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Upskilling Through Apprenticeships at SME Solicitors
Over the last year, SME Solicitors has been upskilling team members through apprenticeship and skills bootcamp courses. Jack Stirzaker, who is undertaking a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Digital Marketing with The Development Manager, discusses his experience. I...
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Upskilling Through Apprenticeships at SME Solicitors
Over the last year, SME Solicitors has been upskilling team members through apprenticeship and skills bootcamp courses. Jack Stirzaker, who is undertaking a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Digital Marketing with The Development Manager, discusses his experience. I...
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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...
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,...
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University of Worcester Student Experiences Earthquake During Research Trip to Nepal.
“I felt the first tremors and I thought ‘this isn’t real’… then the second one hit and everyone was frazzled”. University of Worcester PhD student Beas Banerjee was in a workshop in Nepal discussing how to deal with earthquakes, when the ground started to shake. “We...
Hazelton Mountford Appoint Key Personnel to Drive the New Senior Management Team
Due to the expansion of the company, Hazelton Mountford have created a new Senior Management Team and invited three key team members to sit alongside the Board of Directors. As a result of their hard work, Dan Tustin, Lee Summers and Lydia Taylor will join the three...
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Small Business Commissioner consultation
New proposals have been outlined by government to ensure small businesses in the UK are paid on time, Small Business Minister Paul Scully today announced (1 October). Currently £23.4 billion worth of late invoices are owed to small firms across Britain, impacting on...
Boris Johnson defends ‘strong local’ measures to beat virus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended the use of localised measures to combat Covid-19 across the UK. Mr Johnson told MPs “strong local action” was needed in response to “a serious and growing” virus resurgence. Labour’s Sir Keir...
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ChamberCustoms ‘Countdown to Change’ webinars
Hosted by Customs expert Liam Smyth, ChamberCustoms ran a series of webinars full of practical information and advice on what businesses need to do in order to prepare for the changes on 1 January 2021. They guide businesses through the jargon and complexities of...
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ChamberCustoms ‘Countdown to Change’ webinars
Hosted by Customs expert Liam Smyth, ChamberCustoms ran a series of webinars full of practical information and advice on what businesses need to do in order to prepare for the changes on 1 January 2021. They guide businesses through the jargon and complexities of...
Worcestershire News
What does Tier 2 (High) mean for Herefordshire & Worcestershire?
Herefordshire & Worcestershire will be placed in the stricter tier two of the government’s coronavirus restrictions.
BetaDen launches applications for Cohort 4
BetaDen – Worcestershire’s commercial technology accelerator based at Malvern Hills Science Park – has opened applications for its fourth cohort of businesses.
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Help NMiTE design future learning spaces in Herefordshire
New Model in Technology and Engineering (NMiTE) the proposed Higher Education Institution, has put out a call to architects and designers, including local firms in Herefordshire, around its competition to help create the designs for three new buildings on the Skylon...
Chamber Business Awards 2019: Bishop Fleming LLP wins Business of the Year
Bishop Fleming LLP has been named Business of the Year, sponsored by Facebook, at the British Chambers of Commerce’s annual Chamber Business Awards 2019. The Chamber Business Awards, now in its 16th year, is one of the showpiece events in the business calendar,...
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Recent UK Export Gains Reversed In August Downturn
Reacting to the latest Office for National Statistics data on Trade, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “August was not a good month for UK goods exports. There were falls in both EU and rest of the world trade – where after removing the...
Hewett Recruitment Certifies as a B Corporation
Local Recruitment Business, Hewet Recruitment, has announced its certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp), joining group of less than 50 companies across the Three Counties who are reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit. Hewett Recruitment has...
Academic Explores Depiction of Clairvoyant in Popular Culture
The use of clairvoyants and mediums to connect with other worlds has long held a fascination for many. Now their depiction in literature and film is the subject of a talk by a literary expert from the University of Worcester. Lecturer in English Literature, Dr Lucy...
Ballards LLP Expands Marketing and Business Development Team
Worcestershire based professional services firm, Ballards LLP, is making significant strides in bolstering its Marketing and Business Development team. Ballards specialise in accounting, taxation, and business advisory services, ensuring that they are well equipped to...
Using Government Funded Training and Development Programmes to Get the Most Out of Your Organisation’s Data
The main challenge for employers of all sizes is not a paucity of data, rather the sheer overwhelming amount available, and having the requisite skills to make sense and effectively utilise this valuable resource to help reach organisational objectives. To give scale...
BCC Reacts to Shadow Chancellor’s Speech
Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “It was encouraging to hear the Shadow Chancellor recognising the central role that business has within the economy. “The BCC’s own research shows that business investment has been flatlining for far too...
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