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Will writing drive to raise funds for Worcestershire Community Foundation
Specialist legal teams at two Worcester law firms are throwing their support behind the Worcestershire Community Foundation through a month-long Will writing initiative. Throughout June, solicitors at City firms Bradley Haynes and HCR Law will be offering to write...
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Will writing drive to raise funds for Worcestershire Community Foundation
Specialist legal teams at two Worcester law firms are throwing their support behind the Worcestershire Community Foundation through a month-long Will writing initiative. Throughout June, solicitors at City firms Bradley Haynes and HCR Law will be offering to write...
Member News
Delighted to announce our new partnership with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity
We’re absolutely delighted to announce our new partnership with Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity for the next 12 months! Our Hands On At Work team will be delivering seated massage sessions to the incredible staff at Worcester, Redditch, and Kidderminster...
Exercise Executive Leader
We wanted to make you aware that Birmingham University Officers’ Training Corps are delivering an employer engagement event ‘Exercise Executive Leader’ to employers within the West Midlands area. It is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 13th May at Venning Barracks in...
Patron & Strategic News
James Gormley joins Wyevale Nurseries as its new Key Account Manager
JAMES Gormley who has a strong background in arboriculture and tree sales has been appointed as the new Key Account Manager for Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford (March 2025). James, who previously worked with well-respected tree growers in the industry, will be assisting...
DRPG Take on Source to Sea Challenges for Charities
As part of DRPG’s 45th-anniversary celebrations, CEO Dale Parmenter and the groups UK Marketing team are trading their usual workdays for the Source to Sea Challenge, an ambitious adventure designed to reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to giving back....
Chamber News
Services and Digital Trade ‘Key To Boosting Exports’
The British Chambers of Commerce has endorsed the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) focus on services and digital trade as key priorities. The BCC was part of a record-size UK delegation to the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, last week. It met with the UK Ambassador to the...
Welcome New Members
The warmest welcome to our newest Members: Aeromet International Limited – A Leading Supplier of Aluminium and Magnesium Castings for the Aerospace and Defence Industries. Behind The Smile – They offer support for those experiencing poor mental health and...
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Greener Options Joins the Chamber – Let’s Connect!
Joining the Chamber of Commerce last month has been a fantastic experience for our team at Greener Options. We’ve been to several events now, and the welcome has been nothing short of wonderful. We’ve met so many warm, helpful people, and it’s been inspiring to...
Greener Options Joins the Chamber – Let’s Connect!
Joining the Chamber of Commerce last month has been a fantastic experience for our team at Greener Options. We’ve been to several events now, and the welcome has been nothing short of wonderful. We’ve met so many warm, helpful people, and it’s been inspiring to...
Policy News
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...
Autumn Budget 2024: Key Points
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s first Budget since 2010, after the party’s return to power in July’s general election. Here are some key points to take away from the Autumn Budget. Personal Tax and benefits The Minimum wage for adults over 21 is set to...
Skills News
Worcestershire showcase celebrates county’s tech talent
Seven early-stage businesses taking part in a Worcestershire technology accelerator recently named best in the UK*, will take part in a pitch and showcase event on Tuesday 22 November. The event, which is organised by the county’s first technology accelerator BetaDen,...
Hazelton Mountford’s Apprenticeship Day 2022
The senior management team at Hazelton Mountford are embracing new methods to recruit exceptional team members, including an ‘Apprenticeship Day’ held at the Worcester city centre HQ. In addition to placing their Chartered Insurance Apprenticeship role on the...
Charity News
Terminally Ill Residents In Remote Region Of Tanzania, East Africa Receiving Expert Care Thanks To The Herefordshire-based Charity Muheza Hospice Care
An ever-increasing number of people living with terminal illness in a remote area of east Africa are receiving expert care and support thanks to the generosity of a Herefordshire charity. Muheza Hospice Care was set-up more than two decades ago by Doctors Karilyn and...
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...
Bank Continues Along Monetary Policy Tightrope
Reacting to the latest interest rate decision by the Bank of England, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s widely expected interest rate hold highlights the tightrope the Bank is walking, in the face of mounting global...
BCC News
Bank Continues Along Monetary Policy Tightrope
Reacting to the latest interest rate decision by the Bank of England, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s widely expected interest rate hold highlights the tightrope the Bank is walking, in the face of mounting global...
Worcestershire News
Model Railway Paradise at the Severn Valley Railway
Hundreds of model railway enthusiasts will be gathering at the Severn Valley Railway over the weekend of 19 and 20 October for the heritage line’s third annual O Gauge Get Together. The main event takes place at The Engine House, Highley, and offers the chance to see...
Severn Valley Railway’s King & Castle pub is in the 2025 Good Beer Guide
Staff are raising a glass at the Severn Valley Railway’s King & Castle pub, after finding out that, yet again, they’ve won recognition in the Good Beer Guide for 2025. The King & Castle is housed within the heritage railway’s Kidderminster station and has long...
Herefordshire News
JUNE CHARITY EVENT WILL BRING HAWAIIAN COLOUR TO ‘LEOMINSTER-by-the-SEA’.
Ledbury-based high tech coatings application company Cleftbridge Limited is sponsoring the third annual Colour Run around Leominster, with a theme for 2024 of ‘Hawaiian Beach’. The event is organised by ECHO, an independent Herefordshire-based charity that organizes...
New Future of Farming Line-up Announced
Royal Three Counties Show, 14th-16th June 2024 Water quality, soil health, biodiversity, succession planning, the latest developments in agri-tech and the positive role cattle can play in improving the environment are some of the big conversations due to take place...
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Welcome new Members – April
Warmest welcome to our newest Members: Abacus Nursery School ( Bromsgrove) Limited – Early Years Care and Education provider. Aspenify UK Limited – Aspenify offers a low-code digital platform that enables organisations to scale innovation, accelerate...
James Gormley joins Wyevale Nurseries as its new Key Account Manager
JAMES Gormley who has a strong background in arboriculture and tree sales has been appointed as the new Key Account Manager for Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford (March 2025). James, who previously worked with well-respected tree growers in the industry, will be assisting...
Core turns 1
Core Financial Efficiencies celebrated completing its first year of trade in April 2025. For Core, the journey through its first year of operations has been one of learning, adapting, and growing with each passing day. When trading began in spring 2024, the road ahead...
FAUN Zoeller UK CEO Simon Hyde Awarded Prestigious Fellowship from the Institute of the Motor Industry
FAUN Zoeller UK (FZUK) is proud to announce that its CEO, Simon Hyde, has been awarded a Fellowship from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), alongside recognition as a Certificated Automotive Engineer, for his outstanding contributions to hydrogen technology...
North Sea Taskforce Calls For Urgent Action
• The North Sea Transition Taskforce has called on the Government to rapidly establish a long-term, integrated plan to deliver a just energy transition in the North Sea. • Its new report finds the window of opportunity to secure the future of the North Sea is closing...
How do companies retain and secure highly qualified and skilled overseas staff for their business?
If you are a company who employ staff from overseas who are a genuine and strong asset to your business you may be considering retaining them after they have completed their studies or probation period. At Alexandra Kaleniuk Immigration Consulting we are experts in...
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