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Ministerial visit to Kidderminster sites shines spotlight on apprentices
Specsavers Manufacturing & Distribution (M&D) welcomed Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Skills, to Lens Online and International Glazing Services (IGS) during National Apprenticeship Week on Friday 13 February. During the visit, Minister Smith met more than...
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Ministerial visit to Kidderminster sites shines spotlight on apprentices
Specsavers Manufacturing & Distribution (M&D) welcomed Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Skills, to Lens Online and International Glazing Services (IGS) during National Apprenticeship Week on Friday 13 February. During the visit, Minister Smith met more than...
Member News
Anonymous Art Auction Challenges Buyers to Trust Their Instincts
Art lovers will have to trust their instincts at a unique exhibition by University of Worcester students, where postcard-sized artworks will be auctioned anonymously; buyers won’t know the artist’s name until after the sale. The event, developed in partnership with...
Students Go Global in 4,000-Mile Movember Mission to Tackle Mental Health Stigma
University of Worcester cricketers have been growing moustaches and going the extra mile to raise awareness of men’s mental health this Movember. Members of the Men’s Cricket Club committed to a month-long challenge, combining moustache-growing with a collective goal...
Patron & Strategic News
DRPG Team Completes 200 Mile Source To Sea Challenge
A team from creative communications agency DRPG has completed a 200-mile charity challenge tracing the River Severn from its Welsh source to the Severn Bridge. The four-day Source to Sea Challenge, held this week, marked the company’s 45th anniversary and aimed to...
University Historian Features in School’s Inaugural Annual Lecture
A University of Worcester historian will explore 17th century beliefs in the supernatural as part of a school’s inaugural annual lecture. Professor of Early Modern History, Darren Oldridge, will give a lecture at the event at The King’s School, in Worcester, on May...
Chamber News
GL agree OEM deal with Sunsynk to market “Grid Buddy” inverters and lithium battery storage solutions
Green Lighting (GL) are pleased to announce a supply partnership with the Global market leading Inverter manufacturer Sunsynk. Anthony Ottway, Managing Director of GL commented: “We have a great opportunity to offer an established product with market leading...
Introduction to Tree-Bites (Vegan Dog Treats)
Teresa Sadler of Tree-Bites has spent all of her career until last summer working with children and adults with additional support needs, a job which she absolutely loved. Due to a shoulder injury, she decided that she needed to take a step back and pursue a different...
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Introducing Blackberry Design
Blackberry Design are a creative design agency working with businesses across Redditch, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and the Midlands to deliver creative print and web design solutions. The company offer a strong tradition in branding, logo design and print...
Introducing Blackberry Design
Blackberry Design are a creative design agency working with businesses across Redditch, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and the Midlands to deliver creative print and web design solutions. The company offer a strong tradition in branding, logo design and print...
Policy News
£20 million in new grants to boost recovery of small businesses
The Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government has today (30 July 2020) announced £20 million of new government funding to help small and medium sized businesses recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 will be...
Midlands Engine release their Economic Impact of Covid-19 Report
This Midlands Engine has produced an Economic Impact of COVID-19 report in collaboration with the Midlands Engine Economic Observatory which is a partnership commissioned by
the Midlands Engine including Black Country Consortium’s Economic Intelligence Unit, Nottingham Trent University and WM REDI.
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Charity News
Paycare duo donate to five Midlands foodbanks
Foodbanks across the Midlands have benefitted from the generosity of a not-for-profit Health Cash Plan provider. Corporate Account Managers Stephen Burton-Pye and Simon Cater from Paycare bought and distributing items to a total of five organisations in Staffordshire,...
Runners go the distance for hospice
Joggers with a Malvern club have run up a “fantastic” fundraising total for St Richard’s Hospice. Each year, members of the Malvern Joggers vote to decide which charity to support over the upcoming 12 months – and for 2021, St Richard’s Hospice was chosen. So far, the...
Common Sense Approach To Product Marking Welcomed
Responding to the Government’s latest announcement on conformity assessment marking, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: “Business will welcome this common-sense approach to showing that products sold in Great Britain have met safety, health and...
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Common Sense Approach To Product Marking Welcomed
Responding to the Government’s latest announcement on conformity assessment marking, BCC Head of Trade Policy, William Bain, said: “Business will welcome this common-sense approach to showing that products sold in Great Britain have met safety, health and...
Worcestershire News
Princess Royal visit marks long-standing association for award-winning Worcester-based GL
Power of another sort took over Worcester-based manufacturer GL yesterday (Monday) as the team received a visit from HRH The Princess Royal. GL, which is based in Great Western Business Park, McKenzie Way, has a long association with The Princess Royal, having...
New Book Aims to Help People with Dementia to Enjoy Leisure Activities as Part of Everyday Life
A new book, co-edited by a University of Worcester academic, aims to help people living with dementia to continue to enjoy leisure activities. The book, Leisure and Everyday Life with Dementia, challenges readers to consider the role of leisure activities beyond their...
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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Local Businesswoman Jeevan Punj joins Mike Harris on the latest Leaders In Strategy Podcast.
Business consultants Strategus Consulting are excited to announce that award winning entrepreneur, businesswoman and founder of Elite Hampers Jeevan Punj is joining host Mike Harris on the latest edition of the Leaders In Strategy Podcast – ‘Advice on how to start a...
Worcester Racecourse offer to Chamber Members!
Put A Spring In Your Step – Complimentary Tickets to Chamber Members Feel the roar of the crowd, the stunning scenery, and fresh spring air as you join us this May at Worcester Racecourse. From heart-pounding horse racing to a lively atmosphere, we’re...
Sports-Dedicated Lithuanian University Get Insights from University of Worcester
Senior representatives from the only dedicated sports university in Lithuania have visited the University of Worcester to get insights into its sports provision. The visitors from Lithuanian Sports University were particularly interested to find out how the University...
More diesel traction announced for the SVR’s Spring Diesel Festival
The guest list for the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival has got even longer, with the announcement that two further locomotives will be appearing at the event, between 15 and 18 May. The latest confirmations are for 57003 to visit by agreement with...
Death in Paradise Executive Producer and Actor Give Insights to Students
Key figures from one of the BBC’s most popular dramas have been giving University of Worcester students the benefit of their experience. Executive Producer Tim Key and actor Don Warrington from Death in Paradise came to the University to speak to students across a...
125 Easter Eggs delivered to Worcester Foodbank
The ISO QSL Good Egg Awards returned for the 8th consecutive year, and it delivered! This year, the awards received 125 nominations, meaning 125 Easter eggs for Worcester Foodbank just in time for Easter. Launched in 2018 by ISO Quality Services, a Worcester-based...
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