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Steel signing ceremony marks major step forward for new £13.6M Hereford Fire Station
Construction of the new £13.6 million Hereford Fire Station has reached a major milestone with the completion of the full steel frame. This progress was marked with a steel-signing ceremony attended by representatives from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue...
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Steel signing ceremony marks major step forward for new £13.6M Hereford Fire Station
Construction of the new £13.6 million Hereford Fire Station has reached a major milestone with the completion of the full steel frame. This progress was marked with a steel-signing ceremony attended by representatives from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue...
Member News
Community Care Provider Partners with College to Support Company Growth
Halesowen College is delighted to announce that Diamond Home Care, a specialist community care provider that operates across Dudley and Sandwell, has joined the college’s PowerPartner Programme with platinum partner status. This partnership will see Diamond Home Care...
University of Worcester Students and Staff Nominated for Prestigious Nursing Honours
Four students and a member of staff from the University of Worcester have all been shortlisted for prestigious honours in the latest Student Nursing Times Awards. The awards are widely regarded as one of the highest accolades available to student nurses, educators and...
Patron & Strategic News
Why We Love Christmas Songs, and the Fascinating Fantasy Science of Christmas!
Why do the same Christmas songs return every year? And what would it actually take for reindeer to achieve flight? These questions will be answered in a free public talk at The Hive next week, hosted by experts from the University of Worcester. Lou Aimes-Hill,...
Worcestershire celebrates outstanding success at Annual Apprenticeship Awards
Worcestershire celebrated its commitment to developing local talent and skills at the 2025 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards on Thursday 13 November. Now in their eleventh year of the Apprenticeships Awards, the 2025 celebrations continued to recognise the amazing...
Chamber News
Call For Evidence Launched By BCC Workplace Equity Commission
A call for evidence has been launched by the British Chambers of Commerce Workplace Equity Commission, urging businesses, stakeholders and interested parties to contribute towards making change happen. The commission includes representatives from the UK and...
QES Q3 2023 Report
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce are pleased to release the results of the latest Quarterly Economic Survey for Q3 2023, outlining business performance in the three months up to September. I would like to thank our sponsors for this survey,...
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Introducing Alentar UK Limited
The Alentar team focus on helping businesses to grow through affordable, professional business services, and specialise in Leadership, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Commercial Development, Technology and Continuous Improvement activities. We have experience...
Introducing Alentar UK Limited
The Alentar team focus on helping businesses to grow through affordable, professional business services, and specialise in Leadership, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Commercial Development, Technology and Continuous Improvement activities. We have experience...
Policy News
Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey now open!
Our latest Quarterly Economic Survey is now open. Click here to take part. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce represent the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...
QES 4 Now Available!
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has released the Quarterly Economic Survey Report for Q4 2022, sponsored by the Worcestershire County Council’s Clean Growth team. Over 430 businesses in the two counties completed the survey, The research...
Skills News
New government Kickstart scheme creates over 19,000 work placements
The Treasury has announced that the government’s jobs scheme for young people has helped to create more than 19,000 work placements across the UK so far. The Kickstart Scheme was first announced in July in order to tackle the rising unemployment due to the coronavirus...
The Development Manager (TDM), a West Midlands based Apprenticeship Training Provider, now offers a Digital Marketing Degree Apprenticeship.
TDM, a tech and digital apprenticeship training provider, is calling on the region to enhance and leverage their digital marketing capabilities through the launch of their Digital Marketing Degree Apprenticeship. TDM specialises in the delivery of genuinely work-based...
Charity News
Severn Vale Home Care’s Double Award Triumph!
In an era where high-quality care for the elderly is paramount, Severn Vale Home Care has emerged as a beacon of excellence. Recently, the prestigious GHP Social Care Awards recognised Severn Vale’s commitment to care by awarding Severn Vale Home Care with the award...
Discover Parks Herefordshire Supports Holiday Home Owner Raising Funds for Cancer Research
Trudy Evans from Stourbridge has been battling the brutal disease herself since 2019 when she received intensive treatment for breast cancer. In 2021 she was given the all clear. Last year it reared its ugly head again and she faced the devastating news it had spread...
Small Business Plan ‘Important Step Forward’
Responding to the launch of the Government’s Small Business Plan, Alex Veitch, Director of Policy at the BCC, said: “This is a much-needed step forward in recognition and support for SMEs, which are the backbone of the UK economy. Late payments, access to finance and...
BCC News
Small Business Plan ‘Important Step Forward’
Responding to the launch of the Government’s Small Business Plan, Alex Veitch, Director of Policy at the BCC, said: “This is a much-needed step forward in recognition and support for SMEs, which are the backbone of the UK economy. Late payments, access to finance and...
Worcestershire News
How You Can Help Acorns Be Stronger Together for Local Children and Families this Christmas
Do something amazing this Christmas and help Acorns Children’s Hospice be there for local families who need it most this holiday season. There are lots of ways you can help the charity be stronger together for families caring for children with life limiting and life...
Christmas Sing Out for Malvern & Worcester Food Banks
On Thursday 23rd November, 180 pupils from Primary Schools around Worcestershire gathered at Malvern St James Girls’ School for the “Big Sing”, a celebration of children’s voices. Each child taking part in the Big Sing was encouraged to bring one or more items to...
Herefordshire News
Rotherwood Honoured with Four ‘Top 20 Awards’ with carehome.co.uk.
Rotherwood Healthcare has celebrated receiving a ‘Top 20 Care Home Group’ Award with carehome.co.uk, whilst its care homes in Herefordshire and Worcestershire: Dorset House, Gwen Walford and Kington Court received ‘Top 20 Awards’, positioning them in the top twenty...
Apprenticeships at REHAU
Herefordshire-based REHAU UK has a long history of apprenticeships which extend across its manufacturing sites in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Runcorn and Heathrow, as well as a number of sales offices across the UK. CEO, Martin Hitchin said: “To succeed as a premium supplier,...
All Latest News
Government updates on unfair dismissal rights (Day One Rights)
The government has confirmed that under the updated Employment Rights Bill (ERB), the qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal protection will be reduced from two years to six months. While the proposed “day-one” rights have been dropped, this six-month...
Autumn Budget 2025: Chamber Response
Commenting on the Budget Statement, Robert Elliot, Director of Business Development & Policy, said: “For months we have been concerned that this Budget might repeat the chaos businesses faced in October 2024. While this statement is more stable, several measures...
County Council launches new Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
Worcestershire County Council has published its new Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) Strategy, setting out plans to expand access to charging facilities across the county. The strategy follows a countywide engagement exercise where residents and...
Relief On Tax But No Blueprint For Growth
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget statement, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “The Chancellor has listened to our calls and made the right choice by not piling major new tax rises on businesses’ shoulders, which will...
Autumn Budget 2025 summary: What you need to know
After months of unprecedented and exhausting speculation, policy kite-flying and last-minute U-turns that rattled the markets, Rachel Reeves has finally unveiled her much-anticipated second Budget, delivered as late in the year as politically possible. She faced a...
Recruitment firm donates hundreds of chocolate advent calendars to local foodbank
Ahead of the main festive season, a leading recruitment firm which specialises in talent for the catering and hospitality sectors has donated over 200 chocolate advent calendars to a local foodbank. Staff at jobs specialist Pineapple Recruitment have donated the...
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