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Worcester City Women FC named Community Club of the Year in landmark season
Worcester City Women FC (WCWFC) has been named Community Club of the Year at the FA Women’s National League Awards, recognising the club’s leadership in local engagement, inclusion and outreach across Worcestershire. The award reflects a year of sustained...
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Worcester City Women FC named Community Club of the Year in landmark season
Worcester City Women FC (WCWFC) has been named Community Club of the Year at the FA Women’s National League Awards, recognising the club’s leadership in local engagement, inclusion and outreach across Worcestershire. The award reflects a year of sustained...
Member News
Hoople mark 6 months of good deeds
2026 marked Hoople’s 15th birthday. To celebrate this important milestone, the company decided to complete 15 “Good Deeds” throughout the year as a way of giving back to the community that has supported them along the way. At the half-way point, Hoople have been...
Roxel UK Highly Commended in Employer of the Year Category at Chamber Business Awards
Roxel UK is delighted to announce it has been recognised as Highly Commended in the Employer of the Year category at the 2026 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. With hundreds of entries submitted annually, this recognition highlights...
Patron & Strategic News
More than 130 Gather in Worcester for Sell-out Creative Health Event
A sold-out event held in Worcester brought together leading voices exploring the role of creativity in health and wellbeing. The Therapeutic Landscapes II symposium, held by the University of Worcester, attracted more than 130 participants from around the UK and...
Why businesses should look twice at additive manufacturing
Nine in ten manufacturing executives now list supply chain resilience as a top priority, up from under seven in ten the previous year. Tariff pressure, stretched international logistics, and geopolitical uncertainty are driving that shift. For many businesses across...
Chamber News
Opportunity for Local Businesses to Connect with Major Buyers this February
The popular Meet the Buyer Conference, sponsored by Worcestershire Growth Hub, is set to return on Friday 6 February 2026, offering businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire a valuable opportunity to connect directly with major buyers and procurement...
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...
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Meet JP Bookkeeping — Your New Virtual Finance Office
As a new member of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce (HWCC), JP Bookkeeping is excited to introduce its Virtual Finance Office service which manages the full finance function for businesses from start to end. Our strategic, outsourced Finance...
Meet JP Bookkeeping — Your New Virtual Finance Office
As a new member of the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce (HWCC), JP Bookkeeping is excited to introduce its Virtual Finance Office service which manages the full finance function for businesses from start to end. Our strategic, outsourced Finance...
Policy News
Apprenticeship System Reform Must Go Further
A new report from the British Chambers of Commerce is calling for the government to reform the apprenticeship system to make it fit for the 21st Century. As the UK celebrates National Apprenticeships Week, it finds that the current framework is too rigid, lacks...
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...
Skills News
Worcestershire Apprenticeships Penguin Finds Home with Local Training Provider
Worcestershire Apprenticeships’ very own penguin in the great Waddle of Worcester has found a home with local training provider GLP Training. In the summer of 2024, St Richard’s Hospice delivered the great Waddle of Worcester, a penguin-themed art trail around the...
From Learners to Leaders – Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2025
It’s National Apprenticeship Week 2025, and we’ve picked our own theme this year, to showcase the journey (our) apprentices take as they evolve on the job – From Learners to Leaders. Apprenticeships are more than just earning a qualification; they’re about...
Charity News
Why I’m taking on The King’s Trust Challenge
Why I’m taking on The Kings Trust CEO Challenge “I didn’t think I was good at anything… now I know I just needed a chance.” That’s the voice of a young person whose life has been changed through The King’s Trust. One of many who have moved from uncertainty to...
LOCAL CHARITY TAKES ON WELSH THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE TO MARK 40 YEARS OF SUPPORTING SURVIVORS
A team from West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC) will take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge this May to raise funds for survivors of sexual violence across Worcestershire and the wider West Mercia region. On 2 May 2026, staff will climb...
Smaller Exporters Struggling To Make Headway
The proportion of businesses reporting increased export orders sits at 25% in Q1 2026, compared with 31% in Q2 2018 There is a big split relating to the size of the business, with 23% of SMEs reporting increased orders, compared to 38% of larger firms....
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Smaller Exporters Struggling To Make Headway
The proportion of businesses reporting increased export orders sits at 25% in Q1 2026, compared with 31% in Q2 2018 There is a big split relating to the size of the business, with 23% of SMEs reporting increased orders, compared to 38% of larger firms....
Worcestershire News
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!’...
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...
Herefordshire News
Turning Risks into Opportunities: How Insurance Can Support Business Growth in Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Running a business in Herefordshire and Worcestershire presents fantastic opportunities, but it also involves risks. Whether you’re a manufacturer in Malvern, a farm shop owner in Herefordshire, or a tech start-up in Worcester… growth often means taking on...
Paul Harris Tackles 100km Sahara Trek for Hope For Tomorrow
Paul Harris, founder and principal consultant at Coacto, recently traded the comforts of the office for the scorching sands of the Sahara Desert. His mission? To trek 100 kilometers and raise vital funds for Hope For Tomorrow, a charity that brings mobile cancer care...
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1940s weekends steam into view at the SVR
The countdown is on to one of the Severn Valley Railway’s most popular events, with the first of its Step Back to the 1940s weekends now just around the corner. Taking place across two consecutive weekends, on 27–28 June and 4–5 July, the much-loved event will once...
NMITE’S EXPANDING ROLE IN LOCAL SKILLS TRAINING: AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS COURSE NOW ON OFFER TO LOCAL HEREFORDSHIRE BUSINESSES
With its MEng (Hons) Autonomous Robotics degree already attracting applications from students, NMITE has launched an Introduction to Robotic Operating Systems (ROS2) course designed for locally based companies whohave an involvement or interest in autonomous systems,...
Walking, Air, and Creative Thought to be Explored in Engine Room Talk at The Hive
A free talk at The Hive will invite audiences to think about one of the most ordinary aspects of everyday life; walking, and the invisible medium that surrounds us; air. In the latest instalment of the Engine Room lecture series by the University of Worcester, Dr Will...
Roxel UK Empowers Future Engineers in Return of Midlands Flying Start Challenge
A team of graduates and apprentices from Roxel UK had a brilliant time organising and facilitating the second year of the Midlands Flying Start Challenge (FSC), this year for pupils at St Barnabas CE First and Middle School in Worcestershire. Roxel’s dedicated team of...
Local Business Backs Young Footballers and KEMP Hospice with New Team Sponsorship.
Young footballers in the Wyre Forest are set to take to the pitch in brand-new kits this season thanks to the support of local business R Albert Accountancy Ltd – with KEMP Hospice proudly featured on the front of the shirts. The new kits will feature the KEMP...
Why your website costs what it costs
When a business owner gets a quote for a new website and it comes in at £3,000, £8,000, or £15,000, a fairly reasonable question follows: why? It’s not always obvious, websites look like websites and you can’t always see what’s under the bonnet. A...
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