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Ormerod Rutter team raises over £3,000 for Blood Cancer UK
Thirty two members of the Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants team laced up their trainers on Sunday 10th May to take part in the Bromsgrove Blood Cancer Run. Participants chose between a 5k and a 10k route, both of which tested legs and lungs alike across a...
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Ormerod Rutter team raises over £3,000 for Blood Cancer UK
Thirty two members of the Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants team laced up their trainers on Sunday 10th May to take part in the Bromsgrove Blood Cancer Run. Participants chose between a 5k and a 10k route, both of which tested legs and lungs alike across a...
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ISO Quality Services Launches the Good Egg Awards 2026 – Celebrate Those Who Go Above and Beyond
ISO Quality Services is delighted to announce the return of its much-loved Good Egg Awards, giving businesses the perfect opportunity to recognise those who consistently go the extra mile. Whether it’s a colleague or a client, the Good Egg Awards celebrate individuals...
Holocaust Rescue Stories go on Display at The Hive as Speakers Urge Action Against Hatred
A month‑long exhibition honouring the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust opened in Worcester on Monday, accompanied by stark warnings about rising antisemitism and calls to confront hatred in modern society. Between Life and Death: Stories of Rescue During the...
Patron & Strategic News
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...
Chamber News
Government ask employers for feedback on their National Skills Fund strategy
The government have launched a consultation into the offers funded through their National Skills Fund. The aim of the fund is to help adults train and gain the valuable skills they need to improve their job prospects and support the economy. One of the initiatives...
83% of local businesses find EU exports more difficult since 1 January
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has released the results of the latest Quarterly Economic Survey, in partnership with Bishop Fleming, outlining business performance in Q2 2021. To read the full report, click here. The focus of this quarter’s...
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Business leaders gather to hear Chamber’s Manifesto 2019
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce was delighted to launch its third annual Business Manifesto for 2019 at an exclusive event at Worcestershire County Cricket Club on Friday 25 January. The launch event welcomed over 100 business people to hear the...
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Students spread festive cheer with deliveries to elderly in Evesham
Students have been spreading festive cheer and boosting spirits of elderly people in the Evesham area with the delivery of special afternoon teas around the town and surrounding villages. The initiative is a partnership between students at Evesham College and the...
Christmas Raffle Onside Advocacy
There are only a couple of days left to take part of our Christmas Raffle! So don’t miss out if you would like to be in it to win it! Please feel free to pass this on to any friends, family, colleagues and contacts that may be interested in taking part Please ensure...
Spring Budget Must Ease The Squeeze
The BCC is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spring Budget to relieve cost and recruitment pressures on business. It follows the release of new research which reveals how low business confidence has fallen at the start of 2023. Among the findings from the survey,...
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Spring Budget Must Ease The Squeeze
The BCC is calling on the Chancellor to use his Spring Budget to relieve cost and recruitment pressures on business. It follows the release of new research which reveals how low business confidence has fallen at the start of 2023. Among the findings from the survey,...
Worcestershire News
Pershore Director helps extend workers scheme benefiting horticultural businesses across the UK
Derek Jarman of Hayloft Plants Ltd Pershore, a multichannel retailer and grower of ornamental plants www.hayloft.co.uk gave oral evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee’s first hearing of its ‘Labour shortages and the...
2022 sees employee wellbeing at the top of the agenda for businesses
In 2021, it became increasingly important for organisations to focus on their employee wellbeing. Working from home proved difficult for some employees to manage and took a toll on their mental wellbeing. Many employees welcomed the return to work, but there are also...
Herefordshire News
Free Coronavirus Resources for businesses in Worcestershire
To help organisations and businesses keep their staff safe, Worcestershire County Council have pulled together some resources into a central place including posters, leaflets and social media communications to help businesses reinforce messages within the workplace. These are a mixture of resources we have put together ourselves and nationally available communications.
Employers with 50 or more staff able to sign up to rapid testing to protect workforce
Dozens of public and private sector employers are now offering rapid testing to those without symptoms.
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ISO QSL Welcomes Two New Team Members
ISO Quality Services (ISO QSL) are pleased to welcome two new starters to its growing team. Edward Phipps Castro joins as Finance Assistant, while Eleanor Tustin takes on the role as Client Care Advisor. Edward discovered his passion for finances whilst completing...
Do you want to be a Trustee?
Many of you will know of St George’s Hall as a successful community Hall, café, cinema, and music venue in Bewdley. We are now looking to recruit new trustees to add to our team to help shape the Hall’s future direction. It’s a voluntary role needing enthusiasm,...
Celebrate Maman
This Mother’s Day, celebrate the woman who deserves it all – with classic French dishes, flowing Champagne, and special moments to savour together. Whether she’s an early riser or a slow-Sunday spécialiste, celebrate her this Mother’s Day with all-day dining at Côte....
NMITE Announces Groundbreaking New Partnership with AWE
NMITE has taken another major step towards establishing itself as a nationally significant new university, securing a new partnership with AWE—one of the UK’s most important engineering organisations. Recognising the strength of NMITE’s approach and the calibre of its...
Julia Giermaniuk takes on Plant Healthy Lead at Wyevale Nurseries
HEREFORD-BASED Wyevale Nurseries has this month appointed a member of its internal pool of homegrown young horticultural talent as its new Plant Healthy Lead (March 2025). Julia Giermaniuk’s new role includes maintaining inhouse support and co-ordination in...
Surgical Red-Tape Cuts Can Boost Business
Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on regulation and civil service reform, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Businesses want regulation which supports rather than hampers them – and we’re encouraged by the Prime...
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