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Major investment marks new chapter for HCR Law’s Hereford office
A significant milestone has been reached in the heart of Hereford as HCR Law unveils its newly refurbished office, marking a major investment in the city centre and reaffirming its long-standing commitment to the region. After 13 successful years in its current...
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Major investment marks new chapter for HCR Law’s Hereford office
A significant milestone has been reached in the heart of Hereford as HCR Law unveils its newly refurbished office, marking a major investment in the city centre and reaffirming its long-standing commitment to the region. After 13 successful years in its current...
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Top 100 recognition for Apprenticeship programme
Bishop Fleming has ranked 11th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025, its highest-ever position for its highly impressive apprenticeship programme. It is ahead of national professional services firms, including KPMG, EY, BDO, Mazars, and Azets. The...
Could your brand be globally-recognised for over a century?
Be like Coca Cola ® – Use a Multi-faceted IP Strategy Coca Cola was originally invented nearly 140 years ago!! Its inventor started his business by carrying a jug of the new drink to be sampled by a local pharmacy, and the rest is history… The Coca Cola recipe...
Patron & Strategic News
A Massive Weekend Ahead for University of Worcester’s Cricketers
Cricketers from the University of Worcester will compete to be named the best in the country this weekend, as they head to Edgbaston for the Super 8 Indoor Championship Finals. The University’s Men’s Cricket Indoor 1st Team has reached the finals of the British...
Education Minister Welcomes NMITE Kazakh Visit to the House of Commons
The UK Higher Education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith was on hand to welcome a visit by NMITE and a delegation of mining professionals from Kazakhstan this week in Parliament. The Kazakh delegation has been based at NMITE in Hereford for the last three months, after...
Chamber News
ECHO’s Platinum Colour Fest
Thanks to local charity ECHO, a Fun Run with a difference will be part of the Leominster Festival on Saturday 4th June. The run will start and finish at Halo Bridge Street Sports Centre. Dressed in white, participants will be able to run, jog, walk or dance their way...
British Chambers of Commerce President recruitment opportunity
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) are beginning the process to identify candidates interested in becoming their next President. The current President, Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE will conclude her role at the BCC AGM in October 2022. The BCC are now formally...
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Introducing Bloomery
Bloomery is an independent floristry studio and cutting garden based on the Farncombe Estate, just outside of Broadway. With weddings and events postponed, workshops cancelled and the hotels on the estate closed, the past few months haven’t been easy. They decided to...
Introducing Bloomery
Bloomery is an independent floristry studio and cutting garden based on the Farncombe Estate, just outside of Broadway. With weddings and events postponed, workshops cancelled and the hotels on the estate closed, the past few months haven’t been easy. They decided to...
Policy News
Next phase of reopening
The government has outlined the measures that will allowed outdoor pools to reopen from Saturday 11 July and will allow indoor gyms, swimming pools and sports facilities to reopen from Saturday 25 July, ensuring millions of people can get back into more sport and...
New EU Exit information released for businesses
The EU has made available documents which outline the main areas of change that will take place in at the end of the transition period, whether there is an agreement on a future partnership between the European Union and the United kingdom or not. The changes...
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Postcards from Life – St Michael’s Hospice
St Michael’s Hospice is in the frame to receive almost £9,000 following an online art auction. More than 250 mini masterpieces went under the hammer during Postcards from Life, an annual fundraiser for the Bartestree-based Hospice. Each year, some of the region’s best...
Herefordshire charity helps turn the tide on nation’s growing mental health crisis
A new book highlighting the real-life stories of those impacted by severe mental illness has been published by a Herefordshire-based charity in an effort to turn the tide on the nation’s deepening mental health crisis. Supported employment and training charity Landau...
Government must act as a beacon for Net Zero
BCC Director General, Shevaun Haviland, will use an appearance at a key Climate Change debate today to call for Government to set out a clear pathway for business on Net Zero. She will be appearing at the Climate Innovation Forum 2023 to debate the UK’s response to...
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Government must act as a beacon for Net Zero
BCC Director General, Shevaun Haviland, will use an appearance at a key Climate Change debate today to call for Government to set out a clear pathway for business on Net Zero. She will be appearing at the Climate Innovation Forum 2023 to debate the UK’s response to...
Worcestershire News
Students Shortlisted in Prestigious Nursing Times Awards
Four students at the University of Worcester have been shortlisted in the annual Student Nursing Times Awards. Swathi Suresh has been shortlisted for the Mary Seacole Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion, while Phillipa Mills, Sophie Prothero...
Community Forum Members Take Tour of University’s New Facility
Members of the University of Worcester’s Community Forum were among the first to visit the University’s new health and wellbeing building as it nears completion. Members of the forum had the chance to take a tour of the new facility, which was previously the Worcester...
Herefordshire News
Herefordshire Council Covid-19 Recovery Plan
Since April 2020, Herefordshire Council has distributed over £100m of government recovery support to Herefordshire-based businesses. In July 2021 the council launched a £6.1m programme of activity to support economic and wellbeing recovery. Some of the schemes...
Landau helps people back to work with Hereford job fair
An event in Hereford this month will bring together local, regional and national companies to help people find jobs and reduce unemployment across the county. The Hereford Job Fair – organised by award-winning supported employment and training charity Landau – will...
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Circet Wireless Limited – Circet Ireland & UK are leading providers to the Telecommunications, Transport Infrastructure and Power Sectors in Ireland and the UK. Design in the Shires – Design in the Shires are an award winning website design &...
Enter your Business in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025!
Entries for the 2025 business awards are now open! Submitting your business for an award should take no more than 10 minutes and you can enter your business for a maximum of 3 categories. The awards are set to be hosted on the 12th June 2025 at the Worcester Arena,...
Community lenders ready to support West Midlands business plans for growth in 2025 – BCRS Business Loans
With businesses looking to realise their 2025 growth plans against a complex economic backdrop, community development finance institutions (CDFIs) are primed to offer support, says Stephen Deakin, CEO at BCRS Business Loans. With 2025 now under way, companies will be...
University Stalwart and Wolves Co-Founder Awarded MBE
Mick Donovan, Pro Vice Chancellor Partnerships at the University of Worcester, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours. Mick has been recognised for services to inclusion in sport and education. “I am thrilled to receive this award and receive...
Newland Hurst Care Home – Expressions of Interest Invited for the Role of Trustee
The purpose of Newland Hurst is to provide a safe, comfortable and positive environment in which people are free to express their preferences and choose the activities they most enjoy, achieved by offering a high level of support in accessing the facilities they need...
Worcester City Plan Consultation
Residents, local businesses and other stakeholders are being asked for their views on a new plan that sets out the City Council’s ambitions for Worcester over the next five years. The draft City Plan 2025-2030 envisions Worcester as an ambitious, vibrant and welcoming...
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