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Autumn Budget 2025 summary: What you need to know
After months of unprecedented and exhausting speculation, policy kite-flying and last-minute U-turns that rattled the markets, Rachel Reeves has finally unveiled her much-anticipated second Budget, delivered as late in the year as politically possible. She faced a...
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Autumn Budget 2025 summary: What you need to know
After months of unprecedented and exhausting speculation, policy kite-flying and last-minute U-turns that rattled the markets, Rachel Reeves has finally unveiled her much-anticipated second Budget, delivered as late in the year as politically possible. She faced a...
Member News
Act Now: Transform Rural Families and Strengthen Your Workforce
Herefordshire charity Vennture is urging local businesses to invest in families and schools to build a stronger, more resilient workforce. Across rural communities, unresolved parental conflict, isolation, and limited access to services quietly undermine children’s...
Hoople Training share life-saving techniques in Restart a Heart Month
‘Restart a Heart Month’ is a national campaign to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and to encourage people to learn CPR. Hoople Training proudly used their expertise to support the initiative by providing opportunities for the public to learn CPR, free of charge,...
Patron & Strategic News
Hunger doesn’t wait until Christmas – ISO Quality Services Launches 8th Bingo Box Challenge
ISO Quality Services has launched its eighth annual Christmas Bingo Box Challenge, calling on local people and businesses across Worcestershire to support families facing hunger this winter. Demand for food banks remains at record levels, with the Trussell Trust...
Bestselling Authors Caz Frear and Olivia Isaac-Henry to Headline Spooky Fiction Event at The Hive
With the countdown to Halloween now on, bestselling author Caz Frear, creator of the hit Cat Kinsella series, will join fellow novelist Olivia Isaac-Henry for an evening of hair-raising storytelling and writing tips at The Hive. At the free event, on October 15...
Chamber News
BTOM (Border Target Operating Model)
Check what you need to do to be compliant and avoid disruption to your business and supply chain From 00:01 30 April 2024 traders must: Ensure goods arrive through an appropriately designated Border Control Post (BCP) or Control Point (CP) for your commodity type...
PM’s Announcement Seen as Encouragement for our Defence Sector.
By the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Recently Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced a landmark increase in the UK’s defence budget whilst on a visit to Poland. This increase will be 2.5% of national income by 2030, allocating...
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Welcome new Members!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Members! Areterra – Areterra’s aim is to support a growing number of people from the semi-rural area of Worcestershire, suffering from a variety of differing medical conditions including those with learning...
Welcome new Members!
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Members! Areterra – Areterra’s aim is to support a growing number of people from the semi-rural area of Worcestershire, suffering from a variety of differing medical conditions including those with learning...
Policy News
SME Divide Revealed on Environmental Targets
Ahead of COP 29, the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) research has found a clear divide among SMEs on environmental targets. The survey, by the BCC’s award-winning Insights Unit, shows around half of firms with more...
Autumn Budget 2024 – Strategic Insights for Farmers Facing New Inheritance Tax Caps
The 2024 Autumn Budget raised employers’ national insurance, capital gains tax and stamp duty on second homes, but a key concern for farmers is the new cap on agricultural relief from inheritance tax (IHT). In what is a major blow for the farming community, Chancellor...
Skills News
Pershore College trainer assessor gains engineering professional status
A Pershore College trainer assessor has been awarded a major engineering professional status and is now set to pass on his expertise to college students. Andy Tabberer-Catt has been recognised by the Engineering Council and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers....
College helping country’s railways keep moving with Network Rail partnership
A Worcestershire college will be helping to keep the country’s railways moving after striking an apprenticeship partnership with Network Rail. Pershore College, which is part of college group WCG, will be supporting the rail infrastructure company to develop its...
Charity News
Local Businesses Raise Over £3,000 for Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Worcester-based accountancy firm Ballards LLP and Four Squared Recruitment have joined forces in an impressive fundraising campaign, raising over £3,000 to date for the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust. Through a series of challenging and creative events, employees...
Dom Joly discusses The Conspiracy Tour which comes to The Courtyard on Wednesday 30 October, 7.30pm
Tell me what can audiences expect from The Conspiracy Tour ? It’s a companion to my latest travel book- The Conspiracy Tourist in which I travelled the globe again looking into the strange world of the Conspiracy Theorist. I will take the audience through a range of...
US Tariff Relief For Automotives And Jet Engines
Reacting to news that the US President has signed an Executive Order on the trade deal with the UK, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “News that the trade deal with the US has been agreed on automotives and jet engines will be music to the ears of affected...
BCC News
US Tariff Relief For Automotives And Jet Engines
Reacting to news that the US President has signed an Executive Order on the trade deal with the UK, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “News that the trade deal with the US has been agreed on automotives and jet engines will be music to the ears of affected...
Worcestershire News
Musical Message at the Heart of Mural Created by University Students for the Worcester Community.
Students have created a 55-metre-long mural on a busy Worcester thoroughfare, completely transforming what was a graffiti scrawled wall in the city. The team spent days bringing the mural to life on the walkway between Hardwicke Close and Hylton Road next to the...
Ballards LLP Shortlisted for Three Tolley’s Taxation Awards
Ballards LLP Shortlisted for Three Tolley’s Taxation Awards Worcestershire accountancy firm, Ballards LLP, has been shortlisted for three Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2024. The Tolley’s Taxation Awards recognise excellence within the tax profession, celebrating...
Herefordshire News
August 2023 Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin
In 2020 COVID-19 caused the most severe contraction in the UK economy for over 300 years. Although the economy bounced back strongly, aided by government support for workers and businesses, after a brief period of relative respite, the war in Ukraine has combined...
Words are Free. It’s How You Use Them that can Cost You
It’s estimated that a lack of essential skills such as communication costs the UK economy £22 billion a year. It’s hardly surprising when you consider that 35% of employers say they have literacy shortages in their organisation. And 33% say they are struggling to find...
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Baton of Hope Tour to Visit Hereford on 2nd October – Shining a Light on Suicide Prevention
The UK’s biggest suicide prevention initiative, the Baton of Hope Tour, will arrive in Hereford on Wednesday 2nd October, bringing with it a powerful message of hope, support and community action. The Baton of Hope, a specially designed baton symbolising the...
Dementia Study Finds Meeting Centres Can Triple Investment
A study has found that for every £1 spent on Meeting Centres for people living with dementia in Worcestershire, up to £3 of value can be created. The research, part-funded by the Shaw Foundation and carried out by the University of Worcester based Association for...
PRIME MIX DOUBLES TEAM SIZE WITH ADDITION OF NEW MARKETING APPRENTICE
Prime Mix Marketing Ltd welcomes a new addition to their team, a Multi-Channel Marketing Apprentice, Ella Goddard. With the new addition of Ella, Prime Mix, an award-winning full-service marketing agency, has doubled in size in the space of just twelve months. Ella...
Keeping Ahead of Change: What New Regulations Mean for Local Business Owners
Running a business is demanding enough without the constant challenge of keeping up with regulatory change. Yet across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, business owners are increasingly finding that compliance with new rules is no longer a side issue — it’s central to...
Game Art Lecturer nominated for Women in Games Award
A University of Worcester lecturer has been nominated for an award for her impact and contributions to education through preparing students for the computer gaming industry. Zara Sharma, Senior Lecturer in Game Art, has been shortlisted for the Educational Impact...
Student’s Guidance to Ensure Men with Eating Disorders don’t Feel Alienated from Seeking Help
A University of Worcester student has created bespoke guidance to help ensure that men with eating disorders feel able to engage with the support they need. George Mycock, who himself experienced eating disorders and body image concerns for over a decade, developed...
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