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Raising the Next Generation of Management Accountants
It’s been 8 years since JR Management Accountancy first started recruiting placement students from the University of Worcester. Since then, our small business has boomed in production and efficiency. We’ve hired 5 placement students following up to this point, and...
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Raising the Next Generation of Management Accountants
It’s been 8 years since JR Management Accountancy first started recruiting placement students from the University of Worcester. Since then, our small business has boomed in production and efficiency. We’ve hired 5 placement students following up to this point, and...
Member News
Bespoke- Advice Builds on National Success with Local Apprenticeship and Wellbeing Awards
Worcester-based Chartered financial planning firm and certified B Corp, Bespoke- Advice Ltd, has added two more accolades to its growing list of honours, being named Small Apprentice Employer of the Year at the Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards 2025, and Highly...
Worcester Awarded Maximum £2.5m Teaching Capital Grant to Expand and Enhance Healthcare Education
The University of Worcester has been awarded £2,493,703 from the Office for Students (OfS) to further enhance its very high-quality education of tomorrow’s nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, paramedics, occupational therapists, physician assistants, midwives and other...
Patron & Strategic News
New University Building Set to Open After Easter
A brand-new building is set to open at the University of Worcester, marking a major milestone in the development of the University’s Severn Campus for Health, Well-Being and Inclusive Sport. The Duke’s Building, named for the University’s long-serving Chancellor, His...
University Staff Hoping to Raise Thousands to Help Students Through Scholarships and Hardship Funds.
Staff and friends of the University of Worcester have begun fundraising efforts to support students through scholarships and hardship funds. As part of the University’s two-year-long Anniversaries Campaign, marking two major milestones in its history – 20 years since...
Chamber News
Mike Forrester returns to the Board as Chair of Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
Returning to the Board as Chair, Mike Forrester is more than ready for action as he supports the existing team at the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Together, they take on the new challenges for 2022. Mike returns to the local Chamber of...
Meet the Supplier event – Commonwealth Games 2022
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are fast approaching and there is still time to get involved as a supplier for this momentous event. On Thursday 3rd February, join the Marches Growth Hub, together with the West Midlands Growth Hubs, to hear from some of the...
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Policy News
Government launches Working Safely Tool for businesses returning to work
To help employers reopen their businesses safely, the government have launched a new tool to identify the most relevant guidance for your business. The guidance highlighted is intended to help you carry out a risk assessment and make sensible adjustments to the site...
Government launches Dairy Response Fund 2020
The Dairy Response Fund 2020 provides support to eligible dairy farmers in England who produce cows’ milk. They can apply for a one-off payment. Since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the dairy industry has faced challenges of excess milk, falling...
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Charity News
Chamber goes pink for Breast Cancer Now
On Wednesday 20 October, Chamber staff pulled out their best pink outfits to support #WearItPink Day, in support of Breast Cancer Now. The day is officially due to be held on Friday 22 October, but with most staff working from home on this day, the team brought...
Postcards from Life – Lots set to go under the hammer
More than 250 miniature masterpieces are set to go under the hammer during an online auction for St Michael’s Hospice. Postcards from Life has raised tens of thousands of pounds for St Michael’s since launching in 2015. This year’s field is among the best yet, with...
BCC Brings Politicians Together In Push For Export Growth
The BCC has brought together an extraordinary group of politicians, diplomats, civil servants, businesses and Chambers to push for export growth. They met at the House of Lords this morning to discuss the BCC’s Trade Manifesto, which is supported by logistics...
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BCC Brings Politicians Together In Push For Export Growth
The BCC has brought together an extraordinary group of politicians, diplomats, civil servants, businesses and Chambers to push for export growth. They met at the House of Lords this morning to discuss the BCC’s Trade Manifesto, which is supported by logistics...
Worcestershire News
Strategic Professionals become an Institute of Sales Professionals approved training provider
Strategic professionals have spent the last 10 years focusing on management and leadership training, delivering short courses and Chartered Management Institute qualifications (CMI). 2023 has seen them add to their portfolio by becoming an ISP approved training...
The SJL Foundation Ball 2023
SJL will be hosting their 3rd black tie Charity Ball at The Bank House Hotel, Worcester on 24th March 2023 to raise vital funds for Acorns Children’s hospice and to also support ethical business start ups. They are seeking raffle and auction prizes so if anyone can...
Herefordshire News
The Herefordshire 2030 Project
The Herefordshire 2030 Project (H2030) is a nationally-unique, multidiscipline and non-politically aligned initiative which has been designed to analyse what has happened in Herefordshire across three streams: Economy, Environment and Equity since Herefordshire split from Worcestershire in 1998 and to look at how we can create a more prosperous, sustainable and fairer future for the people of our county over the coming decade.
Applications open for Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership Board
The vision of the Herefordshire Climate and Nature Partnership is a thriving zero-carbon nature-rich Herefordshire by 2030. The purpose of the Partnership is to catalyse and coordinate new action to help achieve this vision, through steering and overseeing the...
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Industry Trailblazers Unite To Talk Neurodiversity!
Last week was Neurodiversity Celebration Week – a chance to reflect on prejudices and assumptions surrounding individuals with atypical minds. To celebrate, Adapt-IT brought together some of the accessibility worlds leading figureheads (Emma Philpott MBE, Chris...
New College Worcester Receives £18,500 from the National Lottery Community Fund for New Outdoor Play Equipment
New College Worcester (NCW) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £18,500 from the National Lottery Community Fund to fund the installation of new outdoor play equipment for its students. This generous funding will enhance the college’s outdoor spaces and...
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....
Building Futures: How Kidderminster College’s Skills for Green Technology Centre is Shaping Tomorrow’s Workforce
Kidderminster College’s brand-new Green Technology Centre opened its doors in September 2024 and is already making a significant impact to the local community. During Women in Construction Week, Kidderminster College celebrated the incredible female learners at...
SVR’s Spring Steam Gala to host artefacts from unique steam locomotives
Visitors to the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala between 18 and 21 April will be able to see number and date plates from a locomotive that holds a unique place in the history of railway travel. The original number and date plates from ‘Locomotion No 1’will be...
A Night to Remember: Our First Charity Ball Was a Huge Success!
We are still feeling the excitement from our first-ever Charity Ball on Saturday, 1st March, at Cheltenham Racecourse in support of Maggie’s! It was an amazing evening, and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our guests and donors, whose kindness and...
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