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Skills shortages and burnout pose challenges for the financial sector
The commercial finance and accountancy sector is facing a deepening talent problem that could threaten growth and long-term business resilience unless employers rethink their recruitment and retention strategies, says an industry specialist. The warning has come from...
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Skills shortages and burnout pose challenges for the financial sector
The commercial finance and accountancy sector is facing a deepening talent problem that could threaten growth and long-term business resilience unless employers rethink their recruitment and retention strategies, says an industry specialist. The warning has come from...
Member News
Limelite HR: Lisa to Join as Guest Speaker and Workshop Facilitator
A bit of news to share. On Wednesday 8th July, Lisa is speaking at the Keep Herefordshire & Worcestershire Working Conference at The Abbey Hotel in Malvern, and she’s also hosting a workshop on returning to work. We’re really looking forward to it....
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Farmers Needed for New Arthritis Study
Researchers at the University of Worcester are appealing for people from farming backgrounds with experience of arthritis to take part in groundbreaking research into the condition. The University is currently carrying out one of the first studies to directly ask...
Patron & Strategic News
Ormerod Rutter team raises over £3,000 for Blood Cancer UK
Thirty two members of the Ormerod Rutter Chartered Accountants team laced up their trainers on Sunday 10th May to take part in the Bromsgrove Blood Cancer Run. Participants chose between a 5k and a 10k route, both of which tested legs and lungs alike across a...
DRPG expands work experience programme to support the next generation of creative talent
Creative communications agency DRPG is expanding its work experience programme for 2026 as part of its ongoing commitment to developing the next generation of talent within the creative communications industry. The enhanced programme has been designed to provide...
Chamber News
Improve your Staff Recruitment and Retention with the Salary & Benefits 2024/25 Survey, in Partnership with Hewett Recruitment
Businesses are currently operating in an incredibly tight labour market and are doing their best to survive amongst the cost of doing business crisis due to spiralling energy costs. The competitive labour market is impacting businesses ability to invest and grow. The...
Services and Digital Trade ‘Key To Boosting Exports’
The British Chambers of Commerce has endorsed the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) focus on services and digital trade as key priorities. The BCC was part of a record-size UK delegation to the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, last week. It met with the UK Ambassador to the...
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Introducing PABON HALL INTERNATIONAL Trade Negotiators to the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce!
My name is Lina Pabon, the founder and managing director of PABON HALL International Trade Negotiators. I am delighted to present my company to the public and make our services available to you. Our purpose is to bridge business and promotional interests between Latin...
Introducing PABON HALL INTERNATIONAL Trade Negotiators to the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce!
My name is Lina Pabon, the founder and managing director of PABON HALL International Trade Negotiators. I am delighted to present my company to the public and make our services available to you. Our purpose is to bridge business and promotional interests between Latin...
Policy News
US Tariffs To Hit UK Economy
Reacting to news of a 10% tariff on all UK exports to the US and higher tariffs for other countries, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “The Government has kept a cool head so far and must continue to negotiate. This is a marathon not a sprint, and...
North Sea Taskforce Calls For Urgent Action
• The North Sea Transition Taskforce has called on the Government to rapidly establish a long-term, integrated plan to deliver a just energy transition in the North Sea. • Its new report finds the window of opportunity to secure the future of the North Sea is closing...
Skills News
Herefordshire employment project holds celebration event to mark the National Lottery’s 25th birthday
An employment programme led by Charity Landau, that helps Herefordshire people into work is holding a celebration event on Wednesday 22nd September to showcase the various opportunities available and the achievements of participants who have been supported by the...
College group lands £1.2 million funding to transform classrooms and workshops
Classrooms and workshops at a leading Midlands college group will be transformed to deliver new technical qualifications after receiving £1.2 Million of Government funding. WCG (formerly Warwickshire College Group) has been granted the funding from the £50 million T...
Charity News
It’s a Knockout! Successfully Raises Funds for Kaleidoscope Plus Group
On Wednesday 11 June 2025, businesses from across the region came together for the inaugural Kaleidoscope Plus Group It’s a Knockout! corporate teambuilding day. Hosted on the Pageant Field at Warwick Castle, overlooking the banks of the River Avon, the entertaining...
The Worcestershire Community Foundation is looking for two new trustees
The Worcestershire Community Foundation is looking for two new trustees to join the Board. We are one of the leading grant makers in Worcestershire; we act as a conduit to local philanthropy, linking private and public funders with community projects across the...
Growth Elusive As Labour Market Loosens
Reacting to the latest labour market data from the ONS, Patrick Milnes, Head of People and Work Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “There are strong signs that the labour market is continuing to loosen as wage...
BCC News
Growth Elusive As Labour Market Loosens
Reacting to the latest labour market data from the ONS, Patrick Milnes, Head of People and Work Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “There are strong signs that the labour market is continuing to loosen as wage...
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
Marches Careers Hub Celebrates Year of Success
The Marches Careers Hub has enjoyed a year of success – with sustained improvements across the last 12 months, new figures show. The hub – which is delivered by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership for the Careers and Enterprise Company in partnership with...
Herefordshire to ‘charge ahead’ Thanks to Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding
Thirteen Midlands Councils have led a successful bid for £39.3mil to get more chargers onto our streets – including Herefordshire, which will receive £1.124m. The Midlands has come together to create two partnerships across the region to successfully submit a bid for...
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BCRS Business Loans backs Birmingham teenager to fight for Team England
A 15-year-old Muay Thai boxer from Birmingham has received sponsorship from BCRS Business Loans which will support him to compete for Team England in Thailand. Community lender BCRS Business Loans, based in Wolverhampton, has provided Louis Thompson with sponsorship...
FCA approval marks major milestone for Severn Valley Railway’s One Railway project
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has today announced that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved its application to convert Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) Plc into a charitable community benefit society (CCBS), a key step in the organisation’s ambitious...
Worcester Students Win National Award for Video Game Built in Just 32 Hours
Students from the University of Worcester have won a national award for a video game they designed from scratch in a race against the clock. The third year Game Art students were taking part in the Ukie Student Game Jam, going head-to-head with teams from universities...
Skills Planning Vital To Tackle Gen Z Drift
A new report on a pioneering scheme for business-led skills planning in England has identified a pressing need to better engage Generation Z with the workplace. The analysis of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) found they have engaged thousands of people and...
May 2026 Cohort: TDM Unveils AI & Automation Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship for Local Employers
Time to turn your AI ambitions into action. As artificial intelligence and automation rapidly reshape the way organisations operate, many local businesses are asking the same question: Where do we start? Or if they have started – How can we scale this? The...
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Would you know what to do?
Someone collapses in your workplace. They are not breathing. People step back. Because they are afraid of getting it wrong. This is the moment that decides everything. And the biggest mistake is not bad CPR. It is no CPR. When someone is in cardiac arrest, they are...
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