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Worcester Business Recognised for Outstanding Community Partnership
Worcester-based ISO Quality Services Ltd has received the Corporate Partner Award from Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, recognising more than a decade of fundraising, advocacy and support for the charity’s lifesaving service. Presented at the charity’s...
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Worcester Business Recognised for Outstanding Community Partnership
Worcester-based ISO Quality Services Ltd has received the Corporate Partner Award from Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, recognising more than a decade of fundraising, advocacy and support for the charity’s lifesaving service. Presented at the charity’s...
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Deltic D9015 Tulyar returns to the SVR for 40th anniversary diesel celebration
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced that Class 55 Deltic locomotive D9015 Tulyar will be among the special guest attractions at its Spring Diesel Festival next year, marking 40 years since the railway’s very first diesel gala. Taking place over four days,...
UPDATE: The Volunteer brings heritage railway community together to celebrate 75 years of preservation
Please note there was a typo error in our press release of the same title, sent to you yesterday. This is amended (and underlined for easy reference) in the version below. Heritage railway pioneers, volunteers and enthusiasts from across the UK came together yesterday...
Patron & Strategic News
Wyevale Nurseries launches ‘Awesome Autumn’ campaign to champion autumn planting
WYEVALE Nurseries is launching an ‘Awesome Autumn’ campaign to encourage gardeners and the wider horticultural industry to recognise autumn as one of the best times of the year for planting (October 2026). The grower is backing the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS)...
Ballroom Culture, Digital Access and Rural Mental Health to Take Centre Stage at The Hive
Could Ballroom culture help young people with eating difficulties? What changes could we make to ensure the digital world is more accessible? And does where you live affect the mental health care you receive? These are the thought-provoking questions that will be...
Chamber News
“I had no idea what the result was going to be” – Dandelion Video Production’s Adam Hanslow-Smith takes a DISC assessment live on his own podcast
Most personality tests get dismissed as online quizzes with vague results. But when Adam Hanslow-Smith, founder of Dandelion Video Production, sat down with DISC Practitioner Dawn Hardman for the latest episode of the What Do You Do? podcast, he didn’t just...
Chamber Proud to Host Armed Forces Networking Breakfast
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is delighted to be hosting its Armed Forces Networking Breakfast on 23rd April 2026, bringing together businesses, partners and members of the Armed Forces community for a morning of connection and...
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Welcome New Members | February
A warm welcome to our newest members who joined us throughout February: Advita Ortho UK Ltd – A medical technology and device company manufacturing and supplying innovative orthopedic implants and AI-enhanced surgical solutions. Elgar Energy Holdings Ltd –...
Welcome New Members | February
A warm welcome to our newest members who joined us throughout February: Advita Ortho UK Ltd – A medical technology and device company manufacturing and supplying innovative orthopedic implants and AI-enhanced surgical solutions. Elgar Energy Holdings Ltd –...
Policy News
Reading the Seismograph: What the BCC’s QES Dashboard can tell us about the looming economic shock
The latest results from the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for Q1 2026 present a familiar picture1. Business confidence remains subdued. Investment intentions are weak. Cost pressures, though no longer accelerating, remain elevated. Firms...
Iran Conflict Deepens Inflation Concerns
Responding to the latest inflation data, published this morning by the Office for National Statistics, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s 3.3% inflation figure for March is an early signal that the Iran conflict is...
Skills News
Worcester Based Recruitment Firm Sees 60% Growth in Roles
Worcester-based Four Squared Recruitment has achieved a 60% growth in retained recruitment work throughout 2024, providing a much-needed boost to the slowing recruitment market. By prioritising a retained search model and committing to partnerships that go beyond...
Prime Mix Marketing Ltd Wins Prestigious Marketing Consultancy of the Year Award
Prime Mix Marketing Ltd is proud to announce that it has been named the winner of the Marketing Consultancy of the Year award in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2024/25. This prestigious recognition comes after a rigorous selection process, in which over 90,000...
Charity News
Hundreds invited to remember loved ones at KEMP Hospice Butterfly Release
People across Wyre Forest are being invited to celebrate the lives of loved ones they have lost at one of KEMP Hospice’s most moving events. The KEMP Hospice Butterfly Release returns to Bodenham Arboretum on Saturday 12 September 2026, offering families and...
Beacon CRM Breach: What UK Charities (and Any Organisation Using a Third-Party CRM) Need to Do Now
Beacon CRM, a customer relationship management platform used by more than 1,500 UK charities, has confirmed a cyber security incident that has exposed supporter and donor data across a growing number of organisations. Victims already known to be affected include the...
Budget Must Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on Chancellor, John Healey, to ‘Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth’ in his first Budget statement. With BCC research showing fragile business confidence, its budget submission asks the Chancellor to give...
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Budget Must Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on Chancellor, John Healey, to ‘Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth’ in his first Budget statement. With BCC research showing fragile business confidence, its budget submission asks the Chancellor to give...
Worcestershire News
Severn Valley Railway makes steady progress towards landslip repairs
Although a firm start date for repairs to the landslip at the Severn Valley Railway’s Mor Brook bridge remains unknown, huge progress has been made in recent weeks. The railway has also shared details of how the work will be undertaken. Last week [1 May], the SVR...
Severn Valley Railway launches ‘Kids for a Quid’ offer this half term
The Severn Valley Railway is making family adventures more affordable than ever with the launch of its ‘Kids for a Quid’ offer for the May half-term holiday from 24 May to 1 June. For just £1 per child, families can enjoy an unforgettable heritage rail journey through...
Herefordshire News
Worcester – Hereford Engineering Work: Sunday 26 – Friday 31 January
From Sunday 26 January – Friday 31 January, services between Worcester and Hereford will be operated by rail replacement buses, due to essential track renewal work being completed. Sunday 26 January Trains between Worcester Shrub Hill and Hereford will not run....
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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Beyond Barriers Pathways CIC Showcases New Post-16 Provision in Redditch
Beyond Barriers recently welcomed young people, parents and carers, educators, businesses and community members to showcase our new provision in Redditch for young people aged 16–24. We provide specialist alternative provision for young people facing barriers to their...
PB Signs Supports Community Fundraising
Throughout 2026, PB Signs has been supporting team member Jess and her family following the heart-breaking loss of their family member Luke, a passionate sportsman and much-loved member of the local community. In his memory, family, friends, local sports clubs and the...
Community spirit shines as Sleep Easy 2026 raises over £6,000 for young people
On 17th October, staff, supporters and families swapped their beds for cardboard boxes at YMCA Worcestershire’s first Sleep Easy event, raising over £6,000 for young people facing homelessness across the county. Participants slept out at Redditch United Football Club,...
Cyber Security Student Shortlisted for National Women in Tech Award
An aspiring cyber security analyst from Bromsgrove has been shortlisted for a prestigious award at the Women in Tech Excellence awards. Grace Ashmore, who is in the third year of her Cyber Security degree at the University of Worcester, has been shortlisted in the...
Redditch chosen as location for £3.5 million new smart factory investment
Commercial agents John Truslove have achieved the £2.8 million off-market sale of a substantial factory/warehouse unit in Redditch. Thermal Transfer Solutions Ltd has acquired 5a Merse Road, North Moons Moat Industrial Estate, Redditch, as the location for a major new...
Italian restaurant set for expansion following funding from BCRS Business Loans
A Worcester based, family-run Italian restaurant is set to expand its offering and create additional employment opportunities following a £200,000 loan from BCRS Business Loans. Benedictos restaurant, based in Worcester city centre, secured £200k funding from both the...
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