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University of Worcester to Host International Disability Sport Conference
A conference at the University of Worcester will see people from around the world come together to reimagine culture, health and wellbeing through disability sport. The two-day event will bring researchers, practitioners, advocates, and professionals from across the...
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University of Worcester to Host International Disability Sport Conference
A conference at the University of Worcester will see people from around the world come together to reimagine culture, health and wellbeing through disability sport. The two-day event will bring researchers, practitioners, advocates, and professionals from across the...
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Hayward Wright continues expansion latest acquisition
Midlands-based, full-service accountancy and advisory firm Hayward Wright has expanded into Birmingham City Centre, with the acquisition of Wharfside Accountancy Services. The acquisition aligns with Hayward Wright’s strategic growth plans and responds to growing...
KEMP Hospice Santa Fun Run Returns with a New Festive Home in Wolverley
The countdown to Christmas is on, and what better way to get into the festive spirit than by taking part in the jolliest jog of the year: the return of KEMP Hospice’s much-loved Santa Fun Run, launching this year from a brand-new location. On Sunday 7th December 2025,...
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National Climate Relay to Make a Stop at University of Worcester
A national relay making its way from Ben Nevis to Big Ben this summer will be calling in at the University of Worcester on its journey to raise awareness of the climate emergency. The Running Out of Time Climate Relay will pass through the length of Great Britain with...
Visually Impaired Students Visit to Learn about Transition to University
Visually impaired students from local colleges visited the University of Worcester to find out more about the transition to higher education and things to consider. Students from New College Worcester and the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford attended a...
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Social gatherings of more than 6 set to be banned in UK
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday 14 September, amid a steep rise in Covid-19 cases. The government has said the law change will ban groups larger than six meeting anywhere socially indoors or outdoors. The change will...
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF)
Information for applicants of the IETF BEIS, in collaboration with Innovate UK, recently launched the IETF Phase 1 competition, which runs until Wednesday 28 October 2020. The Fund is open to applicants from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Successful bids will...
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Ministers must do more for working parents in lockdown
BCC’s Hannah Essex has written in today’s Times Red Box on the importance of setting out a plan for the safe and swift reopening of schools to ease pressures on working parents. “Working parents across the country will have felt their hearts sink last week...
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Ministers must do more for working parents in lockdown
BCC’s Hannah Essex has written in today’s Times Red Box on the importance of setting out a plan for the safe and swift reopening of schools to ease pressures on working parents. “Working parents across the country will have felt their hearts sink last week...
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Plant nurseries set to save thousands of plants a year thanks to new Pershore College tests
Plant nurseries in Herefordshire and Worcestershire are set to save thousands of plants a year thanks to a new test from researchers at Pershore College. The college has developed the tests in partnership with Bedfordshire-based biotechnology company Mologic, and are...
Triskelion Lapel Badge – a special commission by Selcraft UK
As the saying goes: ”you never stop learning” and never more so than within the industry as medallists, insignia and badge-makers. Over the past 47 years, Selcraft’s order books have been filled with an enormous diversity of crests, logos, fonts, languages and...
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Entrepreneurial Brother and Sister Scoop Prize in Dragon’s Den-style Competition
An entrepreneurial brother and sister have scooped £3,500 in a Dragon’s Den-style competition to help launch their new sustainable business. Natalia and Krystian Burzawa, who are both studying at the University of Worcester’s Business School, pitched their idea...
Unannounced BRCGS Delivers Straight ‘A’s Across Oakland International Network
Total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International is delighted after receiving a BRCGS AA+ grade for two of its depots following unannounced inspections. Oakland International Group Supply Chain Certification & Compliance Manager Louise Smith commented:...
Chamber Business Awards 2024 – Finalists Announced!
We are delighted to reveal the shortlisted finalists for the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2024! Sponsored by Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council, the Awards celebrate firms across the two counties and are a...
Planting new churches and faith communities – with Simeon Chapman
Simeon Chapman, Director at Hazelton Mountford, has hands-on experience of cultivating new churches and faith communities across the country. As part of a team who specialise in the complexities of the insurance requirements that new Churches and Faith...
Local Firms Unite to Support Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Ballards LLP, an accountancy firm, and Four Squared Recruitment, its sister company, both based in Worcestershire, have chosen the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust as their Charity of the Year. The Trust funds research into rare and aggressive childhood cancers,...
Hundreds Gather at Cathedral for Award-Winning Worcester Charnel House Documentary Screening
A special screening of an award-winning documentary was shown to a packed Worcester Cathedral last weekend, raising over £4,000 for its upkeep. Life Over Death, which was produced by local video production agency Conteur, gave viewers the first ever look at...
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