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Severn Valley Railway makes steady progress towards landslip repairs
Although a firm start date for repairs to the landslip at the Severn Valley Railway’s Mor Brook bridge remains unknown, huge progress has been made in recent weeks. The railway has also shared details of how the work will be undertaken. Last week [1 May], the SVR...
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Severn Valley Railway makes steady progress towards landslip repairs
Although a firm start date for repairs to the landslip at the Severn Valley Railway’s Mor Brook bridge remains unknown, huge progress has been made in recent weeks. The railway has also shared details of how the work will be undertaken. Last week [1 May], the SVR...
Member News
Worcester insurance brokers Sutcliffe & Co secure £5,000 award for local charity The Myriad Centre from the Aviva Broker Community Fund
Worcester-based insurance brokers Sutcliffe & Co is delighted to announce the success of their application to the annual Aviva Broker Community Fund and securing £5,000 towards their chosen local charity, The Myriad Centre, whose mission is to make a positive...
Worcester Aiming for the Treble in the Battle of the M5!
The University of Worcester is looking to retain the highly coveted trophy for the third time in a row as sports teams across the campus prepare for Varsity 2025. Teams from the University of Worcester will face teams from the University of Gloucestershire in 17...
Patron & Strategic News
National Insurance Contributions Holiday for Veterans
Now that the dust has settled on the recent autumn budget announcement, and the implications of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions to 15% begins to dawn, especially for small businesses, how many of you are aware that there exists a National...
Sutcliffe & Co Welcomes Three New Starters to Support Growth
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers, a leading provider of bespoke insurance solutions, is delighted to announce the expansion of its team with the addition of three new starters. This expansion supports the company’s growth strategy and ongoing commitment to...
Chamber News
Introducing Honeywell Primary School a hive of educational excellence where new adventures are about to begin
On Tuesday 6th September, the Mayor of Worcester, Councillor Adrian Gregson, declared Honeywell Primary School officially open as the whole community joined together to celebrate the start of something special for the new west Worcester school. Special guests enjoyed...
New Prime Minister Must Act Fast
Liz Truss has been announced as the UK’s new Prime Minister. It is vital that she takes immediate action in her role as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. The vacuum in power that has been left during the process of electing a new leader has...
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Welcome New Members – Unthread Advisory!
Unthread is educating and advising businesses all over the UK on how they can accelerate their transition to being socially and environmentally responsible whilst still being profitable and commercially successful. Using a blend of best-in-class frameworks such as B...
Welcome New Members – Unthread Advisory!
Unthread is educating and advising businesses all over the UK on how they can accelerate their transition to being socially and environmentally responsible whilst still being profitable and commercially successful. Using a blend of best-in-class frameworks such as B...
Policy News
BCC & Barclays LifeSkills release report revealing businesses’ thoughts on futureproofing for a post-pandemic world
The British Chambers of Commerce and Barclays LifeSkills have today (Friday 23 April) released a new report entitled ‘The Next Normal: Futureproofing the Workforce for a Post-Pandemic World’. The report seeks to tackle questions around the workforce challenges faced...
BCC reacts to latest UK labour market figures
Yesterday (Tuesday 20 April) the Office for National Statistics released their latest labour market statistics. The figures suggest that the jobs market has been broadly stable in recent months. The UK unemployment rate was estimated at 4.9%, 0.1 percentage points...
Skills News
Sponsorship needed as Kidderminster Teacher selected for Team GB
A music teacher is over the moon after being selected by the British Triathlon Federation to represent Team GB in both the European and World Sprint Duathlon Age Group Championships in 2020. Having only entered her first Duathlon in March earlier this year, Sarah had...
Call for Worcestershire businesses to diversify into agri-tech
An innovative new project aiming to promote entrepreneurship to support Worcestershire’s agri-tech sector is set to launch its development programme next month at Pershore College. GrowAgri Worcestershire, a £2m joint initiative between the college and the European...
Charity News
Safeguard Medical raises over £5,000 for Mercia Accident Rescue Service
Last Friday saw a successful return of the Prometheus/Safeguard Medical charity Golf Day in aid of Mercia Accident Rescue Services (MARS). MARS is a charity that provides emergency support to the West Midlands Ambulance Service. The charity golf day raises vital...
Call from hospice for volunteers to support families
A Worcestershire hospice is calling for caring and compassionate people to step forward as volunteers and help make a difference to patients or bereaved people when they need it most. St Richard’s Hospice, based in Worcester, is aiming to boost the number of...
SME Exporters Treading Water
BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook sees no improvement in Q3 of 2023 as half of all SME exporters (49%) saw no change in overseas sales, and a quarter (25%) reported a decrease. Just over a quarter of exporting SME firms (26%) saw their overseas sales increase in...
BCC News
SME Exporters Treading Water
BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook sees no improvement in Q3 of 2023 as half of all SME exporters (49%) saw no change in overseas sales, and a quarter (25%) reported a decrease. Just over a quarter of exporting SME firms (26%) saw their overseas sales increase in...
Worcestershire News
Worcestershire FE students celebrated in award ceremony
Further Education students from Pershore College and Evesham New College have had their achievements celebrated in a special annual award ceremony. More than 100 guests including proud family members, guardians and staff joined together at Pershore College as students...
FUNDING FOR MALVERN TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SECURES DEVELOPMENT TO ‘MASTER THE MIDDLE MARKET’ OF SMART IN-HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEVICES
HD Connectivity Ltd, an award-winning smart home electronics company trading as HDANYWHERE in Malvern is challenging the US market with its universal control platform, uControl™, which provides a more affordable smart home offering compared to the main players in the...
Herefordshire News
Carbon crisis explained at business workshop
A free carbon literacy workshop to help businesses across the region prepare for looming climate challenges is to be held in Shrewsbury. The programme, led by Business Net Zero’s sustainability consultants and trainers Sue Burnell and Kevin Oubridge, is provided by...
Leading commercial nursery launches new modern website
One of the country’s leading commercial nurseries has this month (September 2022) launched a new, modern, website to help customers. Wyevale Nurseries has officially unveiled its website www.wyevalenurseries.co.uk for amenity landscape contractors, authorities,...
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Greener Options Joins the Chamber – Let’s Connect!
Joining the Chamber of Commerce last month has been a fantastic experience for our team at Greener Options. We’ve been to several events now, and the welcome has been nothing short of wonderful. We’ve met so many warm, helpful people, and it’s been inspiring to...
Farming families urged to seek expert advice following “disastrous” Budget for the industry
Worcestershire farmers are being urged to seek expert advice following “disastrous” Government changes to Inheritance Tax announced in the Budget, which are feared will cripple family farms and stop them being handed down to the next generation. Chancellor Rachel...
Fast-growing Midlands Law firm announces £30m strategic investment
Fast-growing Midlands law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has secured a £30 million investment to fund ambitious plans to double its size in the next 18 months. The move follows a period of impressive growth for the firm, which has bases across the West Midlands and...
Midlands Connect Chair Recruitment
The recruitment for a new Midlands Connect Chair is now live. As we approach our 10th anniversary in 2024, we know that Midlands Connect is recognised as a cohesive organisation and partnership that brings together a collective and unified voice for the region....
Historian’s Interactive Workshop Explores Lives of Local Women in Centuries Past
A University of Worcester historian will be giving a snapshot into women’s lives in Worcester at different time periods over the last 500 years in a special interactive workshop. Dr Anna Muggeridge is running a workshop, ‘‘A Stitch Through Time’: making a history of...
Tough Budget For Business – British Chambers of Commerce
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 for...
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