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University Students’ Support for Ledbury Poetry Festival Leads to New Role for Graduate
A University of Worcester graduate is embarking on an exciting new role inspired by an internship at this year’s Ledbury Poetry Festival. Jacob Briscombe was one of three students who volunteered as artist management interns at the poetry festival, now in its 28th...
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University Students’ Support for Ledbury Poetry Festival Leads to New Role for Graduate
A University of Worcester graduate is embarking on an exciting new role inspired by an internship at this year’s Ledbury Poetry Festival. Jacob Briscombe was one of three students who volunteered as artist management interns at the poetry festival, now in its 28th...
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Roster grows for SVR’s Spring Diesel Festival
A matching pair of guests are to join the line-up at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival. Colas have agreed to send two of their Class 56s to appear at the four-day event between 15 and 18 May. They join the already-confirmed visitor list, which...
University Academic Seeks Public’s Stories of Bystander Intervention
Have you ever chosen to intervene in a difficult situation? A University of Worcester academic has launched a new project that seeks to collect people’s stories of bystander intervention. Whether they were the person that intervened to help or the one who benefited...
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National Apprenticeship Week Success Culminates with Launch of 2024 Apprenticeships Awards
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Worcestershire County Council are excited to announce the 2024 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards. The announcement comes at the conclusion of National Apprenticeship Week, which again proved to be another...
University’s Week of Activities Shows How to Live More Sustainably
Students came together to bring about a week of themed activities at the University of Worcester designed to inspire people to live more sustainably. The University’s annual Go Green Week saw students working with staff, Worcester Students’ Union and external...
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BUDGET: Support for the self-employed
The Chancellor has announced more support for the self-employed in today’s Budget. With nearly a fifth of self-employed people missing out on previous grants because they had only recently started working for themselves and so could not prove their income status...
How can the Worcestershire Works Well scheme benefit your business?
Improved employee health and wellbeing has been shown repeatedly to improve profitability and productivity of businesses. Worcestershire Works Well is a free accreditation scheme designed to support businesses to improve the health and wellbeing of their employees. To...
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Donations top £2m as Worcestershire Community Foundation marks 15th year
A Worcestershire charitable foundation has marked its 15th anniversary by announcing a string of growth plans which will help support dozens more good causes across the county. The Worcestershire Community Foundation, which has given out over £2m to hundreds of...
Evaluation reveals impact of city giraffe trail
An evaluation of last summer’s Worcester Stands Tall (WST) giraffe art trail has revealed it provided a boost of more than £800,000 to the city. Studies by MEL Research, funded by Worcester BID, revealed WST app users alone spent £104,200 to £156,000 in the city...
Major rail infrastructure overhaul announced by government
Government have today announced plans to reform the UK’s railway system which should see more punctual services and cheaper tickets for rail passengers. Commenting today, Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps admitted the current system was “too complicated and...
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Major rail infrastructure overhaul announced by government
Government have today announced plans to reform the UK’s railway system which should see more punctual services and cheaper tickets for rail passengers. Commenting today, Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps admitted the current system was “too complicated and...
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New Green Tourism Stakeholder Action Group to be set up in Malvern
As part of their Visitor Economy Action Plan, Malvern Hills District Council are seeking tourism business owners and managers to join a new Green Tourism Stakeholder Action Group. The group will meet quarterly (online and/or face-to-face), to discuss and steer the...
Businesses warned against cutting corners in scramble to fill vacant posts
Businesses looking to recruit and fill vacancies as the UK emerges from lockdown are being warned not to cut corners when it comes to their legal duties. Worcestershire employment lawyer Darryll Thomas has said firms are likely to be advertising significantly more...
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New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) introduces its new Chief Academic Officer
NMITE has confirmed the appointment of Professor Beverley Gibbs as its new Chief Academic Officer. Gibbs joins at a time of significant forward momentum for the proposed higher education institute particularly around the transformation of its future learning space...
Increased threat of redundancies post lockdown
Redundancies are a huge challenge for all parties, especially during this uncertain time, that’s why Hewett Recruitment are offering bespoke redundancy support packages.
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University of Worcester Awarded First Class Honours for Environmental Sustainability
The University of Worcester has been awarded First Class Honours for environmental sustainability in the latest People & Planet national rankings. This is the 14th straight year that the University, one of Britain’s most sustainable, has earned First Class...
Pershore College apprentice inspires golf club to shortlist of national award
A former operations manager who changed careers to pursue his passion of greenkeeping has seen his team’s project shortlisted for a national award. Stewart Marshall, 45 from Rowley Regis, is the course manager at Dudley Golf Club and alongside his team has made it to...
Kickstart 2024 with a new website
New year, new you? How many of these emails have you received since the beginning of the year? Although these emails can get a little tired after a while, the message is important. It’s a great time to consider your marketing, your business goals and how you want to...
Celebrate 40 years of hospice care at Grand Gala Dinner
St Richard’s Hospice will celebrate 40 years of care in Worcestershire at a Grand Gala Dinner on Thursday, 21 March. Louise Hewett, High Sheriff of Worcester and patron of St Richard’s Hospice, is inviting guests to attend the Gala Dinner which will be hosted in the...
MANN BROADBENT OFFICIAL SPONSORS AT THE NATIONAL RUNNING SHOW 2024
Mann Broadbent Insurance Brokers is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the awards and exhibitor drinks at the upcoming National Running Show, taking place on the 20th and 21st of January at the NEC Birmingham. As a leading insurance broker in the running industry...
Discover Parks Success
2024 OPENS WITH A HOST OF GOOD NEWS STORIES FROM OUR THREE FABULOUS 5* HOLIDAY HOME, SELF CATERING & TOURING PARKS IN THE COUNTY. At Pearl Lake Country Park in Shobon we continue to celebrate our Silver Anniversary and as promised begin giving away a £1,000 a...
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