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Worcester Students Taking on Internships at Leading UK Poetry Festival
University of Worcester students will be working behind the scenes at a major UK poetry festival as it gets underway this week. The students are taking on internship roles at the Ledbury Poetry Festival, a nationally recognised celebration of poetry and spoken word,...
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Worcester Students Taking on Internships at Leading UK Poetry Festival
University of Worcester students will be working behind the scenes at a major UK poetry festival as it gets underway this week. The students are taking on internship roles at the Ledbury Poetry Festival, a nationally recognised celebration of poetry and spoken word,...
Member News
Why Insurance Brokers Ask So Many Questions
Why Brokers Ask Detailed Questions For many small business owners, arranging insurance can feel overly detailed.Questions about operations, contracts, turnover, property use or future plans may seem excessive when you simply want cover in place. In reality, these...
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...
Patron & Strategic News
Special Event to Launch Joel Richards Scholarship Fund at the University of Worcester
A special event at the University of Worcester Arena will mark the launch of a new scholarship fund dedicated to the memory of former student Joel Richards. Held in the Arena’s conference suite, named in Joel’s honour, the evening will feature reflections on ‘Walking...
Law firm mfg Solicitors unveil new Tax and Succession Planning division
Regional law firm mfg Solicitors has announced the launch of a dedicated division which will support clients in navigating complex tax and succession planning matters. The firm has unveiled its new Tax and Succession Planning division which will be led by Partner and...
Chamber News
Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant
Hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses in Herefordshire and Worcestershire most impacted by the Omicron variant can apply for one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises depending on rateable value. The aim of the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant...
Supporting the Armed Forces business community in Herefordshire
Businesses and charitable organisations who would like to demonstrate their support can also sign the Armed Forces Covenant to show you are actively supporting our Armed Forces community. This includes veterans, reserves, serving personnel and their families. Signing...
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How is the Coronavirus impacting the UK economy and what will recovery look like?
This is an ever-changing situation and the content here should be read as correct at the date of publication (29.04.20). Poppy Bramford, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Where are we now? The...
New 100% government Bounce Back Loan scheme for small businesses announced
A new 100% government backed loan scheme for small businesses has been announced. Businesses who have been affected by Coronavirus will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within days. They can apply for 25% of their turnover up to a...
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Surviving Winter 2021/2022 call for donations
The Herefordshire Community Foundation has launched its Surviving Winter campaign for 2021/2022. The Surviving Winter Fund distributes money to help people living in Herefordshire in fuel poverty to stay warm, eat well and remain mobile. The Government’s winter fuel...
Vote for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity and M6toll’s Lifesaving Partnership
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, in collaboration with partner, M6toll, has been shortlisted for a national charity award for Partnership of the Year 2021 alongside one other charitable partnership. It’s now down to a public vote to help crown the worthy winners....
Chambers Lead Successful Start to Local Skills Plans
Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) across England “are working and beginning to make positive differences for local employers”, according to a new report commissioned by the British Chambers of Commerce. Based on evidence from 21 of the 32 chamber led LSIPs,...
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Chambers Lead Successful Start to Local Skills Plans
Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) across England “are working and beginning to make positive differences for local employers”, according to a new report commissioned by the British Chambers of Commerce. Based on evidence from 21 of the 32 chamber led LSIPs,...
Worcestershire News
Promotions at JMDA Signify New Growth Phase
JMDA Design is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Carter to Managing Director and Chris Raynor to the position of Operations Director at their UK Headquarters in Pershore, Worcestershire. Their roles signify a new growth phase for the business, as their...
Worcestershire Vineyard Celebrates a Sparkling Year
Astley Vineyard, located close to Stourport and owned by the Haywood family, is celebrating as one of their wines is named as the country’s best value still wine in ‘Tim Atkin’s English Wine Report’ for 2022. This comes after winning several other accolades, including...
Herefordshire News
Herefordshire’s economy rebounds as take up of Covid support schemes falls
Understanding Herefordshire have released the latest edition of their ‘Economic Impacts of Covid-19’ summary. The key findings are as follows: Provisional figures at the end of April 2021 suggest the take-up rate of the Job Retention Scheme has fallen to 10% in...
Domestic Support Fund for businesses hosting events
The new Domestic Support Fund is designed to offer financial support to kick start the return of business events and to showcase that the UK is ready to meet again and has adapted to new ways of meeting in a COVID-19 secure environment.
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Hazelton Mountford raises over £5000 with charity steps challenge
Worcester based insurance brokers Hazelton Mountford are pleased to share the results of their June Charity Challenge, which saw staff walk an impressive 10.5 million steps and raise over £ 5,000 for charity. Throughout June, colleagues “stepped into...
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...
Dozens of Students Dressed to Impress Thanks to Kind Community Donations
An initiative to help university students dress the part for interviews and placements has proven a huge success. Placements are a big part of courses at the University of Worcester, and students often enter environments where they’re required to dress smartly....
Calibre Wins Best Remote Administrative Agency 2025
Calibre Executives (previously Calibre Virtual Assistant Services), ‘Calibre’, a Worcester-based agency founded by multi award-winner Naomi Wachner has been named Best Remote Administrative Support Agency 2025 by the prestigious Facilities Management Awards. This...
Government Must Harness Retail Investor Optimism
Over half of retail investors (53%) are optimistic about their investments over the next twelve months (compared to 42% in May) 40% of investors expect to increase the amount of money they invest over the next twelve months Younger investors are most confident, with...
Meet OCM – Your local experts in sustainable IT asset management
As a proud new member of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, OCM is excited to introduce their team to fellow businesses across the region. Based in Pershore, Jennine, Richard and co have been delivering secure, sustainable and reliable IT...
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