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Top Insurance Employer Award for Sutcliffe & Co for fourth year running
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers are celebrating being named a ‘Top Insurance Employer 2026’ by Insurance Business UK (IBUK) Magazine for the fourth year in a row. These established awards highlight excellence within the insurance industry, naming standout...
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Top Insurance Employer Award for Sutcliffe & Co for fourth year running
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers are celebrating being named a ‘Top Insurance Employer 2026’ by Insurance Business UK (IBUK) Magazine for the fourth year in a row. These established awards highlight excellence within the insurance industry, naming standout...
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Eardington station takes centre stage at the Severn Valley Railway’s Branch Line Weekend
Severn Valley Railway’s smallest station is set for its biggest ever moment in the spotlight when trains call at Eardington in unprecedented numbers during the Branch Line Weekend on Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March. For most of the year, passenger trains pass...
Join Us for Our Next Business Breakfast
We’re excited to invite you to our next Business Breakfast. It’s a great opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces and meet new ones. This event is for anyone who looks after people at work – leaders, managers, HR teams, and business owners...
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Will writing drive to raise funds for Worcestershire Community Foundation
Specialist legal teams at two Worcester law firms are throwing their support behind the Worcestershire Community Foundation through a month-long Will writing initiative. Throughout June, solicitors at City firms Bradley Haynes and HCR Law will be offering to write...
Sutcliffe & Co Named a Top Insurance Employer for the Third Consecutive Year
Worcester-based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers is proud to announce that they have been recognised as a ‘Top Insurance Employer 2025’ by Insurance Business UK (IBUK) Magazine—marking their third consecutive year receiving this prestigious award. Insurance...
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Small business confidence rising but fears over future lockdowns remain
UK small businesses are increasingly confident in their ability to grow and power the economic recovery, although many still have fears about the ongoing impact of Covid restrictions. This comes according to new data published today by the British Chambers of Commerce...
Welcome new Members!
The Chamber would like to wish a very warm welcome to our newest Members this month: Herefordshire ECHO – An independent, Herefordshire-based charity Humfrys & Symonds Ltd – Legal services John Crooks Associates – Chartered Quantity Surveyors...
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Oscar Flies Home Cancer Free
We are absolutely delighted to be able to share the most incredible news. Today, Oscar Saxelby and his parents are flying home from Singapore. Oscar remains free of detectable cancer after having received pioneering life-saving treatment in Singapore. Oscar’s flight...
Witley Jones volunteer at Worcestershire Foodbanks
Witley Jones would like share the positive things their team has been up to over recent weeks to help support Worcestershire foodbanks, the local community and those in need during the Covid-19 crisis. To ensure the safety of staff and clients and following Government...
Skidmore Review: Government must prioritise pragmatic measures for businesses
Reacting to the publication of the Net Zero Review by Chris Skidmore MP, Alex Veitch Director of Policy & Public Affairs at the BCC said: “The review published by Chris Skidmore MP is a significant document and provides us with a substantive overview of the...
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Skidmore Review: Government must prioritise pragmatic measures for businesses
Reacting to the publication of the Net Zero Review by Chris Skidmore MP, Alex Veitch Director of Policy & Public Affairs at the BCC said: “The review published by Chris Skidmore MP is a significant document and provides us with a substantive overview of the...
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Industry Powerhouses form creative alliance
Creative Communications Group, DRPG, and experience design company, Maritz Global Events, have announced a new global alliance – MORE THAN EXPERIENCE – that promises to revolutionise the communications industry and the way experiences are designed,...
Eminent Crisis Management Group
Eminent Crisis Management Group is a well-established investigation, intelligence and security risk management company. Since its original inception, the business has grown to provide a full spectrum of investigation, intelligence, security and advisory services to...
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Joint Area Council November update
The Chamber works closely with businesses across all sizes and sectors to ensure that business views are represented to key local and national decision makers. To ensure every sector is represented the Chamber hosts two Area Councils, one in Worcestershire and one in...
St Michael’s Offer Virtual Grief Counselling Support
Grief can be incredibly painful when we suffer a loss. This is a normal response but at times in can be really helpful to talk to someone independent to make sense of those feelings of loss. St Michael’s Community Counselling Team: St Michaels can provide support to...
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University Works with RSPB on New Initiative to Help Birds
The University of Worcester and Worcester and Malvern RSPB Group are working together again on a new project to help improve habitats and increase food supply for birds. Following the success of an initiative aimed at improving food supply for farmland birds on the...
Find out the secrets of the Severn Valley Railway!
The Severn Valley Railway is to throw open its doors on 5 and 6 April for its annual Open House Weekend. This is a rare chance for visitors to access many areas not usually open to the public. They’ll also be able to meet volunteers and discover what goes on behind...
Early Years Conference Marks Launch of University Centre in Worcester
The work of early years professionals in the county was the topic of a conference which marked the launch of a new University Centre at Heart of Worcestershire College. The internationally renowned author, Ben Kingston-Hughes, who has written several early years...
Mark Martin is announced as Chair of ONE Creative environments
ONE Creative environments (ONE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Martin as Chair of the Board, effective immediately. ONE is a multi-disciplinary design company, which is currently celebrating 50 years in business, and has the USP of having all the...
ACRS Ltd Marks a Milestone
This year, ACRS Ltd proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary, marking a remarkable journey from a small startup to a trusted name in air conditioning and refrigeration across Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Warwickshire. Founded in 2000 by...
Businesses Feeling the Strain of Inflationary Pressures
Reacting to the latest inflation published by the ONS this morning, Stuart Morrison, Research Manager at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s data underlines the inflationary pressures in the economy right now and the real challenges businesses are...
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