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Help Shape the Future of Workforce Health Support
Sickness absence is more than a number on a spreadsheet. It can reveal important trends in workforce health, highlight where employees may need additional support and show where action could make the greatest difference. By understanding and using absence data...
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Help Shape the Future of Workforce Health Support
Sickness absence is more than a number on a spreadsheet. It can reveal important trends in workforce health, highlight where employees may need additional support and show where action could make the greatest difference. By understanding and using absence data...
Member News
Restart a Heart is back
Hoople Training are once again supporting Restart a Heart – a nationwide initiative from Resuscitation Council UK which aims to increase the number of people surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by helping more people learn CPR. Last year Hoople’s...
Former New Zealand PM Among Contributors to New Book Edited by Worcester Expert
The former Prime Minister of New Zealand is among the distinguished names who have contributed to a new book on the UK’s constitution, edited by a Worcester expert. Dr Chris Monaghan, Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Worcester’s Law School, has just...
Patron & Strategic News
Worcester-based arrangeMY wins Silver at Business Travel Awards Europe 2026
Worcester-based travel management company arrangeMY is celebrating after winning Silver for Business Travel Partner of the Year – Small TMC at the Business Travel Awards Europe 2026. The award was presented at JW Marriott Grosvenor House London on 30 September and...
University Researchers Detail Discoveries so far on Giving Birth in Worcestershire
From disapproval of unmarried mothers in the 1970s to experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, people have been sharing their stories on giving birth in Worcestershire for a special project. Now historians at the University of Worcester will be detailing some of the...
Chamber News
DBT changes to DBIST and reducing numbers
DBT changes to DBIST and reduce numbers The new department absorbs parts of the former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Investment Security Unit, merging science and innovation directly with trade and business. Headcount Reductions...
UAE DIGITAL CARNETS
Whilst the UAE Digital Carnet scheme is broadly the same in all regions, there will be slight differences. For instance, the UAE scheme While standard international carnets last up to a year, the UAE typically limits temporary importation under a carnet to six...
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Welcome New Members | August 2026
A warm welcome to our newest Members who joined us throughout August: Worcester Racecourse – A historic National Hunt horse-racing venue on the banks of the River Severn, also offering hospitality, conferences, weddings and other private events. Squirel Ltd...
Welcome New Members | August 2026
A warm welcome to our newest Members who joined us throughout August: Worcester Racecourse – A historic National Hunt horse-racing venue on the banks of the River Severn, also offering hospitality, conferences, weddings and other private events. Squirel Ltd...
Policy News
Community lender BCRS Business Loans ‘on course for greater success’ in supporting economic growth
Community lender BCRS Business Loans is on course to build on one of its most successful years to date by supporting businesses to grow and increase employment, its annual general meeting was told. Updating members of the co-operative society at Wolverhampton Science...
Budget Must Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on Chancellor, John Healey, to ‘Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth’ in his first Budget statement. With BCC research showing fragile business confidence, its budget submission asks the Chancellor to give...
Skills News
Worcestershire celebrates outstanding success at Annual Apprenticeship Awards
Worcestershire celebrated its commitment to developing local talent and skills at the 2025 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards on Thursday 13 November. Now in their eleventh year of the Apprenticeships Awards, the 2025 celebrations continued to recognise the amazing...
Worcestershire businesses urged to ‘power up’ productivity and plug skills gaps with Skills Bootcamps
Businesses across Worcestershire are being urged to take advantage of Skills Bootcamps – flexible training programmes designed to upskill staff, fill skills gaps, and support long-term growth. Funded by the Department for Education and managed locally by...
Charity News
YMCA Worcestershire seeks new trustees to bring business skills to charity’s board
YMCA Worcestershire, the county’s longest-serving youth charity, is inviting local business leaders and professionals to consider joining its board of trustees, as it strengthens its governance for a new chapter ahead. The charity supports over 4,000 children,...
KEMP Hospice recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces in Healthcare™ and Charity & Not-For-Profit™
Having retained its Great Place To Work® status for 2026, Wyre Forest’s KEMP Hospice has also been named in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Charity & Not-For-Profit™ and the UK’s Best Workplaces in Healthcare™ lists. Having been revealed this week by...
Business Crucial To Burnham’s Devolution Next Steps
New BCC report calls for businesses to have a stronger voice in devolution. Report says economic growth and improved living standards must be the test of devolution success. The BCC outlines a three-stage roadmap to give local areas a bigger stake in economic...
BCC News
Business Crucial To Burnham’s Devolution Next Steps
New BCC report calls for businesses to have a stronger voice in devolution. Report says economic growth and improved living standards must be the test of devolution success. The BCC outlines a three-stage roadmap to give local areas a bigger stake in economic...
Worcestershire News
Start Now: Make 2026 a really BIG year
As the busiest season of the year approaches, you might be looking at the next few weeks with mixed feelings — hoping for strong sales but wishing you’d had more time to put new ideas, promotions or partnerships in place. Or perhaps you’re already feeling the strain...
Budget consultation for businesses
Worcester City Council is the only organisation exclusively dedicated to serving Worcester’s 106,700 residents, but we face tough decisions as we consider how your money should be spent and what our priorities should be for the year ahead. Every year the Council is...
Herefordshire News
The Great Herefordshire Spring Clean
Herefordshire Council has signed up to support this year’s Great British Spring Clean, taking place from 13 to 29 March. To recognise the county’s commitment to keeping our streets litter-free, they’re calling the event The Great Herefordshire Spring Clean. The...
Photography students set to capture Hereford’s new transport hub in pictures
Construction of Hereford’s new £10 million transport hub is being captured in pictures thanks to a group of Hereford photography students. Contractor McPhillips has partnered with Hereford College of Arts to give a group of BA Photography students regular access to...
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SUTCLIFFE & CO WINS GREAT BRITISH BUSINESS & COMMUNITY AWARD
Worcester-based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers is celebrating a major achievement after being named SME of the Year at the Great British Business & Community Awards. The national accolade follows an earlier success this year when the company won SME of the...
Moreton Show’s strongest year for coverage with Worcestershire Marketing Agency
You Do Better, the Worcestershire marketing agency led by Ruby Edwards, has completed its sixth consecutive year as PR lead for Moreton Show. 2026 brought the show’s broadest media coverage to date and its first television campaign. The 2026 show drew more than...
University Lecturer Creates App to Help Gymgoers Challenge Friends and Rival Gyms
A University of Worcester lecturer has developed a new app designed to bring friendly competition and social interaction to gym workouts. Gym Wars®, a free app created by Associate Lecturer and Technician in Sports Science Matt Davies, allows users to challenge their...
MFC Studios stepping out in style with help from John Truslove
A new hi-tech dance studio facility with some of the best facilities in the Midlands has opened in Bromsgrove. Commercial property agents John Truslove have helped founders Mike Fellows and Yvonne Rowley to find premises on Saxon Business Park near Bromsgrove that...
Demonic Folklore that Inspired Dracula Explored in Historian’s Eve of Halloween Talk
On the eve of Halloween, people can delve into the dark legends and demonic folklore that gave rise to literature’s most iconic vampire at a special talk. University of Worcester Professor of Early Modern History, Darren Oldridge, will be speaking on the novel...
Award winning firm McPhillips reaches 20k pupils in bid to nurture next generation
Figures have revealed award winning construction firm McPhillips has reached almost 20,000 pupils across the last year through a string of initiatives designed at nurturing the next generation of talent. The Telford based firm, who are Shropshire’s biggest...
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