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Study to Examine How Supplements Interact During Exercise
A new study will explore how different supplements interact in the human body during exercise. Athletes of all levels often take multiple supplements to boost performance, recovery or endurance. While much is known about how individual supplements work, less is...
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Study to Examine How Supplements Interact During Exercise
A new study will explore how different supplements interact in the human body during exercise. Athletes of all levels often take multiple supplements to boost performance, recovery or endurance. While much is known about how individual supplements work, less is...
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Worcester Recruitment Firm Launches Recruitment Academy
In the image left to right: Lucy Taylor – Recruitment Associate, Ciara Heffernan – Recruitment Associate, Emma Richardson – Managing Director, Lizzie Round – Recruitment Associate Worcestershire based Four Squared Recruitment has proudly...
Brand-new mobile hoist installed at The Courtyard
The Courtyard is thrilled to announce the installation of a brand-new mobility hoist. The hoist is available for trained carers and PAs to use with their clients when accessing classes, workshops and activities at The Courtyard and can be used in all areas of the...
Patron & Strategic News
Acorns Children’s Hospice Chairman Awarded MBE in King’s Birthday Honours
The Chairman of Acorns Children’s Hospice, Mark Hopton has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours, announced on Saturday (15th June), in recognition of his services to education, healthcare and charities in the West Midlands. Mark, who has been Chairman of...
Herefordshire’s NMITE University Project Announces New £3.5 Million Gift by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Herefordshire’s pioneering new university project, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has announced a further major charitable donation as it continues its growth. The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust has agreed to make a grant of £3.5...
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Businesses face wait for all legal restrictions to be lifted as PM delays step 4
The Prime Minister this week announced that the lifting of all legal restrictions on social contact will be delayed ahead of the scheduled lifting on June 21. This delay means businesses such as nightclubs will remain closed and pubs, hospitality businesses and...
Request for input – Tax and Audits
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched details of a call for evidence seeking views on proposals to strengthen the UK’s framework for major companies and the way they are audited. The proposals set out how: companies should...
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Worcester Co-Working Space Raises Money for Local Charities
Worcester co-working space The Kiln has raised over £500 for ten charities since it was launched in August 2019. Through monthly initiatives such as ‘Treat Tuesday’ and several one-off events, £543.89 has been raised for worthy causes. Every month, members at The Kiln...
More Space for Redditch Foodbank to Support Local People
The Redditch Foodbank has doubled its storage capacity to offer significantly more scope as referrals increase, with more families than ever in food crisis seeking help. Between April 2018 and March 2019, the Foodbank fed 2,346 people compared an equivalent period of...
Business and governments must unite to hit net zero target
Nine out of 10firms have not done any assessment on a series of key strategies for managing a sustainable transition to net zero Two thirds (61%)said either capital grants or tax allowances would do most to encourage them to reduce their carbon consumption in the long...
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Business and governments must unite to hit net zero target
Nine out of 10firms have not done any assessment on a series of key strategies for managing a sustainable transition to net zero Two thirds (61%)said either capital grants or tax allowances would do most to encourage them to reduce their carbon consumption in the long...
Worcestershire News
Movember – Scaling What Works in Community and Workplace Grant
The Scaling What Works in Our Community and Workplace Grant is provided and administered by Movember. Movember was established in 2003 and has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects globally. It is committed to investment in evidence-based mental health...
Wyre Forest District Council and BetaDen launch cleantech bootcamp
Wyre Forest District Council and Worcestershire technology accelerator BetaDen have launched an industry-first Cleantech bootcamp to help businesses develop and commercialise solutions to some of the biggest environmental challenges facing industries around the world....
Herefordshire News
Herefordshire Area Council January Update
The Chamber works closely with businesses across all sizes and sectors to ensure that business views are represented to key local and national decision makers. To ensure every sector is represented the Chamber hosts two Area Councils, one in Worcestershire and one in...
Herefordshire Businesses urged to apply for support grants
Businesses in Herefordshire that have been required to close due to national restrictions imposed by government as of 5 January 2021 may be eligible for a one-off grant of up to £9,000.
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mfg Solicitors Announces the Appointment of Property Litigation Expert
Law firm mfg Solicitors has announced the appointment of experienced property litigation solicitor Kevin Morgan as a partner at the firm’s Worcester office. Mr Morgan, who has spent three decades as a solicitor, will provide specialist advice on all contentious...
ABE Ledbury Lends Support to Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
ABE Ledbury has thrown its weight behind an ongoing fundraising campaign to help keep Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s vital pre-hospital emergency service in the air by emblazoning the cause on the back and sides of its new trailer. The specially designed livery...
Homeowners’ Rights Strengthened Under New Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act
On the 24th May 2024, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act officially became law, bringing significant changes to the way homeowners interact with their properties. The Act aims to provide more rights, power, and protections to homeowners, making it easier and more...
Hellens Garden Festival Charity Fundraiser Gives Chance to Meet English Wine Maker & Sample Product
AN ARTISAN Herefordshire wine maker is attending the Hellens Garden Festival next week so visitors can meet the team and taste its award-winning products while also helping fundraise for charity (June 8 and 9, 2024). Visitors to Hellens Manor in Much Marcle on June 8...
Spire Appeal at St John’s Bromsgrove
It’s been a busy start to the year for the Friends of St John’s who are raising funds for urgent repairs to the spire at Bromsgrove’s landmark, Grade I listed, building. In January, the project was awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £249,975. With...
LinkedIn has Grown Exponentially in the Last Few Years
LinkedIn has grown exponentially in the last few years, establishing itself as a hub for professionals across various industries in the UK and beyond. With the explosion of other new entries to the plethora of social media platforms, LinkedIn continues to assert...
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