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Talbots Law Named Conveyancing Firm of the Year at the British Conveyancing Awards 2026
Employee-owned law firm Talbots Law has been named Conveyancing Firm of the Year – Midlands & Wales at the British Conveyancing Awards 2026, held in Manchester. The award recognises excellence in residential conveyancing and highlights the achievements of...
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Talbots Law Named Conveyancing Firm of the Year at the British Conveyancing Awards 2026
Employee-owned law firm Talbots Law has been named Conveyancing Firm of the Year – Midlands & Wales at the British Conveyancing Awards 2026, held in Manchester. The award recognises excellence in residential conveyancing and highlights the achievements of...
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From Hereford to Mongolia
From Hereford to Mongolia: An Extraordinary Journey of Healing, Nature, and Adventure From the heart of Hereford to the wild rivers of Mongolia, my journey has been anything but ordinary. As part of the first British group to navigate the remote Delgermörön River, I...
Team Building Through Board Games: A Different Kind of Collaboration
Having a team that works well together is key to a successful business. A team needs to be able to communicate clearly, overcome obstacles, plan for the future, and react to unexpected obstacles. These are all skills that board games can teach. Many modern board games...
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Rotherwood Shines with Multiple Nominations at the Hereford Times Health and Social Care Awards 2024
Rotherwood Healthcare, an award-winning operator of four care homes across Herefordshire, is proud to announce its shortlist in several categories at the Hereford Times Health and Social Care Awards 2024. These esteemed regional awards, held annually in partnership...
Bishop Fleming advises YFM Equity Partners on management buyout
Bishop Fleming has advised YFM Equity Partners on its investment in Stacatruc Limited, a forklift truck specialist with a 40-year pedigree. YFM’s investment will help to accelerate Stacatruc’s growth as it continues to expand its geographical footprint and...
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How to Export Food and Drink to International Markets
This exclusive event provides an exciting opportunity for food and drink producers including businesses that are new to export and existing exporters to come together to learn from industry specialists about exporting food and drink and the new rules and regulations.
Schools to remain closed until at least 8 March
At a Downing Street news conference on Wednesday 27 January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that schools in England will not be able to reopen to all pupils after the February half-term, but could do so from 8 March. He said: “The date of 8 March is the...
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Team Fortis raise funds for Parkinson’s UK
A team of dragon boaters from Worcestershire’s largest social landlord have raised almost £700 for a charity which supports 1 in 350 people in the UK. The money was raised when the 40-strong team took to the water as part of Worcester’s Dragon Boat Race Regatta. The...
UK trade data reveals decline in services imports and exports
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released new data about UK services trade over the past couple of years. The data shows that UK service exports and imports have declined since Quarter 1 2019, with EU trade falling more than non-EU trade. In Quarter 1...
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UK trade data reveals decline in services imports and exports
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released new data about UK services trade over the past couple of years. The data shows that UK service exports and imports have declined since Quarter 1 2019, with EU trade falling more than non-EU trade. In Quarter 1...
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Make It Worcestershire: Buy, Eat, Sell & Stay Local
Show your pride in the county and Make It Worcestershire! Like many others, Worcestershire’s food, drink, and hospitality industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Make It Worcestershire campaign is here to champion the ‘Buy, Eat, Sell & Stay Local’...
Now We’re Talking with Art – Redditch art trail
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, in partnership with Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Councils, are currently recruiting businesses for the second in a series of outdoor art trails. The ‘Now We’re Talking with Art’ campaign will...
Herefordshire News
Marches businesses receive £154m to support through the pandemic
Businesses in the Marches have benefitted from more than £154 million of Government grant support during the pandemic to date, new figures have revealed. The Chair of the Marches LEP Mandy Thorn today congratulated the region’s three councils for their hard work in...
Applications open for the Herefordshire Council Discretionary Grants Fund
Hundreds of businesses across Herefordshire that did not meet the criteria for previous government Covid-19 grants could now benefit from a discretionary grant fund. To date, around £55.2m has been paid out to more than 4,700 businesses in the county in government...
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Business Consultants Launches New Website
Business consultants Strategus Consulting are excited to announce the launch of their new website. In line with their digital marketing strategy, the revamped website contains up to date information on the company’s services and is now home to the Leaders In Strategy...
BetaDen Incubate Welcomes First Businesses to Technology Incubator
BetaDen, the award-winning Worcestershire-based organisation providing support for innovative technology-based businesses, has welcomed the first intake of start-up technology and digital businesses to its new incubator programme, delivered in partnership with...
Additional Places at One of UK’s Biggest Teacher Training Providers as New Education Secretary Launches Plan to Boost Recruitment
The University of Worcester has created 100 additional places for people to train to become teachers, as the new Education Secretary sets out an immediate plan to boost teacher recruitment in her first week of office. Bridget Phillipson, who visited the University of...
Couples Urged to Legally Protect their Property for Loved Ones
Unmarried couples who own property together are being urged to plan for what would happen to their share should they die. Mary McAneny, a solicitor within the Private Client department at Worcestershire law firm mfg Solicitors, said it was vital for people to...
Renowned Artist to Bring Career Exhibition to the University of Worcester
An internationally renowned artist is bringing an exhibition of his work to the University of Worcester, showcasing his career, inspiration, and methods. Rob Draper is from Worcester and has had a career which has seen him work on projects for The Golden Globes, Nike,...
Busy Year ahead for Worcestershire’s New Poet Laureate
A University of Worcester student has been selected as Worcestershire’s youngest ever Poet Laureate. Freddie Barker, 22, is in the third year of her degree in Film Production and Screenwriting and will graduate this September. The year-long tenure is awarded by the...
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