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Worcester Sides Heading into BUCS Big Wednesday
Teams at the University of Worcester are preparing for one of the biggest days in the university and college sporting calendar, as BUCS Big Wednesday approaches. BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Big Wednesday (25 March) is the culmination of 16 different...
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Worcester Sides Heading into BUCS Big Wednesday
Teams at the University of Worcester are preparing for one of the biggest days in the university and college sporting calendar, as BUCS Big Wednesday approaches. BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Big Wednesday (25 March) is the culmination of 16 different...
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Property consultancy’s first charity padel tournament raises £6,000
A national property consultancy’s first charity padel tournament raised £6,000 for four charities – and planning for next year’s competition is already underway. Fisher German’s Development Agency team successfully launched its first-ever charity padel...
McPhillips wins £10m bus station redevelopment contract
West Midlands-based construction company McPhillips has won a £10 million local authority contract to deliver a new and improved bus station. Herefordshire Council announced McPhillips as its official construction partner on the Hereford Transport Hub project, part of...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Points Available at University Campus
One hundred electric vehicle charging points are now fully operational at the University of Worcester’s Severn Campus, making the site one of the largest electric vehicle charging parks in Europe. The car park, located on Hylton Road, is used by the University...
Pershore College Celebrate Graduation with Historic Backdrop
Graduates from Pershore College have been celebrating their successes in a pair of graduation ceremonies with a history backdrop. Warwickshire College and University Centre (WCUC) saw more than 160 graduates accompanied by their families and friends head to Warwick to...
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Government release Charter for safe working practices for house builders
The government has launched new guidance for property developers in the new safe working Charter, together with the Home Building Federation. The Charter details the safe working practises for house builders within the construction industry. To read more please visit...
Firms ready to embrace ‘new normal’ but government support must adapt
Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that firms are ready for a gradual reopening of the economy but will need continued, adaptable government support during a phased return to work.
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UK arrivals from Spain will have to self-isolate for 14 days
From 26 July, the FCO advises against all non-essential travel to mainland Spain based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks. This advice is based on evidence of increases in cases of COVID-19 in several regions, but particularly in Aragon, Navarra and Catalonia...
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UK arrivals from Spain will have to self-isolate for 14 days
From 26 July, the FCO advises against all non-essential travel to mainland Spain based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks. This advice is based on evidence of increases in cases of COVID-19 in several regions, but particularly in Aragon, Navarra and Catalonia...
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Kidderminster’s Ogl Computer Helps Avanti Hygiene To Clean Up Online Sales
Bristol-based Avanti Hygiene, a leading cleaning and janitorial supplies provider, has implemented a new e-commerce website as part of expansion plans and to meet growing online sales. The multi-million pound turnover family-run business initially started as a...
Businesses Have Chance To ‘Meet’ Sajid Javid MP At Virtual Event In Aid Of Primrose Hospice
Local businesses will have the chance to meet with Bromsgrove MP Sajid Javid during a virtual event in aid of Primrose Hospice. In Conversation With: the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP will take place via Zoom on Thursday, June 18 from 4pm. Primrose Hospice has organised the...
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St Richard’s Hospice signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
Worcestershire’s St Richard’s Hospice is now accepting The Charity Shop Gift Card in its stores — the only nationally accepted, multi-retailer gift card that can be spent exclusively in charity shops. The Charity Shop Gift Card is a not-for-profit that has been...
Chamber’s Quarterly Economic Survey Now Open
Our latest Quarterly Economic Survey is now open. Click here to take part. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce represent the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...
Bringing Workwear & Promotional Products to the Chamber!
Alfabet Corporatewear was formed a little under three years ago, and has gone from strength to strength in building our reputation as a leading supplier of Workwear, Uniform, PPE & Promotional goods in the Worcestershire area. Purely made up as a family run...
Forty Herefordshire Businesses Benefit from Free Energy Audits – with More up for Grabs!
Businesses from across the county have been taking advantage of a new scheme providing free energy audits as part of a campaign to reduce carbon emissions. The energy audits have been offered to members of the Greener Footprints ’30 for 2030’ initiative and the...
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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