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Restored Severn Valley Railway Carriage is ‘a Credit to the Team’
The Severn Valley Railway is celebrating the passion and skills of its volunteers, as the almost restored LNER Gresley teak carriage 43612 was rolled out of the paintshop at Bewdley. A team of 25 volunteers has dedicated more than 6,000 hours to the restoration of the...
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Restored Severn Valley Railway Carriage is ‘a Credit to the Team’
The Severn Valley Railway is celebrating the passion and skills of its volunteers, as the almost restored LNER Gresley teak carriage 43612 was rolled out of the paintshop at Bewdley. A team of 25 volunteers has dedicated more than 6,000 hours to the restoration of the...
Member News
BetaDen Incubate Welcomes First Businesses to Technology Incubator
BetaDen, the award-winning Worcestershire-based organisation providing support for innovative technology-based businesses, has welcomed the first intake of start-up technology and digital businesses to its new incubator programme, delivered in partnership with...
Additional Places at One of UK’s Biggest Teacher Training Providers as New Education Secretary Launches Plan to Boost Recruitment
The University of Worcester has created 100 additional places for people to train to become teachers, as the new Education Secretary sets out an immediate plan to boost teacher recruitment in her first week of office. Bridget Phillipson, who visited the University of...
Patron & Strategic News
Worcester Lecturer Awarded Prestigious Honour by Romanian University
A professor from the University of Worcester has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from a university in Romania in recognition of her work to advance a major arts festival in the country. Nicoleta Cinpoeş is Professor of Shakespeare Studies and is the Director of the...
Wyevale Nurseries Receives Plant Healthy Certification for Fourth Year in a Row
WYEVALE Nurseries has been awarded a Plant Healthy Certificate for its high biosecurity standards for the fourth year in succession it’s been revealed this month (June 2024). Kyle Ross, Production Manager at the Hereford-based leading UK commercial grower, was...
Chamber News
Worcestershire: The BIG Conversation
Worcestershire businesses are being invited to join the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for its flagship event of 2023/24, ‘Worcestershire: The BIG Conversation’. Taking place on Friday 23 February, ‘Worcestershire: The BIG Conversation’ will be a...
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Award Entries are Now Open!
Entries for the 2024 business awards are now open! To submit your business for the awards should take no more than 10 minutes and you can enter your business for a maximum of 3 categories. The awards are set to be hosted on the 13th June 2024 at the Worcester Arena,...
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The Chamber Welcomes Worcester City Women FC (WCWFC)
Worcester City Women FC (WCWFC), established in 2021, is a determined participant in a movement sweeping the nation and, quite frankly, the globe: women’s football. Since England’s Euro Success in 2022, the Women’s Super League (tier 1) has seen an...
The Chamber Welcomes Worcester City Women FC (WCWFC)
Worcester City Women FC (WCWFC), established in 2021, is a determined participant in a movement sweeping the nation and, quite frankly, the globe: women’s football. Since England’s Euro Success in 2022, the Women’s Super League (tier 1) has seen an...
Policy News
QES 4 Now Available!
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has released the Quarterly Economic Survey Report for Q4 2022, sponsored by the Worcestershire County Council’s Clean Growth team. Over 430 businesses in the two counties completed the survey, The research...
The Salary & Benefits Report 2023 is Available Now!
93% of those surveyed in this report attempted to recruit staff over the past 12 months. Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Manufacturing were the sectors where businesses were experiencing the most difficulty in recruiting. The report also provides a summary of the...
Skills News
Hazelton Mountford’s Apprenticeship Day 2022
The senior management team at Hazelton Mountford are embracing new methods to recruit exceptional team members, including an ‘Apprenticeship Day’ held at the Worcester city centre HQ. In addition to placing their Chartered Insurance Apprenticeship role on the...
The Chamber to help deliver local skills improvement plan
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber to deliver local skills improvement plan for Worcestershire, and in partnership with Shropshire Chamber, for the Marches. Reacting to the news that Accredited Chambers of Commerce will be leading 32 of the 40 local skills...
Charity News
Funky hair fun
A Hereford charity has the perfect idea for any business looking to support a great cause in a fun and engaging way this year. The Little Princess Trust launched its Funky Hair Funday campaign to support its work for children with cancer. The simple event sees people...
Wyre Forest IT Firm Donates to Local Foodbank
Local IT firm Minster Micro has donated food and toiletries to Kidderminster Foodbank as the need grows for emergency supplies this Christmas. The staff at the IT firm, which is based on Worcester Road, has come together to collect food and toiletry parcels for the...
BCC Publishes Blueprint To Drive Net-Zero Transition
The British Chambers of Commerce ‘Green Innovation Challenge’ report has outlined a series of proposals for policymakers, to help accelerate the UK’s transition to net-zero. Among the recommendations in the report are: A new public body to oversee delivery of...
BCC News
BCC Publishes Blueprint To Drive Net-Zero Transition
The British Chambers of Commerce ‘Green Innovation Challenge’ report has outlined a series of proposals for policymakers, to help accelerate the UK’s transition to net-zero. Among the recommendations in the report are: A new public body to oversee delivery of...
Worcestershire News
Nigel Huddleston MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Visits Local Business Blue Print Direct Mail (BP)
On Friday 19th April Nigel visited BP to discuss the implications of changes proposed by Ofcom to the Universal Service Obligation (USO). BP reached out to Mr Huddleston to raise concerns regarding these proposals and the effect it would have on the business and BP’s...
Severn Valley Railway wins UK Transport Award
The Severn Valley Railway has won a UK Transport Award as the Best Regional Heritage Railway Attraction for 2024. The UK Transport Awards are run by SME News, a quarterly digital publication aimed at small to medium businesses. They are given to commend companies that...
Herefordshire News
Discover Parks Herefordshire Celebrating National Apprentice Week
Meet Polly Aubrey, our Finance Manager. and a valued member of our Discover Parks team in North Herefordshire – currently doing a Government Funded Level 7 Apprenticeship (equiv. to a Masters Degree) with the Charted Institute of Management Accountants. Polly...
Local MP Joins Herefordshire’s Discover Parks in Westminster, Lobbying Government for Local Advocacy
North Herefordshire MP Sir Bill Wiggin, (pictured with Hannah, Cerys & Glenn Jones, Discover Parks) states how vital businesses like theirs are in his constituency, “ supporting the local economy and creating employment in rural areas.” One of Herefordshire’s...
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Herefordshire’s NMITE University Project Announces New £3.5 Million Gift by the Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Herefordshire’s pioneering new university project, the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has announced a further major charitable donation as it continues its growth. The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust has agreed to make a grant of £3.5...
FBC Manby Bowdler Trials Artificial Intelligence in Pioneering Research Project
A leading Midlands law firm is trialing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a pioneering nationwide research project to assess how it might shape the future of the legal sector. FBC Manby Bowdler is one of just eight firms across the country exploring...
Chamber Member Wins Special Recognition at National Awards Ceremony
Naomi Wachner, founder of Calibre Virtual Assistant Services (“Calibre”) and member of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, was named One to Watch at the Woman Who Achieves Awards 2024, held at Coombes Abbey Hotel, on 10th May 2024. Now in its...
Leadership Consultants Partner with Local Firm for Podcast
Earlier this year Strategus Consulting, the leadership consultants who provide business strategy & planning, coaching and mentoring through their Worcestershire and Southeast Hubs, launched The Leaders In Strategy Podcast, hosted by Mike Harris. Due to its...
Leaders in Strategy Episode 3: What influences a Strategy?
Welcome to the third episode of the Leaders In Strategy Podcast, where Mike Harris tackles the fundamental question – ‘What Influences A Strategy?’ Join him as he dives into the key factors that will shape your strategy which will be built upon in future blogs....
Celebrating Excellence Coacto’s Triple Shortlisting at the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards
We are thrilled to announce that Coacto has been shortlisted for not one, not two, but three prestigious awards at the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards! Our nominations include Cyber Business of the Year, Micro Business of the Year, and the Customer Excellence...
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