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Price Pressures Persist for Business

Price Pressures Persist for Business

Responding to the latest inflation data, published by the ONS this morning, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said:    “Inflation easing slightly to 3.4% in May was widely expected, but this elevated level remains a real concern for...

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Price Pressures Persist for Business

Responding to the latest inflation data, published by the ONS this morning, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said:    “Inflation easing slightly to 3.4% in May was widely expected, but this elevated level remains a real concern for...

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Member News

University Staff Walk a Symbolic Mile on VE Day

University Staff Walk a Symbolic Mile on VE Day

Colleagues at the University of Worcester, an institution founded to ‘win the peace through education’, walked a mile together to commemorate VE Day. The University Mile is a popular circular walking route for staff and students around the University’s St John’s...

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Patron & Strategic News

Effective Financial Management for Property Developers

Effective Financial Management for Property Developers

Managing cash flow is crucial for UK property developers, particularly as they operate in a market characterised by fluctuating demand and shifting market conditions. Without careful planning and strategic financial management, even the best projects can run into cash...

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Chamber News

Chamber Business Awards 2023 – Finalists Announced!

Chamber Business Awards 2023 – Finalists Announced!

We are delighted to reveal the shortlisted finalists for the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023! Sponsored by Herefordshire Council, the Awards celebrate firms across the two counties and are a fantastic way to raise awareness...

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Chairs Report March 23

Chairs Report March 23

Planning for the future Following the challenges of recovering from the pandemic, inflation is now becoming the largest threat to business. We face continued challenges around labour shortages, supply chains, raw material availability and energy costs will drive price...

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Introducing Alcocks Nicholls Stewart!

Introducing new Chamber Members, Alcocks Nicholls Stewart. A bit about us: Mark and I (Mark Nicholls and Kirsty Stewart) took over the business in March 2020, the organisation was originally established in 1970 and is now known as Alcocks Nicholls Stewart (formerly...

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Introducing Alcocks Nicholls Stewart!

Introducing Alcocks Nicholls Stewart!

Introducing new Chamber Members, Alcocks Nicholls Stewart. A bit about us: Mark and I (Mark Nicholls and Kirsty Stewart) took over the business in March 2020, the organisation was originally established in 1970 and is now known as Alcocks Nicholls Stewart (formerly...

Policy News

UK trade data reveals decline in services imports and exports

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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Skills News

College group selected to deliver three new T Level routes

College group selected to deliver three new T Level routes

A leading college group which operates across Warwickshire and Worcestershire has been selected to offer three new T Level routes. WCG (formerly Warwickshire College Group) will be delivering the Health and Science, Engineering and Manufacturing, and Construction...

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Virtual open events and learning prove a hit for WCG

Virtual open events and learning prove a hit for WCG

A leading college group based in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, which was among the first colleges in the country to run virtual open events during the Coronavirus lockdown, will continue using online platforms as a showcase for prospective students. WCG (formerly...

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Charity News

Tough Budget For Business

Tough Budget For Business

Reacting to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said:     “This is a tough budget for business to swallow but the Chancellor has looked to ease the pain by holding out a promise of better days ahead.    “While some protection...

BCC News

Tough Budget For Business

Reacting to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said:     “This is a tough budget for business to swallow but the Chancellor has looked to ease the pain by holding out a promise of better days ahead.    “While some protection...

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Worcestershire News

You Do Better Ltd celebrates 6 years in business

You Do Better Ltd celebrates 6 years in business

You Do Better Ltd is thrilled to commemorate a significant milestone, as it proudly marks six years of providing pay-as-you-go Public Relations to SMEs across Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and beyond. Since its inception in 2017, the company has...

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University Historian Explores Aftermath of Gunpowder Plot

University Historian Explores Aftermath of Gunpowder Plot

If successful, it was an event that could have changed the course of history. But a University of Worcester historian will argue that the Gunpowder Plot still made a huge impact on British life in an upcoming talk. Taking place on Sunday, November 5, the same day that...

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Herefordshire News

Rotherwood Healthcare Breaks Ground on Colwall Care Home

Rotherwood Healthcare Breaks Ground on Colwall Care Home

Rotherwood Healthcare holds groundbreaking ceremony as it begins construction on its 60-bed care home development in the village of Colwall, on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Officially named ‘Colwall Care Home’, the home has been designed by Lawrence...

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SVR Moves Towards a Solution for its Serious Landslip

SVR Moves Towards a Solution for its Serious Landslip

The Severn Valley Railway is working closely with structural and geotechnical experts to narrow down repair options for the significant landslip it has recently suffered. External experts met yesterday [12 February] with the SVR’s consulting engineer to review the...

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