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Is your website losing mobile enquiries?
Pick up your phone and look at your own website. Not the desktop version you checked when it launched, the version most of your customers actually see. More than half of all web traffic in the UK now happens on mobile. If your site was built for a desktop screen and...
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Is your website losing mobile enquiries?
Pick up your phone and look at your own website. Not the desktop version you checked when it launched, the version most of your customers actually see. More than half of all web traffic in the UK now happens on mobile. If your site was built for a desktop screen and...
Member News
Orchard Trust Offers New Supported Farm Placements
Lydbrook, Gloucestershire – Orchard Trust is delighted to announce it has secured funding from The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation to support the development of their new Supported Farm Placements Programme: specialised Animal Care and Gardening Placements based at...
Severn Valley Railway honoured at Heritage Railway Association awards
The Severn Valley Railway is celebrating after receiving the Chairman’s Special Award at the 2026 Heritage Railway Association awards in Llandudno on Saturday 7 March. This was given in recognition of the tremendous team effort by volunteers, staff and partnership...
Patron & Strategic News
Visually Impaired Students Learn about Transition to University
Visually impaired students from local colleges spent a day at the University of Worcester to find out more about the transition to higher education. Students from New College Worcester and the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford attended a Visual...
Firms co-host Royal Three Counties Show drinks event
Law firm mfg Solicitors and property specialists Fisher German co-hosted a drinks reception at the 2025 Royal Three Counties Show. Over 100 people attended the event at Malvern’s Three Counties Showground as part of the annual three-day showpiece which celebrates...
Chamber News
2021 cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet on Wednesday 15 September, removing several key ministers including Gavin Williamson. This is the second major reshuffle since Mr Johnson became leader of the Conservative party and took over as prime...
Guidance on how to deliver quality apprenticeships
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has recently launched new guidance for apprentices, employers and training providers on how to deliver a quality apprenticeship. The guidance will help through the induction process to their final assessment....
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The Quarterly Economic Survey for Quarter 4 is now live!
It takes 90 seconds to drive change. Join 7000 other UK businesses by taking part in the Quarterly Economic Survey for Quarter 4 (Q4) 2019. Ensure that the challenges or opportunities you are facing are placed in front of HM Treasury and the Monetary Policy Committee...
Protect Your Business, Protect Your Staff – crime, security and safety event
Businesses are invited to a free event offering advice on crime, security and safety. The Protect Your Business, Protect Your Staff event will take place at Sixways Stadium in Worcester on Thursday, 28 November, from 4pm to 7pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to...
Skills News
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Charity News
Commemorative Bench Gifted To Lifesaving Charity
Worcester City Council has kindly gifted a commemorative bench to Midlands Air Ambulance Charity to mark its 30th year in operation. The Mayor or Worcester, Councillor Jo Hodges, presented the bench on Monday 17th May to flight doctors, Dr David Freeman and Dr Katie...
Phoneworcs new initiative to support local children’s cancer charity
The Phoneworcs team have recently launched a new GKCCT broadband switch initiative to help increase their support for the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust. Switch your business broadband to Phoneworcs and quote GKCCT and they will donate 10% of your broadband fee to...
Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey Now Open
Our latest Quarterly Economic Survey is now open. Click here to take part. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce represent the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...
BCC News
Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey Now Open
Our latest Quarterly Economic Survey is now open. Click here to take part. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce represent the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...
Worcestershire News
Worcester Bosch utilising Wellbeing scheme to support their staff
With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem this year and a 75% job burnout rate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and wellbeing of employees at Worcester Bosch has been a huge focus for them. They have implemented many activities and initiatives to...
Leading Experts Revealed to Drive Cleantech Revolution in Wyre Forest
Only 100 days after global leaders met at COP26 to discuss how to tackle the climate crisis, leading industry experts from the world of Cleantech innovation will be helping local entrepreneurs, established companies and start-ups across Wyre Forest turn their...
Herefordshire News
Tender Opportunities: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Explore a diverse range of Games contracts and opportunities on the Business Portal where you can tender for projects, find out about events and hear the latest developments as our community works together to achieve this vision.
Huge range of help available to boost Marches export drive
A comprehensive series of workshops to help new and inexperienced exporters break into overseas markets has been created for businesses in the Marches. The Export Academy says the programme – covering getting goods to market, digital marketing, market research and...
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Procurement Act Must Quickly Deliver for SMEs
Only 20% of direct public sector procurement spend was with SMEs in 2024 – a similar figure to 2023 (19%) £45.4 billion was spent by Government directly with SMEs last year, up from £42.4 billion in 2023 Median spend per SME remained at £31,000 in 2024 Local...
US Trade Deal Provides Welcome Relief
Reacting to news of a trade deal in principle with the US, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “This deal will be met with a huge sigh of relief by many British businesses. “The reduction in the 25% tariffs on most of our automotive exports and the...
Severn Valley Railway launches short film to celebrate its 60th anniversary
The Severn Valley Railway has released a short promotional film, celebrating its 60th anniversary and marking its involvement with the Railway 200 celebrations that are also taking place in 2025-26. The film features a range of volunteers from across the railway,...
Rate Cut Provides Shock Absorber for Business
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 4.25%, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s interest rate cut to 4.25% will help absorb some of the shocks that businesses are facing on...
University Staff Walk a Symbolic Mile on VE Day
Colleagues at the University of Worcester, an institution founded to ‘win the peace through education’, walked a mile together to commemorate VE Day. The University Mile is a popular circular walking route for staff and students around the University’s St John’s...
Landlords Warned to Guard Against Protected Lease Tenants
A leading commercial property lawyer is warning landlords about the hurdles they face when taking back possession from a tenant with a protected lease – and urged them to seek legal advice to avoid falling foul of the law. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 was...
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