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Midlands businesses urged to step up for young people facing homelessness with St Basils Hike for Homeless 2026
Businesses across the Midlands are being urged to swap boardrooms for walking boots this summer as St Basils launches Hike for Homeless 2026, a powerful team challenge with real impact for young people facing homelessness. Taking place on Saturday 20 June 2026 at...
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Midlands businesses urged to step up for young people facing homelessness with St Basils Hike for Homeless 2026
Businesses across the Midlands are being urged to swap boardrooms for walking boots this summer as St Basils launches Hike for Homeless 2026, a powerful team challenge with real impact for young people facing homelessness. Taking place on Saturday 20 June 2026 at...
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Completion of White Logistics 3rd Warehouse
White Logistics is close to completing its third warehouse at the company’s HQ in Pershore, Worcestershire — boosting overall capacity to 23,000 pallet spaces and enhancing its offer as a complete logistics partner. The new facility, opening September 2025, will add...
OCM promotes Steve Turberfield to Head of Corporate Accounts
OCM is proud to announce the promotion of Steve Turberfield to the role of Head of Corporate Accounts. Steve began his career at OCM in November 2001 as an IT Technician, before stepping into the role of Corporate Account Manager just a year later — a position he held...
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OLPRO are collaborating with University of Worcester’s Graphic Design Students to Develop Sustainable Packaging Concept Work for New Camping Product Range
OLPRO, the B Corp-certified camping and outdoor brand, is partnering with the University of Worcester’s Graphic Design students to revolutionize the camping industry. This collaboration focuses on developing sustainable packaging for OLPRO’s upcoming...
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Launches Festive Appeal to Raise £20,000 this Christmas
Charity launches Festive Appeal to raise £20,000 this Christmas to provide 20 more day beds for hospitals’ Palliative and End of Life Care Team Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to providing high quality supportive care for patients, and those...
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Boris Johnson addresses the nation
Boris Johnson has unveiled a “conditional plan” to reopen society, allowing people in England to spend more time outdoors from Wednesday. The PM also said people who could not work from home should return to the workplace – but avoid public transport.
He said a new Covid Alert System with five levels would govern how quickly lockdown restrictions could be eased.He hoped the next step “at the earliest by 1 June” would be for some primary pupils to return to school in England. In an address to the nation, Mr Johnson said this stage would also involve reopening shops – but he cautioned this would only happen if the science supported it.
Managing Business Through Uncertain Times – exclusive digital edition available now
The latest edition of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce’s Business Direction is now live! The bi-monthly magazine, which is usually delivered to over 4,000 businesses has been moved to exclusively online for this month’s edition. With many...
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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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DRPG launch home learning programme to support parents during lockdown
With schools closed across the UK and vast swathes of the workforce at home due to lockdown, home schooling has become the new norm turning parents in to teachers and creating a new normal that has people juggling homelife, work and studying to new levels. With this...
Lockdown Design Service – New FREE Service for Essential Keyworker Sector Projects
ONE Creative Environments is offering a FREE ‘Lockdown Design Service’ for essential keyworker sector projects. The multidisciplinary design practice, which has all of the essential professional disciplines in-house, is offering free consultations and high-level...
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Commercial property landlords alerted over changes to minimum energy efficiency rating
Commercial property landlords could be faced with owning properties they cannot let or even sell if they fail to meet new energy efficiency rules which could be introduced by the Government. That’s the warning from specialist property solicitor, Phil Hunt, who says...
County IT expert to take on Worcester 10k for Cancer Research
A Worcestershire IT specialist is set to take part in this month’s Worcester 10k to raise money for the Cancer Research charity. Paul Taylor, head of sales at Kidderminster IT firm Minster Micro, is taking part in the city’s popular race after running the half...
New Exciting Business Created Offering Love it or List it Service
Lee and Mair Whittington have set up a new estate Agency in Malvern incorporating their daughters Interior and Spatial Design studio. We believe clients with larger and more luxurious homes deserve a little more from the standard high street agent so we will be...
All-Girls’ Nursery Celebrating One-Year Anniversary
MSJ Minis at Malvern St James Girls’ School turns one in September, celebrating one year since it opened its all-girls’ nursery which provides a bespoke early years learning environment for girls aged 3-4. To mark its first anniversary, MSJ Minis is hosting a...
BCC Economic Forecast: Fragile Economy Stuck In First Gear
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) marginally upgrades its 2023 GDP forecast to 0.4%, but economic activity will remain very weak throughout 2024 and 2025, according to the organisation’s latest Quarterly Economic Forecast. UK Economic Outlook The UK...
Make Second-hand Clothes Your First Choice in Re-loved Revolution with Acorns
Shoppers in Worcestershire are being challenged to look good, do good and feel good and join the re-loved revolution this September to help support local children and families. Acorns Children’s Hospice is calling on supporters to start their journey to sustainable...
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