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BRI Wealth Management’s Ben Crabbe leads fundraising drive for The Matt Gallagher Foundation
Ben Crabbe, Associate Director and Financial Planner at BRI Wealth Management plc, is leading a series of fundraising events in support of The Matt Gallagher Foundation, which helps people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and their families. The first event, a...
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BRI Wealth Management’s Ben Crabbe leads fundraising drive for The Matt Gallagher Foundation
Ben Crabbe, Associate Director and Financial Planner at BRI Wealth Management plc, is leading a series of fundraising events in support of The Matt Gallagher Foundation, which helps people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and their families. The first event, a...
Member News
New Headquarters Update- Building What’s Next for Trueline
We’re excited to share some big news… we’ve officially received planning permission for our new facility! Located just over the road from our current site, this marks a significant milestone and the start of the next phase of our growth journey. The latest designs...
Trueline Products Announces Charity Partnership
Trueline Products are proud and excited to announce that Acorns Children’s Hospice is our chosen main charity for the year ahead. This partnership means a great deal to us. Community sits at the heart of everything we do at Trueline, and we are truly honoured to...
Patron & Strategic News
Sherlock Holmes Under the Lens in Free Talk at The Hive
A free talk at The Hive will explore the fascinating thinking behind the creation of the most famous fictional detective of all time. Dr Sharon Young, Course Leader for MA English at the University of Worcester will deliver the talk, titled In Search of a Hero:...
Last Chance to See Moving Holocaust Exhibit at The Hive
It’s your last chance to see a powerful exhibition telling moving stories of rescue from the Holocaust at The Hive in Worcester before it moves on. Between Life and Death: Stories of Rescue During the Holocaust, presents stories of rescue in fourteen European...
Chamber News
Sustaining Your Success by Staying Out of the Traps of Poverty and Rigidity
The conventional growth curve for the organizational life cycle is an S-curve. Using this businesses risk becoming stuck as bureaucratic institutions, which are highly likely to fail in the face of crises, such as war or pandemics, or on encountering changes in their...
Business Roundup – November 2022
I’ve recently highlighted the measures some companies and organisations are taking to help their staff mitigate the significant cost of living increases we are all seeing. It’s also pleasing to see action being taken at local council level. The government’s...
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Welcome New Members – Silver Scope Media!
Silver Scope Media is an award-winning digital agency combining creativity with a deep technical understanding to create transformative digital experiences. They have worked with clients from Hereford to Queensland and helped businesses design, develop and deploy...
Welcome New Members – Silver Scope Media!
Silver Scope Media is an award-winning digital agency combining creativity with a deep technical understanding to create transformative digital experiences. They have worked with clients from Hereford to Queensland and helped businesses design, develop and deploy...
Policy News
UK-EU trading relationship inquiry extended until 31 December 2021
The International Trade Committee has launched an inquiry into the UK-EU trading relationship, which is being conducted under the terms of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA). The closing date for written evidence has been extended to 31 December 2021....
Government extend support for Northern Ireland agri-food traders
Defra announced yesterday (Monday 12 July) that traders moving agri-food from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will benefit from increased Government support until the end of 2023. The Movement Assistance Scheme helps traders by covering certain certification costs...
Skills News
Pershore student awarded top apprentice title
A horticulture apprentice training at Pershore College has been named as the Midland Regional Growers (MRG) Apprentice of the Year. Tom Everard, who is currently employed at the Worcestershire-based plant company Bransford Webbs, was presented with the award by the...
Pershore College officially launches agri-tech revolution
Pershore College opened its doors to representatives from over forty organisations and businesses from around the region last Tuesday when it officially opened its Agri-Tech Research Centre. The state-of-the-art centre was funded with the support of £500,000 from...
Charity News
Worcestershire Breast Unit welcomes metastatic Kate Nurse
The Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven charity, the only breast cancer charity in Worcestershire, has announced that it is funding a newly created nursing role caring specifically for patients in Worcestershire with stage 4 breast cancer. This nurse is being funded for...
Vamos Theatre Tours Sharing Joy, a colourful, interactive performance, to local care homes.
Worcester-based Vamos Theatre, the UK’s leading full mask theatre company, is to take its popular show, Sharing Joy, out on the road this June to visit care homes and other venues in Worcestershire. Sharing Joy is a vibrant and colourful interactive performance...
Industrial Strategy ‘An Important Milestone’
Responding to the publication of the Industrial Strategy, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s Industrial Strategy is an important milestone towards creating a competitive economy that is fit for the future, with...
BCC News
Industrial Strategy ‘An Important Milestone’
Responding to the publication of the Industrial Strategy, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s Industrial Strategy is an important milestone towards creating a competitive economy that is fit for the future, with...
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
Wyevale Nurseries launches new non-climbing ivy at Four Oaks Trade Show
Wyevale Nurseries is launching an innovative new ivy aimed at commercial landscapers and garden retailers at the 50th anniversary Four Oaks Trade Show in Cheshire this month (September 2022). Hedera Algerian Bellecour®, which is non-climbing, versatile, easy to look...
Wyevale Nurseries supplies stock for PoliNations in Birmingham
One of the country’s leading commercial nurseries has supplied a multitude of trees and shrubs for a project taking place in Birmingham from September 2-18 (2022). Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford has provided stock for the event, which reflects on the UK’s complex...
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SVR’s Boogie Lights Express is back, with an Early Bird ticket offer
Following its hugely popular debut last year, the Boogie Lights Express is set to return to the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) in 2026, running on Friday and Saturday evenings from 13 February to 14 March. The experience has received national recognition as a finalist in...
TOP Networking UK is proud to confirm Headway Worcestershire as the Headline Charity Partner for 2026.
The 11th Annual Worcestershire Festival of Business will return to Sixways Stadium on Thursday 30 April 2026, bringing together more than 1,000 local business owners, leaders and decision-makers for the county’s largest and longest-running B2B exhibition. TOP...
Chamber Release Salary & Benefits Report 2026, In Partnership with Hewett Recruitment
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the release of the 2026 Salary & Benefits Report in partnership with Hewett Recruitment. This report is the region’s most comprehensive benchmarking resource for pay, benefits, and...
December Joint Area Council Meeting Notes
Insurance Sector: Overall, insurance premiums are softening and market appetite is improving, although management liability remains an exception due to legislative and political changes driving higher claim frequency and costs. Climate change continues to pose a...
Severn Valley Railway provides snow clearance locomotive for Network Rail
As Storm Garetti closed in on the UK last night [8 January], a diesel locomotive from the Severn Valley Railway heeded a call from Network Rail to help clear snow and debris from the West Midlands main line overnight. With an amber weather warning in place and the...
Explore Robots, Rockets and More at The Hive’s STEAMfest
Excitement is building ahead of the return of one of Worcester’s most vibrant celebrations of arts and science. STEAMfest (which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) brings cutting-edge science together with nature, the arts, computing,...
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