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Recycle Your Christmas Tree with the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Worcestershire-based Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust will launch its 6th year of recycling Christmas trees on 15th November. For a voluntary donation, your tree will be taken away by the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust’s team of volunteers to local recycling...
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Recycle Your Christmas Tree with the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Worcestershire-based Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust will launch its 6th year of recycling Christmas trees on 15th November. For a voluntary donation, your tree will be taken away by the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust’s team of volunteers to local recycling...
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University Works with RSPB on New Initiative to Help Birds
The University of Worcester and Worcester and Malvern RSPB Group are working together again on a new project to help improve habitats and increase food supply for birds. Following the success of an initiative aimed at improving food supply for farmland birds on the...
Find out the secrets of the Severn Valley Railway!
The Severn Valley Railway is to throw open its doors on 5 and 6 April for its annual Open House Weekend. This is a rare chance for visitors to access many areas not usually open to the public. They’ll also be able to meet volunteers and discover what goes on behind...
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A decade at Hazelton Mountford
A career in insurance can be a very rewarding experience at Hazelton Mountford and four members of the team celebrate a decade with the local Independent Chartered Insurance Broker. At only 25 years of age, Ellie has already forged a career in insurance by joining...
Worcestershire mums reminded of contact rights as Mother’s Day looms
Mothers are being reminded that their children have the right to spend time with them if they so wish, particularly on special occasions. As Mother’s Day approaches on 19 March, respected family lawyer Rupinder Nandra is warning mums in advance that they need to make...
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Planning the return to work – advice for employers
Dawn Hardman, Director of HR, Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce We’re now into our 7th week of lockdown since the measures were introduced, and currently have no firm decision regarding when restrictions will be eased,...
Update on Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated their guidance on the SEISS. This week HMRC will start contacting self-employed people who are likely to be eligible, through a combination of emails, SMS texts and letters, to tell them what they need to do to get ready to...
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Top-up to local business grant funds scheme
A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme. The Business Secretary Alok Sharma and Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, Simon Clarke spoke to local...
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Top-up to local business grant funds scheme
A discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme. The Business Secretary Alok Sharma and Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, Simon Clarke spoke to local...
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Discretionary Grant Scheme – Wyre Forest, Redditch and Bromsgrove businesses
Wyre Forest District Council is now inviting applications from small and medium businesses for the Government-funded Discretionary Grant Scheme. The grants are intended to assist small and medium businesses whose income has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and which have not received funding from certain other Government support schemes.
Coronavirus: Bewdley Based adhesive manufacturer Bondloc switches 50% production to Hand Sanitiser
Bewdley based adhesive and sealant manufacturer Bondloc UK Ltd, has switched 50% of their production facility to manufacture hand sanitiser to help meet the national demands amid the Coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Bondloc has supplied adhesives and sealants to...
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Leading Midlands college group to showcase available positions at jobs fairs
A leading Midlands college group is set to hold two jobs fairs as it looks to recruit more than 60 new members of staff. WCG (formerly Warwickshire College Group) will be showcasing the positions available across all six of its sites in Warwickshire and Worcestershire...
Wyevale Nurseries’ Perennial charity salvias ready for garden centres to order for summer
Garden Centres keen to support the horticultural industry charity Perennial can this month order two special salvias for delivery in the summer to help raise funds for the organisation (March 2023). Hereford-based Wyevale Nurseries says the new plants, which were...
Jason Evans joins the Mount Pleasant Hotel as General Manager
Born 3rd June 1968 in a little Welsh village called USK. I then went to Oakdale Comprehensive school and whilst attending school I also joined the Air Training Corp cadets. Whilst still at the cadets I finished school and went to college in Crosskeys and gained my...
BCC welcomes supply chain and trade focus in integrated review
Reacting to the publication of the 2023 Integrated Review, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “The renewed commitments to tackling climate change, sustainable development, and economic empowerment of women are all welcome in the Review. “On...
Spring Budget must help alleviate pressure on concerningly tight labour market
Reacting to the latest ONS Labour Market figures, David Bharier, Head of Research at the BCC, said: “Today’s ONS figures provide further evidence of historic tightness in the labour market. Despite a slight fall, there are still over 1.12 million vacancies across...
BRI completes acquisition to kick-start 2023
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber members, BRI Wealth Management have completed on a further acquisition, this time in Worcestershire. The wealth management firm has acquired Bransford Financial Planning based in the St Johns area of Worcester. Mark Davis who...
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