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DRPG marks 10 years of BigTalk with The Unstoppable Gym

DRPG marks 10 years of BigTalk with The Unstoppable Gym

Creative communications agency DRPG has celebrated the 10th year of its flagship thought leadership event, BigTalk, bringing a record number of clients, partners and industry peers together at Studio 212 for a day built around fresh thinking, practical learning and...

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Eight days left to file your Self Assessment

Eight days left to file your Self Assessment

Eight days until 31 January Self Assessment deadline Miss the deadline and you may face an automatic £100 penalty File your return now at GOV.UK and pay any tax due by 31 January – help and support available online With just over a week until the Self Assessment...

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Growth Elusive As Labour Market Loosens

Growth Elusive As Labour Market Loosens

Reacting to the latest labour market data from the ONS, Patrick Milnes, Head of People and Work Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “There are strong signs that the labour market is continuing to loosen as wage...

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Inflation Eases But Business Costs Still Biting

Inflation Eases But Business Costs Still Biting

Responding to the latest inflation data, published by the ONS this morning, Stuart Morrison, Research Manager at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “A further easing of inflation, to 3% in January, will be cautiously welcomed by businesses. Firms will be hoping it...

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Ormerod Rutter team raises over £3,000 for Blood Cancer UK

Ormerod Rutter team raises over £3,000 for Blood Cancer UK

Thirty two members of the Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants team laced up their trainers on Sunday 10th May to take part in the Bromsgrove Blood Cancer Run. Participants chose between a 5k and a 10k route, both of which tested legs and lungs alike across a...

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Trade Holding Up As Fuel Imports Shift

Trade Holding Up As Fuel Imports Shift

Commenting on the latest trade data released by the Office for National Statistics, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:         “Rising fuel prices due to the Iran War are now clearly influencing international trade. April was...

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Trade Holding Up As Fuel Imports Shift

Commenting on the latest trade data released by the Office for National Statistics, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:         “Rising fuel prices due to the Iran War are now clearly influencing international trade. April was...

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Worcestershire News

Valley Railway delivers ‘biggest diesel gala of the year’

Valley Railway delivers ‘biggest diesel gala of the year’

The Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival between 15 and 18 May welcomed more than 3,700 visitors and saw 20 locomotives in action, for what organisers believe was 2025’s largest diesel event on the preservation circuit. ‘What a fantastic show we put on!’...

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Severn Valley Railway helps local aid charity

Severn Valley Railway helps local aid charity

The Severn Valley Railway’s paint shop at Bridgnorth had an unusual visitor recently, in the form of a Mitsubishi 4×4 pickup. The SVR was assisting a local charity, Wyre Forest 2 Ukraine, with their efforts in sending humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The charity...

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Herefordshire News

Herefordshire Law Firm Announces New Partners

Herefordshire Law Firm Announces New Partners

A Herefordshire law firm is celebrating the appointments of four new partners – including one who started out as an office secretary nearly 30 years ago. Lanyon Bowdler has announced that four senior members of staff have been promoted to partners –...

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