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Severn Valley Railway names four guest locos for Spring Diesel Festival
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has kicked off announcements for the line-up of guest locomotives at its eagerly anticipated Spring Diesel Festival. Four impressive visitors have been revealed for the event which takes place from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May....
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Severn Valley Railway names four guest locos for Spring Diesel Festival
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has kicked off announcements for the line-up of guest locomotives at its eagerly anticipated Spring Diesel Festival. Four impressive visitors have been revealed for the event which takes place from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May....
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Bromsgrove District Local Plan – Draft Development Strategy Consultation 30th June – 22nd September
Regulation 18 of the Town and Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 Bromsgrove District Council is in the process of reviewing and replacing the Bromsgrove District Plan (adopted January 2017), which will set out where new housing, employment and other...
Level 4 HNC and/or Level 5 HND in Leadership & Management
Designed to develop your knowledge of team leadership and management from a management perspective, this HTQ aims to enhance your skills to progress into employment across a wide range of industries. The purpose of the qualification is to develop students as...
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Celebrate 40 years of hospice care at Grand Gala Dinner
St Richard’s Hospice will celebrate 40 years of care in Worcestershire at a Grand Gala Dinner on Thursday, 21 March. Louise Hewett, High Sheriff of Worcester and patron of St Richard’s Hospice, is inviting guests to attend the Gala Dinner which will be hosted in the...
MANN BROADBENT OFFICIAL SPONSORS AT THE NATIONAL RUNNING SHOW 2024
Mann Broadbent Insurance Brokers is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the awards and exhibitor drinks at the upcoming National Running Show, taking place on the 20th and 21st of January at the NEC Birmingham. As a leading insurance broker in the running industry...
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Thinking About Your Brand Post Lockdown.
Resetting your brand for the new normal. Have we all just woken up from a bad dream? Unfortunately not, the reality of the world post lockdown is scary, it may take years to see the final effects of the pandemic but there are things that we can all do now to ensure...
Spend, Spend, Spend – Government’s approach to economic recovery
Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced plans to soften the economic impact of the Coronavirus crisis. He said his government will do “everything we can to get the economy moving again”. As part of a ‘new deal’, aiming to emulate the New Deal policies of the depression-era...
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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...
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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...
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Light your business up green for National Recycle Week
The National Recycle Week campaign, which is run every year, is this year being held from 21st – 27th September. The theme this year is “thank you” to acknowledge the work done by the recycling crews during lockdown as they continued to collect from people’s houses (and a few businesses) and also to thank the public for continuing to recycle when the world was a little bit chaotic to say the least!
Flexpo Business Digital Summit
Coming up on 16 September, the 2020 Flexpo Business Digital Summit has set out to understand where we are on our flexible working journey.
The Coronavirus outbreak has forced a huge change in how people manage their home lives and their business activity. This summit will explore the challenges and solutions and asks what do we want the future of work to look like?
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Marches LEP launches new £140,000 transport fund
A new fund to help finance the preparation of strategic business cases for vital transport infrastructure projects has been launched by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. The £140,000 fund – developed in partnership with regional transport body Midlands Connect...
Recognition for volunteer team behind St Michael’s Hospice garden
A team of volunteers has been recognised for its work growing the garden at a Herefordshire charity. Members of the gardening team at St Michael’s Hospice have given up their time to transform the 1.5-acre plot in Bartestree which overlooks apple orchards and sweeping...
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...
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