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Severn Valley Railway provides snow clearance locomotive for Network Rail
As Storm Garetti closed in on the UK last night [8 January], a diesel locomotive from the Severn Valley Railway heeded a call from Network Rail to help clear snow and debris from the West Midlands main line overnight. With an amber weather warning in place and the...
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Severn Valley Railway provides snow clearance locomotive for Network Rail
As Storm Garetti closed in on the UK last night [8 January], a diesel locomotive from the Severn Valley Railway heeded a call from Network Rail to help clear snow and debris from the West Midlands main line overnight. With an amber weather warning in place and the...
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Leading Poverty Expert Praises Work to Tackle Social Mobility and Inclusion
One of the UK’s leading experts on poverty has praised efforts by the University of Worcester to tackle social mobility and inclusion. Joanna Mack is the pioneering author behind the groundbreaking ‘Breadline Britain’ series and has spent more than four decades...
Online plant business grows on the back of ART Business Loans funding
A fast growing plant business has created new jobs after securing funding from ART Business Loans to support its expansion plans. Acqua Garden, based near Warmington in Warwickshire, has recruited two new employees with plans to further increase the headcount after...
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Two Worcester Graduates Made Partners at Local Law Firm
Two University of Worcester graduates have been made partners at a law firm just four years after graduating. Phil Harris and Daniel Williams are now partners at Quality Solicitors Parkinson Wright in Worcestershire. Studying together, they took their Law LLB (hons)...
University Estates Team Shortlisted for National Award
The University of Worcester’s Estates team has been shortlisted for a prestigious award for its work to create an outstanding new facility for health and medical education. The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson building opened in April 2023 and is home to the University’s...
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BCC Global Annual Conference 2021 – Return to Prosperity and Growth
The British Chambers of Commerce flagship Annual Conference is one of the main events in the business calendar, with the 2021 Conference taking place on 16 and 17 June. This year the Global Annual Conference will be held virtually over two days and is one of the most...
Could you help graduates improve their employability skills?
Worcester Student’s Union is asking Employers from the region to help them to support graduates in improving their employability skills by completing a quick 2 minute survey.
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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity ask for your support
Pictured above: Jason Levy, Charity Director Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity is proud to be supporting Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust staff and patients during the coronavirus crisis, to ensure that hospital and community services can continue to...
Clarendon Care appeal for community support
Clarendon Care Group Ltd and Redwood Health Care Ltd care for 230 vulnerable adults in Worcestershire across 8 Residential and Nursing Homes. Their teams are currently working hard to protect the most vulnerable people to COVID-19 in our society. However, they are...
UK launches negotiations on Free Trade Agreement with Canada
The UK and Canada have launched negotiations on a new Free Trade Agreement in Ottawa. Building on the benefits of the UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement, the new Free Trade Agreement will go further than ever before in areas like innovation, digital, data, the...
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UK launches negotiations on Free Trade Agreement with Canada
The UK and Canada have launched negotiations on a new Free Trade Agreement in Ottawa. Building on the benefits of the UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement, the new Free Trade Agreement will go further than ever before in areas like innovation, digital, data, the...
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New jobs for young people as Minster Micro invest in next generation
A Worcestershire IT solutions provider has taken the next steps in its ambitious growth plans and its support for the next generation of talent with the hire of four new apprentices. Kidderminster-based Minster Micro Computers has added three young IT apprentices to...
Hospice tree recycling campaign returns
Residents across the county can have their real Christmas trees collected and recycled in January – thanks to a team of hospice volunteers. Now in its sixth year, the St Richard’s Hospice Christmas Tree Collection will take place on Sunday, January 9 and Monday,...
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Katherine Harriet Ltd Win Care Employer Award 2020
Katherine Harriet Ltd were winners this year at the Hereford Health and Social Care Awards as voted for by the general public in the ‘Care Employer 2020’ category. There were over 250 nominations this year for the awards and during this Coronavirus Pandemic it has...
The 2020 Business Community Carol Service – You’re invited!
As the year draws to a close we’re delighted to welcome you to The 2020 Business Community Carol Service at All Saints, in the heart of Worcester city centre
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Acting Royalty and Celebrity Chefs Join Forces in Support of Hospice Campaign
Two of the region’s biggest names in acting, Adrian Lester and Dame Julie Walters are leading a growing list of names in support of an urgent campaign from Acorns Children’s Hospice. The campaign, Children’s Care Matters, is calling on the Government to safeguard the...
Returning University Graduate Holds City Exhibition
An artist and graduate from the University of Worcester who has returned to the UK after nine years abroad is to hold her first solo exhibition in a decade here in the City. Jayne Gaze, who is one of the artists in residence at The Arches (the converted studio and...
Coacto Wins Prestigious Award at the Southern Enterprise Awards 2024
We are excited to announce that Coacto, a leading Salesforce Consultancy, has been honoured as the CRM Implementation & Support Solutions Company of the Year 2024 at the Southern Enterprise Awards, hosted by SME News. This prestigious accolade highlights our...
Hampton Grange and Gwen Walford Nursing Homes Welcome Dean of Hereford Cathedral
The Hampton Grange and Gwen Walford Nursing Homes residents and staff were delighted to welcome a very special visitor, Sarah Brown, the Dean of Hereford Cathedral. This visit marked a historic moment as Sarah is the first woman to hold this prestigious role in the...
Definitely Dogs for Good
Another great charity to benefit from the Pearl Lake Park Anniversary Fund at Shobdon in North Herefordshire. ‘Dogs for Good’ was August’s nomination, a national charity based in Oxfordshire that teaches dogs to help people living with a variety of disabilities have...
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity Gala Show
Join us for a glittering evening on 29 November! Set to be an evening of fabulous entertainment and an opportunity to meet other organisations, it’s a great way to get your team together, forge connections and support your local hospitals charity. Featuring a...
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