 2025, the majority of our training...
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FREE Fully Funded Training Now Available Through Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce an exciting new opportunity for businesses and individuals, made possible through our partnership with Heart of Worcestershire College. Until 31 July 2025, the majority of our training...
Member News
Industry Celebrates Outstanding Suzi
Worcester-based independent financial adviser, Bespoke Advice Ltd, is proud to announce that its Founder and Chartered Financial Planner, Suzi Lane, has been honoured with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Advice Industry’ award at the prestigious...
Sutcliffe & Co Finalist in Chamber Business Awards 2025
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers have been selected as a finalist in this year’s Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, in the category ‘Excellence in Professional Services’. Since winning the category ‘Excellence in Professional...
Patron & Strategic News
School Pupils Learn about Tech at the University of Worcester
Around 60 high school students have had a taste of what a career in the cyber industry feels like as they spent the day learning new skills at the University of Worcester. The Nunnery Wood High School pupils got hands-on with virtual reality and artificial...
New Teaching Facility for Health and Medical Students Wins Gold Award
A vibrant new teaching space for health professionals, created by the University of Worcester, has been recognised as the best non-NHS healthcare facility at a national awards ceremony. The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson building on Hylton Road, Worcester, which opened in...
Chamber News
Enterprising Worcestershire Grants Available
Enterprising Worcestershire is delighted to announce that there are now a limited number of grants up to the value of £30,000 on offer to help start-up businesses in Worcestershire. The grant is designed to give eligible SMEs that are less than three years old a...
Town Hall transformation plans submitted to Wyre Forest District Council
Kidderminster Town Council has submitted a planning application for a transformation of Kidderminster Town Hall on 30th June 2022. Following public consultation earlier this year, the plans have incorporated many of the improvements that were suggested. Cllr David...
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Welcome new Members!
The Chamber would like to wish a very warm welcome to our newest Members this month: Worcestershire A-Plan Insurance (Worcester Commercial & Marine) – Insurance agent Broadheath Interiors – Handmade UK furniture Footnotes UK – Experienced care...
Welcome new Members!
The Chamber would like to wish a very warm welcome to our newest Members this month: Worcestershire A-Plan Insurance (Worcester Commercial & Marine) – Insurance agent Broadheath Interiors – Handmade UK furniture Footnotes UK – Experienced care...
Policy News
UK Tax Day 2021
The UK government has published a series of tax documents and consultations related to creating ‘a more trusted, simple and modern tax system’. The consultation announcements and policy paper released on tax day include: Consultation on aviation tax reform – seeks...
Business Secretary launches major overhaul of UK’s audit regime in wake of big-name company collapses
Major new reforms to the UK’s audit regime will aim to safeguard British jobs, avoid company failures and reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading destination for investment, the Business Secretary has announced (Thursday 18 March). The UK is consistently...
Skills News
WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION
Working with local Higher Education provider, Evesham College in Worcestershire, work experience students Matthew Arthurs and Phillip Reason have recently completed a three-month placement to design a real-life product, from concept through to final presentation....
BCC comments on Migration Advisory Committee report
Commenting on the Migration Advisory Committee’s report, Jane Gratton, Head of People Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“Expanding the Shortage Occupation List will help businesses access the skills they need when they can’t recruit locally. Listing occupations, rather that job titles, simplifies the system and gives welcome flexibility to those hiring for new or emerging roles.
Charity News
St Richard’s Hospice looking for a Governor with digital experience – voluntary position
St Richard’s Hospice is a key provider of healthcare in Worcestershire and supports and cares for adults with serious progressive illnesses through our community teams, our newly developed state-of-the-art day services and our seventeen beds. We are passionately...
Community Café & Dementia Support Group – Lyppard Hub
Community Café A new Community Café launched in January at Lyppard Hub, the community centre in Warndon Villages. The café is open on Wednesday and Thursday mornings and provides a friendly, welcoming environment for people to meet others in the community and enjoy a...
BCC Welcomes New Phase in Turkiye Trade Negotiations
Responding to the launch of the call for evidence on a new trade agreement with Turkiye, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: “Global trade has evolved since the current trading terms between the UK and Turkiye were put in place. “It makes sense to...
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BCC Welcomes New Phase in Turkiye Trade Negotiations
Responding to the launch of the call for evidence on a new trade agreement with Turkiye, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: “Global trade has evolved since the current trading terms between the UK and Turkiye were put in place. “It makes sense to...
Worcestershire News
Free ‘Taste of Herefordshire’ Tours At Vineyard For English Wine Week
AN AWARD-WINNING Herefordshire vineyard run by one of the chairmen of Wyevale Nurseries is promoting awareness of regional wine producers and tourism through a series of free tours and tastings as part of English Wine Week next month (Saturday, June 17 to Sunday, June...
Thursfields’ Family Team makes its mark in the West Midlands
West Midlands Law firm, Thursfields, has announced the outstanding growth and recognition of its Family Law Team. The sizable team, made up of 14 family expert lawyers, has achieved impressive income growth in the past 2 years and is ranked as Tier 1 in the...
Herefordshire News
Family Favourite Lakefest celebrates in 10th Anniversary at Eastnor Castle this August!
2022 sees boutique. family festival, Lakefest celebrating its tenth anniversary. And it should come as no surprise, that the team behind this ever popular family event have pulled out all the stops, to ensure that anyone attending will be creating memories to last a...
National Lottery grant to support parents abused by their children
Extra support for parents being abused by their children has been secured thanks to more than £300,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. The social enterprise PEGS, which helps those impacted by Child to...
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Mayor of Worcester to Open BizFest 2024, Celebrating the Midlands’ Entrepreneurial Spirit
Real World Consultancy (RWC) is delighted to announce BizFest 2024, taking place on Thursday, 21 November, at Dancox House in Worcester. Mayor Mel Allcott will officially open this exciting event, which promises to be a high-energy celebration of small and micro...
New Partnership for Women’s Cricket at Worcester
The Women’s Cricket Team at the University of Worcester has joined forces with a national campaign to fight sexism in the world of sport. They’ve partnered with Her Game Too, which aims to create inclusive environments for players while raising awareness of women’s...
Research Aims to Improve Support for UK Armed Forces Families
A senior psychologist at the University of Worcester is leading a new national research project aiming to improve support for UK Armed Forces families. Dr Gabriela Misca was the co-author of a landmark report, published five years ago, which highlighted the unique...
Boxes of HOPE for Christmas
Boxes of Hope: Help Feed Zimbabwean Children This Christmas – https://fth.org.uk/boxes-of-hope/welcome.php As Zimbabwe grapples with a severe food crisis, exacerbated by extended droughts and soaring temperatures, the nation’s most vulnerable people are facing...
University Expert to Give Insight into Emotional World of a Baby
A baby’s mental health and emotional wellbeing in the first three years is key to positive outcomes in later childhood and can even influence the adult they become, says a University of Worcester expert. Denisse Levermore, Course Leader for the Child & Adolescent...
Autumn Budget 2024 – Strategic Insights for Farmers Facing New Inheritance Tax Caps
The 2024 Autumn Budget raised employers’ national insurance, capital gains tax and stamp duty on second homes, but a key concern for farmers is the new cap on agricultural relief from inheritance tax (IHT). In what is a major blow for the farming community, Chancellor...
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