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Occupational Therapy Comes to Local Charity After Staff Member Retrains
A newly trained Occupational Therapist is already making a difference to young people at her Worcestershire workplace, after retraining and reshaping her career. Emma Nokes graduates from the University of Worcester this week with her MSc in Occupational Therapy and...
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Occupational Therapy Comes to Local Charity After Staff Member Retrains
A newly trained Occupational Therapist is already making a difference to young people at her Worcestershire workplace, after retraining and reshaping her career. Emma Nokes graduates from the University of Worcester this week with her MSc in Occupational Therapy and...
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ONE’s 50km Charity Walk in aid of Worcester Snoezelen
As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations multi-disciplinary design company, ONE Creative environments’ (ONE’s) team will be undertaking a range of challenges to raise money for Worcester Snoezelen. This includes a 50km walk, taking place on 11 and 12 September...
Students’ Film Shortlisted for Festival Award
A film made by students at the University of Worcester has been shortlisted for an award at the Stratford Film Festival. Ben Monk and Joshua Prior’s film Celestial Intersect, created as part of their studies, is a finalist in the Best Feature category. Winners will be...
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Consent Throughout Early Life is at the Heart of Expert Talk in Worcester
A special talk is taking place at The Hive next week, aimed at helping adults have discussions with young people about sex and consent in all areas of life. Consent from Early Years to Teens with Holly Barnes-Bennetts will examine the issue of consent and look at how...
Kidderminster Law Firm mfg Solicitors Announces Trio of Promotions
Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors has announced three new promotions. Rebecca Rogers becomes a Senior Associate within the firm’s Commercial Litigation department, stepping up from an Associate. Whilst Victoria Wall from the Contentious Probate Department and...
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Local lockdown rules: What Covid tier is my area in?
Coronavirus rules vary depending on whether you live in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Millions of people are also affected by extra local restrictions, with England now divided into three tiers: medium, high and very high.
Covid: New Tier 3 rules for Manchester and South Yorkshire
The highest tier of coronavirus restrictions will be imposed on Greater Manchester from 00:01 BST on Friday 23 October, and in South Yorkshire from 00:01 on Saturday.
It means the areas will be moved from Tier 2 (high risk), to Tier 3 (very high risk), joining the Liverpool City Region and Lancashire.
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BUDGET: Future Economy
At a glance: The good news: First ever UK infrastructure bank located in Leeds to finance green industrial revolution of up to £12bn New retail savings product to support green projects Help 2 grow schemes UK scientific superpower with a further 1.6 billion in funding...
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BUDGET: Future Economy
At a glance: The good news: First ever UK infrastructure bank located in Leeds to finance green industrial revolution of up to £12bn New retail savings product to support green projects Help 2 grow schemes UK scientific superpower with a further 1.6 billion in funding...
Worcestershire News
Brexit: What would no deal mean?
Talks are continuing between the UK and the European Union about a deal on their future relationship.
But both sides say the conditions for an agreement are still “not there” – so, the discussions could end with no deal.
Brexit: Seven things changing in January and others that remain unresolved
Many aspects of the UK and the European Union’s future relationship remain uncertain – but we already know some things will change from 1 January 2021.
Here are some of the most important things for individual citizens to think about, and others which still remain unresolved.
Herefordshire News
Herefordshire-based Fritz Fryer looking to work with Chamber Members on new project
2020 brings an exciting year for lighting design specialists, Fritz Fryer, with a new building project soon to be live. Based in Ross-on-Wye, the project is planned to start in April 2020 and includes alterations to an existing industrial unit. They are offering...
Rural Media, BBC Arts and Arts Council England Seek Midlands-Based Creatives
New Creatives is an exciting talent development scheme offering commissioning opportunities for emerging creatives to make new artistic works in film, audio or interactive media, designed for BBC channels and platforms. If you’re based in the Midlands, the New...
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New Recruits at Ballards LLP Fuel Firm’s Continued Expansion
Ballards LLP, a leading accounting and professional services firm in the UK, has added several new joiners across its Audit, Corporate Finance, and Business Services departments recently, supporting the firm’s ongoing expansion into new markets....
SUTCLIFFE & CO ANNOUNCED AS A TOP INSURANCE EMPLOYER FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers, a leading insurance brokerage based in Worcester, is proud to announce that they have been named as winner of Top Insurance Employers 2024 by Insurance Business UK Magazine, for the second year running. This prestigious...
Leveraging Contractors: Enhancing Business Agility and Efficiency
In today’s dynamic business landscape, companies often encounter the need for specialised skills and expertise to tackle unique projects or address temporary gaps in their workforce capabilities. In such scenarios, the utilisation of Contractors emerges as a...
Optimising Cashflow in Challenging Times
Cash is king. It’s one of those many over-used phrases in business that make us cringe when we hear it, but it’s true. Hopefully, you’re fortunate enough that you only cringe at the phrase itself, not the thought of how many days cash your business has left before it...
Hazelton Mountford Hosts Book Drive for Worcester Foodbank on World Book Day
Hazelton Mountford, Chamber Patron members and Chartered Insurance brokers, are inviting businesses from across the two counties to ‘buy a book’ at their fundraising ‘Book Bonanza’ on World Book Day. Team Hazelton Mountford are preparing for...
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...
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