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Bespoke- Advice Builds on National Success with Local Apprenticeship and Wellbeing Awards
Worcester-based Chartered financial planning firm and certified B Corp, Bespoke- Advice Ltd, has added two more accolades to its growing list of honours, being named Small Apprentice Employer of the Year at the Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards 2025, and Highly...
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Bespoke- Advice Builds on National Success with Local Apprenticeship and Wellbeing Awards
Worcester-based Chartered financial planning firm and certified B Corp, Bespoke- Advice Ltd, has added two more accolades to its growing list of honours, being named Small Apprentice Employer of the Year at the Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards 2025, and Highly...
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Leadership Consultants Launch New Digital Division
Award winning leadership consultants Strategus Consulting are excited to announce the launch of a new division bringing together all their Online activities under one brand. Called Strategus Digital, here’s what to expect: 1. Leaders in Strategy Podcast: New episodes...
Capital Allowances for Solar Panels
Are you considering installing solar panels on your business premises? As well as the environmental benefits and energy efficiency, solar panels can provide tax benefits too. There are two main types of allowances applicable for solar panels: 1. Annual Investment...
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Preparing and Updating Health and Safety Policies
Friday 28th April is ‘World Day for Safety and Health at Work’ which is an annual initiative put on by the United Nations (UN). This day emphasises the importance of employers around the world taking appropriate precautions to prevent accidents and diseases at work....
Rural lawyer issues land squatters warning
One of Worcestershire’s leading agricultural lawyers has warned the county’s farmers and landowners to check Land Registry documents to ensure “every inch” of their land is legally registered. The alert has come from Hannah Taylor, a senior associate at law firm mfg...
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Flexible Working: Quest Coronavirus Advice
With the recent announcements from the Prime Minister to encourage workers to start to return back to some normality namely to go back to work, employees now question the possibility of a permanent flexible working status and to continue to work from home with reduced...
Return to Work: Quest Coronavirus Advice
It is important for employers to identify how to make the workplace as safe as possible before returning employees to work. With many hesitant to return to work, a question we hear often iscan my employer force me to return to work? In short, yes, they can. As an...
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PM unveils new 5-step local lockdown plan
A 5-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus case spikes has been announced. After the approach to tackle the current pandemic shifts from a national to a local focus, Boris Johnson said the new 5-step plan will include; monitoring,...
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PM unveils new 5-step local lockdown plan
A 5-step plan for imposing local lockdowns in the case of coronavirus case spikes has been announced. After the approach to tackle the current pandemic shifts from a national to a local focus, Boris Johnson said the new 5-step plan will include; monitoring,...
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“Lockdown” learning for apprentices
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association (HWGTA) Apprentices, Staff and Employers faced uncertainty back in March, with the Training Centres closed and many learners on furlough during the Covid-19 “lockdown”. Despite the speed of the...
Evesham College launches new engineering degree
A new engineering degree is being launched at Evesham College and will be the only course of its type in Worcestershire. The BEng (Hons) Engineering degree will start in September 2020 and provides the only Level 6 study option in the region. It is hoped the course...
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Start Up, Scale Up by Lloyds Bank Academy
Lloyds Bank have launched a brand new programme to help support businesses with their growth ambitions, Start Up, Scale Up by Lloyds Bank Academy. The programme is free to attend and begins in Birmingham on 18th May at The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre (B5...
Rural lawyer issues land squatters warning
One of Worcestershire’s leading agricultural lawyers has warned the county’s farmers and landowners to check Land Registry documents to ensure “every inch” of their land is legally registered. The alert has come from Hannah Taylor, a senior associate at law firm mfg...
Redefining Brand Boundaries
You Do Better has a distinctive way of working, not only does their pay-as-you-go model disrupt the usual ways of working within Public Relations (as most PR Agencies work only on retainer) it also redefines brand boundaries. When it comes to brand, most organisations...
The Cottage in the Wood Malvern wins Hotel of the Year award at the Worcestershire Tourism Awards 2023
The 32-bedroom hotel was praised by judges for its environmentally conscious strategy, friendly staff and award winning 1919 Restaurant. Owner, Nick Davies, said: “Winning the Hotel of the Year award is an absolute triumph for us. We are thrilled to have won this...
Firms urged to aim for first-ever King’s Awards for Enterprise
Companies in Herefordshire are invited to an event to launch the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s most prestigious business awards. Tricia Thomas DL, chair of King’s Awards for Enterprise Herefordshire, will host the event on May 18 at the Shell...
Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust Receives £65,000 From Global’s Make Some Noise To Fund Life Changing Services
Global’s Make Some Noise, the official charity of the Media & Entertainment group Global, has distributed grants totalling £2.5 million to small charities and projects across the UK following its determined fundraising efforts in 2022. Thanks to the incredible...
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