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Addressing the Illusion of Protection
In the UK, incorporation is often perceived as a shield. The concept of “limited liability” gives many business owners and directors confidence that their personal assets are protected from business risk. While this is partly true, it can also create a false sense of...
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Addressing the Illusion of Protection
In the UK, incorporation is often perceived as a shield. The concept of “limited liability” gives many business owners and directors confidence that their personal assets are protected from business risk. While this is partly true, it can also create a false sense of...
Member News
PGM Pest Control Publishes Herefordshire Pest Activity Data Analysis Report 2025
PGM Pest Control has released its Herefordshire Pest Activity Data Analysis Report 2025, identifying the most prevalent pest issues across the county based on recorded treatment data. Key Findings: Rodents — 48% Wasps — 15% Carpet beetles — 6% Bed bugs — 6% Woodworm —...
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...
Patron & Strategic News
Surf Tech IT Welcomes Ben Jordan as Level 2 Helpdesk Engineer
Surf Tech IT is delighted to welcome Ben Jordan to the team as a Level 2 Helpdesk Engineer. Ben first joined the business through an ICT Level 3 Apprenticeship, delivered by fellow Chamber members The Development Manager Ltd (TDM). Now 19, Ben has successfully...
Leading property consultancy welcomes high-profile industry figure to leadership team
A leading property consultancy has welcomed a high-profile industry figure to its leadership team. Fisher German has announced that Eleanor Deeley, Joint Managing Director of Deeley Group, has joined its leadership team as a non-executive director. It comes as the...
Chamber News
Worcestershire-based digital marketing agency receives first ever award after just 1 year in business
Infinity Digital, a Social and Search First digital marketing agency, is seeing tremendous growth in the first half of 2022 after launching in early 2021. Setup by Jacob Styler in February 2021, with a dream of running his own agency ever since he was a...
Annual Golf Day Brings Professionals Together and Raises Much-Needed Funds for Charity!
On Friday 15 July, golfers geared up for the annual Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Charity Golf Day, in association with AMROS Golf. The event was generously sponsored by Nicklin Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers and mfg Solicitors....
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Introducing Green Moon Coaching
Green Moon Coaching offers support and coaching programmes to women in wellbeing business. From half day VIP sessions to 12 week in-depth 121 coaching, women in wellbeing business can find alignment with their business, clarity on their work-life journey and be at...
Introducing Green Moon Coaching
Green Moon Coaching offers support and coaching programmes to women in wellbeing business. From half day VIP sessions to 12 week in-depth 121 coaching, women in wellbeing business can find alignment with their business, clarity on their work-life journey and be at...
Policy News
SME Brexit Support Fund now open for applications
The SME Brexit Support Fund opened for applications yesterday (Monday 15 March). The fund could give businesses up to £2,000 to help them with changes to trade rules with the EU. Businesses can apply for up to £2,000 in total through two types of grants: Grant for...
Chamber Network Budget wins 2021
The 2021 Budget was delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP on Wednesday 3 March. Working together the BCC and the Chamber Network secured a number of important achievements for business communities across the UK. The BCC policy team has put...
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Charity News
Call from hospice for volunteers to support families
A Worcestershire hospice is calling for caring and compassionate people to step forward as volunteers and help make a difference to patients or bereaved people when they need it most. St Richard’s Hospice, based in Worcester, is aiming to boost the number of...
Learn More About Volunteering with Simply Limitless
On Monday 15th August, Simply Limitless, a health and wellbeing charity in Worcestershire, are holding a Volunteer Drop-In Session at their Wellbeing Centre. This session will be an opportunity for anyone who is interested in being part of a team that provides many...
Vacancies Still Falling As Wages Rise
Reacting to the latest labour market data, published by the ONS, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “There are clear signs of a further loosening in the labour market with fewer vacancies, although they remain just...
BCC News
Vacancies Still Falling As Wages Rise
Reacting to the latest labour market data, published by the ONS, Jane Gratton, Deputy Director of Public Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “There are clear signs of a further loosening in the labour market with fewer vacancies, although they remain just...
Worcestershire News
Outdoor Leisure Brand OLPRO, named as Exporter of The Year at the West Midlands FSB Awards
Worcester Based Outdoor Leisure brand OLPO took the win out of 11 other companies who were shortlisted for the Award. This is OLPRO’s 5th FSB award to date, having previously won several awards, but more notably the regional award for International Business of The...
Warning of Severe Pollen Levels by University Forecasters
Pollen forecasters at the University of Worcester are warning of what could be one of the worst seasons for birch pollen on record. This is bad news for the 25 per cent of hay fever sufferers allergic to birch pollen. Dr Beverley Adams-Groom, senior pollen forecaster...
Herefordshire News
£10 top-up added to shop local prepaid cards
With funding still available from Herefordshire Council’s scheme to help local retailers recover from the pandemic, prepaid shop local cards have been topped up with an additional £10. Nearly 60,000 households in the county applied for their shop local prepaid card....
Top of the Crops!
Pip, Pip, Hooray! Herefordshire farm wins Fruit Grower of the Year Award. We are delighted to announce that Herefordshire’s very own, Rob and Henry Hancocks, of Celtic Marches Beverages, have been crowned Fruit Grower of the Year at the National Arable & Grassland...
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Brockencote Hall Hotel appoints familiar face as new general manager
A new General Manager has checked in at a four-star Victorian country manor hotel in Kidderminster – five-and-a-half years after joining as a receptionist. Dan Brennan has been promoted to the lead role at the 24-bedroom Brockencote Hall Hotel in Chaddesley Corbett,...
Trio of new partners join HCR Law
Top 50 UK law firm, HCR Law, has welcomed three new partners across business and private client legal services. The three new partners, Lisa Adams, Joanna Baker and Sean Boucher, are based in the firm’s Wye Valley, Cambridge and Cardiff offices, respectively. These...
Lanyon Bowdler lawyers retain their place in national legal guide
A Shropshire law firm is celebrating after being highlighted in a national guide which recognises expertise in assisting with private wealth clients. Lanyon Bowdler, which has offices across Shropshire, Herefordshire and North Wales, has two lawyers featured in the...
Upper Teme Business Park brings new hope for local businesses in Tenbury Wells
A new chapter in the future of Tenbury Wells’ local economy begins with the unveiling of Upper Teme Business Park, a state-of-the-art development offering 23 commercial units designed to encourage economic growth, innovation and employment in the area. CAPTION:...
Separated parents given legal advice to navigate summer holidays without conflict
Divorced and separated parents are being given advice to navigate the summer holidays without conflict, including getting familiar with their legal rights and steps to take with an ex-partner before travelling abroad. Family law expert Sian Kenkre, a partner within...
Worcestershire County Cricket Foundations Street Sixes was raining with joy
On Tuesday the 15th of July, the Worcestershire County Cricket Foundation hosted its annual Street Sixes which took place on Cathedral Square and down the High Street, despite the weather the fun could not be dampened. The event was put in place to raise money for the...
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