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Worcester Engineering Company Helping Manufacturers Reduce Compressed Air Energy Costs
West Midlands Compressors Ltd, based in Worcester, is offering Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce manufacturing members a complimentary compressed air data logging and energy assessment to help businesses better understand the efficiency of their...
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Worcester Engineering Company Helping Manufacturers Reduce Compressed Air Energy Costs
West Midlands Compressors Ltd, based in Worcester, is offering Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce manufacturing members a complimentary compressed air data logging and energy assessment to help businesses better understand the efficiency of their...
Member News
Severn Valley Railway freezes fares for 2026 to deliver outstanding value to visitors
The Severn Valley Railway has announced that its 2026 fares will be frozen at 2025 prices. This reaffirms the railway’s commitment to offering great-value heritage experiences in an increasingly competitive tourism market. The fare freeze includes Freedom of the Line...
Personal injury specialist urges patients to come forward after chemotherapy scare
Victims of a cancer specialist under investigation for prescribing a toxic chemotherapy drug are being urged to seek legal help. More than 20 patients are suing University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust after claiming they were given unnecessary...
Patron & Strategic News
New Gallery and Studio Space Brings Art to the Hop Market
A space in the historic Hop Market in Worcester has been transformed into a special gallery and studio space, run by a local artist. Lewis Graham, a University of Worcester Fine Art graduate, is curating shows with contemporary artists focusing on the landscape, as he...
Student returns from International Placement with Spanish Sports Club
A student has returned to Worcester after spending time working alongside professional footballers and basketballers at a club in Spain. Sam Amos-Simpson, in his third year studying Sports Therapy at the University of Worcester, has returned from a...
Chamber 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...
Improve your staff recruitment and retention with the Salary & Benefits 2022/23 benchmarking report, in partnership with Hewett Recruitment
Businesses are currently operating in an incredibly tight labour market and are doing their best to survive amongst the cost of doing business crisis due to spiralling energy costs. The competitive labour market is impacting business’ ability to invest and grow....
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Chair’s daytime visit to Wyre Forest & South Worcestershire Nightstop & Mediation
Mike recently visited the team at the Wyre Forest and South Worcestershire Nightstop and Mediation Service based in Kidderminster. Headed up by Judith Ford, the team provide safe, emergency, temporary accommodation and family mediation for homeless young people...
Chair’s daytime visit to Wyre Forest & South Worcestershire Nightstop & Mediation
Mike recently visited the team at the Wyre Forest and South Worcestershire Nightstop and Mediation Service based in Kidderminster. Headed up by Judith Ford, the team provide safe, emergency, temporary accommodation and family mediation for homeless young people...
Policy News
Quarterly Recruitment Outlook – 70% of businesses face difficulty finding staff
The British Chambers of Commerce today released the results of its Quarterly Recruitment Outlook survey for Q2 2021, with responses drawn from over 5,700 firms. The new figures show a surge in the proportion of firms expecting to grow their workforce in the next 3...
EU agree to three-month delay on chilled meat products ban
The European Union has agreed to the UK’s request for a three-month delay to a ban on chilled meat products from Great Britain being sold in Northern Ireland. The new arrangements mean that the ban will be postponed until at least 30 September, although there is no...
Skills News
BCC welcomes two-year post-study work visa
Commenting on announcement on the two-year post-study work visa, Mike Spicer, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “The British Chambers has long called for the two-year post-study work visa to be restored so this decision is welcome, if...
NMiTE’s pioneering Design Cohort helps ready the institution for 2020 students
Over the last 12 months NMiTE’s (New Model in Technology and Engineering) Design Cohort has been co-designing and co-creating NMiTE’s learner experience in support of its aim to become a university for and of the future. This group of 25 school-leavers and graduates...
Charity News
Local Lifesaving Charity Ploughs on Through Snow
Birmingham based registered charity Arrive Alive that funds lifesaving voluntary operated vehicles for West Midlands Ambulance Service Community First Responder Groups. Solely funded by the public it has enabled a fleet of vehicles and equipment to become operational...
A leading Herefordshire charity is warming up for the county’s premier running event
Hundreds are set to take part in RUN Hereford later this Spring, with entrants choosing from circular Half Marathon, 10K or 5K courses. Event organisers St Michael’s Hospice say they hope the event, on Sunday 14th May, will raise thousands of pounds – and...
Tariffs Loom Large As Growth Forecasts Cut
Responding to the latest IMF forecasts for the UK and Global economies, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The downgrades for both the UK and global economy should come as no surprise to anyone. Businesses are under no...
BCC News
Tariffs Loom Large As Growth Forecasts Cut
Responding to the latest IMF forecasts for the UK and Global economies, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The downgrades for both the UK and global economy should come as no surprise to anyone. Businesses are under no...
Worcestershire News
The Stourbridge News and the Halesowen & Dudley News is delighted to be launching the Dudley Borough Community Awards in partnership with the University of Worcester.
We hope the awards will celebrate all the wonderful things that are happening across the borough, from businesses to charities , schools to pubs, these awards seek to recognise those who go the extra mile to serve our communities. Launching the awards, editor of the...
Exhibition Explores Depiction of Dementia in Children’s Literature
A new University of Worcester exhibition aims to shed light on how children’s literature approaches and represents dementia. Jean Webb, Professor of International Children’s Literature in the University’s School of Humanities, has drawn on her research into this...
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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Is your Business Ready for the Accessibility Revolution?
In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, accessibility is no longer a box to tick—it’s a business imperative. The accessibility revolution is here, and it’s reshaping how organisations operate, innovate, and connect with their workforce and customers. Why...
Top 10 cybersecurity threats SMEs in 2025
In 2025, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a cybersecurity landscape that’s more complex and dangerous than ever before. With attackers increasingly targeting smaller businesses due to perceived vulnerabilities, it’s crucial for SMEs to understand the...
Heartstart Malvern
Chamber member’s Heartstart Malvern offer ongoing free CPR and defibrillator training in the workplace for businesses and clubs in the Malvern area. Our team of volunteers will provide the training onsite provided a minimum of 8 people are willing to be trained....
EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THOSE MENOPAUSE YEARS
AND…..BREATHE ! World Menopause Day is SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER and it is being acknowledged with an outstanding event of information, held by two of the best organisations in the field. Knowledge Menopause and Action Menopause Warwickshire will be at the very welcoming...
SMEs Key To Defence Industrial Strategy
Responding to the announcement of the Defence Industrial Strategy, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy, said: “Raising defence investment is not only vital for the UK’s national security in an age of higher geopolitical risk but also to boost growth, jobs, exports and...
Cost Pressures Continue to Hit Labour Market
Responding to the latest labour market data published by the ONS this morning, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “The ongoing impact of business cost pressures, most notably from the national insurance hike,...
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