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Celebrating Apprenticeships: How TDM and Jess Gladston Champion Lifelong Learning
As we mark the end of National Apprenticeship Week, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the transformative power of apprenticeships — both for individuals and for businesses. Our patron member, The Development Manager (TDM), has been at the forefront of this movement,...
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Celebrating Apprenticeships: How TDM and Jess Gladston Champion Lifelong Learning
As we mark the end of National Apprenticeship Week, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the transformative power of apprenticeships — both for individuals and for businesses. Our patron member, The Development Manager (TDM), has been at the forefront of this movement,...
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Thorlux drives sustainability forward with greener delivery fleet
Redditch-based Thorlux Lighting is taking significant steps to reduce its environmental impact by investing in a new fleet of electric and biofuel-powered delivery vehicles. The upgraded fleet includes three trucks and three vans powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil...
You’ll Miss the Mess: What No One Tells You About Uni Goodbyes
If you’re preparing to watch your loved one head off to university this autumn, congratulations! It’s a time for celebration, but it’s absolutely normal to feel anxious about this big adjustment for you and your young person. Marianne Tay is a Principal Lecturer at...
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Worcester Lecturer Awarded Prestigious Honour by Romanian University
A professor from the University of Worcester has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from a university in Romania in recognition of her work to advance a major arts festival in the country. Nicoleta Cinpoeş is Professor of Shakespeare Studies and is the Director of the...
Wyevale Nurseries Receives Plant Healthy Certification for Fourth Year in a Row
WYEVALE Nurseries has been awarded a Plant Healthy Certificate for its high biosecurity standards for the fourth year in succession it’s been revealed this month (June 2024). Kyle Ross, Production Manager at the Hereford-based leading UK commercial grower, was...
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Covid-19 Discretionary Support for Businesses in Herefordshire
For businesses and charities that are not eligible for the Local Restrictions Grant Scheme, the following support is available for the national Covid-19 restrictions that came into force on 5th January 2021: For those that are mandated to cease their main trading...
Local Author Wins 5-Star Reviews for Business Book
Last year, new member Philip Grant of business consultancy CM Leaders wrote a business book ‘In Demand, In Command’ (published by Austin Macauley) which has now attained ‘5-star’ ratings on Amazon. The book has also now been made available in Audible format, alongside...
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New guide for businesses in financial difficulty
The insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3, has released a new guide for directors and business owners facing financial difficulties, covering the key signs of financial distress for businesses, the main restructuring and insolvency procedures and how they can...
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New guide for businesses in financial difficulty
The insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3, has released a new guide for directors and business owners facing financial difficulties, covering the key signs of financial distress for businesses, the main restructuring and insolvency procedures and how they can...
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Congratulations to the Queen’s Award winners!
The Queen’s Awards winners have now been announced and we are thrilled to announce that 3 Worcestershire businesses and 2 Herefordshire businesses have been awarded The Queens Award for Enterprise. Huge congratulations to Fibex Ltd, OLPRO and Payara Services Ltd...
Midlife MOT resource for Worcestershire
The Worcestershire Midlife MOT website is a new resource to help people in Worcestershire perform a check on three areas of their life: Health, Finance and Career Development. The website acts as a guide to sharing useful links with people so that they can work to...
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NHS Birthday 2020 – How your business can get involved
The 5th July marks the 72nd birthday of the NHS and the nation is going to come together to give thanks. Thanks to all those who have helped the NHS through this crisis, those who have gone to work to keep the NHS healthy and supplied, our neighbours who have looked after the vulnerable and the whole country for sticking with social distancing, even when it was hard.
Herefordshire & Worcestershire businesses urged to apply for a Queen’s Award
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organisations who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development.
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Popular Radio Broadcaster Confirmed as Host for Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards
The Worcestershire Apprenticeships team has announced that entrepreneur, marketing expert, author and popular radio host, Ed James will be the host for the 2024 annual awards evening. Ed is a founding partner of global performance content marketing agency, Lunar...
Grant Gives Engineering Firm a Record-breaking Boost
A specialist engineering firm has enjoyed a record-breaking year after investing in new machinery, with the help of a grant from Herefordshire Council’s Business Enterprise Fund. KGD Enterprises, which is based at Rotherwas in Hereford, makes high-quality packaged...
Thursfields recognised in Top 5 for M&A Deals in the Midlands
Midlands law firm Thursfields has been ranked 4th in Experian’s MarketIQ report for M&A activity in Q1 across the Midlands. In the first quarter of 2024, Thursfields advised on 8 deals, including acquisitions for PE backed groups on buy and build strategies, MBOs...
BCRS Business Loans to Bring Business Community Together with Popular Networking Lunch
Loan provider BCRS Business Loans will be bringing representatives from the West Midlands business community together for a popular lunch event in Worcester next month. Business colleagues from across the region are invited to gather for BCRS’s Summer Worcestershire...
Hundreds Attend Opening of “biggest charity shop in the Midlands”
St Michael’s Hospice says it has been amazed by the support for its newest charity shop – thought to be the biggest in the Midlands. Hundreds flocked to the grand opening of the Whitestone Shop and Café last Thursday (May 23rd), with shoppers continuing to visit...
mfg Solicitors Adds Further Expertise to Commercial Property Team
Law firm mfg Solicitors has strengthened its commercial property offering with the appointment of a new partner. Highly-regarded property specialist Emma Chater has joined the firm, based at the company’s Bromsgrove office. An expert in property investment advice and...
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