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Ministerial visit to Kidderminster sites shines spotlight on apprentices
Specsavers Manufacturing & Distribution (M&D) welcomed Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Skills, to Lens Online and International Glazing Services (IGS) during National Apprenticeship Week on Friday 13 February. During the visit, Minister Smith met more than...
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Ministerial visit to Kidderminster sites shines spotlight on apprentices
Specsavers Manufacturing & Distribution (M&D) welcomed Jacqui Smith, Minister of State for Skills, to Lens Online and International Glazing Services (IGS) during National Apprenticeship Week on Friday 13 February. During the visit, Minister Smith met more than...
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Businesses called to the crease as Worcester Street Sixes returns this July
Worcestershire businesses are being urged to bat up for a day of sporting fun and community connection as Worcester Street Sixes returns to the heart of the city on Tuesday 15 July 2025, when the event will unfold across Cathedral Square and Worcester High Street....
Shareholders vote in favour of a radical organisational restructure for the Severn Valley Railway
At today’s [Saturday 21 June] Annual General Meeting of the Severn Valley Railway’s owning and operating company, SVR (Holdings) Plc, held in St George’s Hall, Bewdley, shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of a special resolution authorising the company’s...
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DRPG’s Sparks Live 2023 Inspires the Next Generation of Creatives
Creative communications agency DRPG celebrates the success of Sparks Live, the first agency-led educational careers event in the region. Held on Thursday 16th November at the agency’s studio headquarters in Hartlebury, the event saw 110 young people from...
Insurers Exiting the UK Market and Implications for Policyholders
In recent years, we’ve witnessed a significant trend in the insurance industry: leading insurers are strategically withdrawing from specific market segments, causing ripples in the UK insurance landscape – says Simeon Chapman, Hazelton Mountford. A prime example...
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Help the government increase Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing capacity
The government wants help from businesses to increase testing capacity in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives. On 2nd April 2020, the government announced its new national testing strategy, including a commitment to deliver 100,000 tests a...
Employers in Administration: Quest Coronavirus Advice
The Covid19 crisis in the United Kingdom has bought before the High Court an unprecedented legal matter that affects insolvency practitioners acting as administrators for insolvent companies with furloughed employees. High Court rulings employers in administration...
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Firms vulnerable as government schemes approach end
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Tracker reveal that business conditions improved only moderately in the weeks since the UK economy suffered an historic contraction in Q2 2020, with firms still reporting high levels of reliance on government support...
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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Firms vulnerable as government schemes approach end
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Tracker reveal that business conditions improved only moderately in the weeks since the UK economy suffered an historic contraction in Q2 2020, with firms still reporting high levels of reliance on government support...
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Joint Area Council July Update
The Chamber works closely with businesses across all sizes and sectors to ensure that business views are represented to key local and national decision makers. To ensure every sector is represented the Chamber hosts two Area Councils, one in Worcestershire and one in...
Tenbury Wells set to receive additional funding to support flood defences
The Government announced on the 14 July 2020 that Tenbury Wells is to receive £4.9m of investment to improve flood defences. This new funding is part of the Government’s £5.2 billon investment to create around 2,000 new flood and coastal defences to better protect...
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Leading Education Specialist Joins Marches Local Enterprise Partnership
A highly experienced manager and academic has joined the board of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. Dr Simone Clarke, who is Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education and Students at Harper Adams University in Edgmond, Shropshire, was formally appointed to the role at...
Why are motor insurance premiums at a record high?
Analysis by The Association of British Insurers (ABI), which looks at 28 million motor insurance policies, suggests that the average price paid for motor insurance in the second quarter of 2023 continued to increase. The average premium paid for private comprehensive...
Roxel UK Exhibits at Defence & Security Industry Show (DSEI)
Roxel UK is proud to announce they are exhibitors at DSEI, one of the largest defence and security industry events in Europe, which will take place at London Excel on 12th-15th September 2023. Supported by Roxel Group, the Roxel UK team will showcase their latest...
Graduation Celebrations Mark the Achievements of More Than 3,000 Students
The University of Worcester will be celebrating the achievements of more than 3,000 students during a series of graduation ceremonies next month. The annual autumn graduations will see 12 ceremonies taking place in the beautiful, historic Worcester Cathedral from...
University of Worcester to Evaluate the 2023 Düsseldorf Invictus Games
A team of researchers from the University of Worcester has been commissioned by the Royal British Legion to undertake a comprehensive evaluation the 2023 Invictus Games. The project aims to provide the Royal British Legion with wide-ranging insights into the extent to...
Christian Wolmar to Attend GWR Book Festival in September
Christian has spent nearly all of his working life as a journalist, and his interest in transport began at The Independent when he was appointed transport correspondent in 1992, a job he did until 1997. Although he mainly concentrates on transport matters, he has...
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