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Bookkeeping firm ready for growth after accessing BCRS Business Loans finance
A bookkeeping business is preparing for growth having expanded its workforce thanks to funding accessed through BCRS Business Loans. Drive Ahead Bookkeeping, based in Shelton New Road, Stoke-on-Trent, is using funds secured from Wolverhampton-based BCRS Business Loans...
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Bookkeeping firm ready for growth after accessing BCRS Business Loans finance
A bookkeeping business is preparing for growth having expanded its workforce thanks to funding accessed through BCRS Business Loans. Drive Ahead Bookkeeping, based in Shelton New Road, Stoke-on-Trent, is using funds secured from Wolverhampton-based BCRS Business Loans...
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McPhillips wins £10m bus station redevelopment contract
West Midlands-based construction company McPhillips has won a £10 million local authority contract to deliver a new and improved bus station. Herefordshire Council announced McPhillips as its official construction partner on the Hereford Transport Hub project, part of...
Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust Expands Podcast Platform to Support Young People with Cancer
‘Young Me vs the Big C’ Podcast Relaunches on Spotify, Amazon and Apple Podcasts’ The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust has relaunched its podcast, Young Me vs the Big C, now available on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Podcasts. This exciting step makes the podcast...
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An Apprenticeship in Insurance – My Journey by Andrew Jackson from Hazelton Mountford
Since joining Hazelton Mountford as an apprentice in 2022, Andrew Jackson – or AJ – has been busy building his career in insurance and successfully achieving a permanent role within the team. AJ joined the Independent Chartered Insurance Brokers after...
Simeon Chapman Celebrates 13 Years of Good Luck at Hazelton Mountford
Group Director, Simeon Chapman, is celebrating thirteen years at local chartered insurance brokers Hazelton Mountford. Simeon has spent the past 13 years learning and building the business with his fellow Directors Gordon Hazelton and Jake Mountford. Hazelton...
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Herefordshire Council announces extension to the Discretionary Grant Fund
Herefordshire Council has announced an extension to the Discretionary Grant Scheme for businesses and charities, and invites any further eligible businesses to apply for funding. Herefordshire council have now paid out over £56 million of central government grant...
Re-modelling your customer service will be essential to survival
Marie Ganderton, Sales & Customer Service Manager, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce It is an understatement to say that we have all had to adapt in some way over the past 3 months. The impact of Covid-19 continues to affect our...
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Job Support Scheme Expanded to protect jobs and support businesses
The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor announced on Friday, 9 October. Under the expansion, firms whose premises are...
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Job Support Scheme Expanded to protect jobs and support businesses
The government’s Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to protect jobs and support businesses required to close their doors as a result of coronavirus restrictions, the Chancellor announced on Friday, 9 October. Under the expansion, firms whose premises are...
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University Students Welcomed Back to Worcester
The University of Worcester will welcome students back to the City from next week, with a range of advice, guidance and support. The University has been working hard over the summer to prepare its campuses for the safest possible, socially distanced return to a blend...
Churchfields highway improvements picks up pace
Works to make improvements to transport links in the Churchfields area of Kidderminster are set to take a huge step forward this week. One of the key elements of the Churchfields Highway improvement Scheme is the creation of a new link access from the A456 Ringway...
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Wed Nov 8th, 2023 is National Cappuccino Day!
At Regus Kidderminster we want to help you celebrate it with our Business Networking Coffee Morning Come along 9am-11am! Spread the word and Drop in for a free Cappuccino (or your preferred hot beverage) and see what our serviced offices have to offer. You might meet...
Thursfields once again highly commended in the latest Legal 500 publication.
Thursfields’ Family Law Team has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the Legal 500 and is the only West Midlands-based firm with three Directors, Nadia Davis, Shane Miller and Philip Rea recognised as Leading Individuals in Family Law. Philip Rea, described as a...
Meet Nick Heng, our Head of Flexible Procurement and Risk
We are delighted to introduce our new Head of Flexible Procurement and Risk, Nick Heng. With two decades of energy procurement expertise, commodity risk management and project management behind him, Nick has a strong track record and brings a depth of knowledge to...
Huge demand for relaunched Royal Horticultural Society course at Pershore College
A renowned horticultural college in Worcestershire has seen huge demand for a recently re-launched Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) course. Pershore College, which is part of college group WCG, has welcomed 40 new students into the RHS Level 2 Certificate in...
SME Exporters Treading Water
BCC’s Trade Confidence Outlook sees no improvement in Q3 of 2023 as half of all SME exporters (49%) saw no change in overseas sales, and a quarter (25%) reported a decrease. Just over a quarter of exporting SME firms (26%) saw their overseas sales increase in...
St Michael’s becomes first Hospice in the UK to be awarded Centre of Excellence for Mindfulness
St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford has become the first Hospice in the UK to be awarded a Centre of Excellence for Mindfulness. The prestigious award comes from the Mindfulness organisation and charity, Breathworks, a global body which has been training Mindfulness...
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