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Can you step up for Midwives this November and make every mile a moment that matters
Did you know one Community Midwife travels over 345 miles every month caring for newborn babies and their families? This November, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity is calling on our amazing local business community to get moving and to try and match those miles...
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Can you step up for Midwives this November and make every mile a moment that matters
Did you know one Community Midwife travels over 345 miles every month caring for newborn babies and their families? This November, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity is calling on our amazing local business community to get moving and to try and match those miles...
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National Apprenticeship Week success culminates with launch of 2025 Apprenticeships Awards
Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Worcestershire County Council are pleased to announce the 2025 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards. The announcement comes at the conclusion of National Apprenticeship Week, a successful week of promoting the...
Congratulations as Hazelton Mountford’s AJ passes Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) Exam
The team at Hazelton Mountford extend their congratulations to AJ who recently passed the Cert CII exam to obtain his first qualification. AJ joined Hazelton Mountford as an apprentice account executive in 2022. Since then he has demonstrated dedication to his career...
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Brownfield site owners encouraged to generate energy and income by transforming their land
Owners of underused brownfield sites are being urged to consider transforming their land with energy generation and storage facilities to bring in extra income amid the energy crisis. Commercial property solicitor Phil Hunt, from Worcestershire law firm mfg...
Top Tips for Supporting Workplace mental health
Monday 16th January is ‘Blue Monday’ and is considered to be the most depressing day of the year after overindulging at Christmas time, bills coming through the door and feeling guilty about not sticking to new year’s resolutions. Wellbeing and mental health in the...
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Coronavirus support arriving for small businesses
Small businesses across the West Midlands have started to receive more than half a billion pounds of financial aid to help them through the coronavirus lockdown. A specific Government funding stream of £561m for small businesses has been transferred to the seven...
Sick Pay advice for employees
You can get £94.25 per week Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if you’re too ill to work. It’s paid by your employer for up to 28 weeks. If you are staying at home because of COVID-19 you can now claim SSP. This includes individuals who are caring for people in the same...
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BCC comments on funding boost for bus services
Welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement of new funding for regional bus links, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “Buses matter to the success of our business communities, from high streets to industrial estates. Better bus services mean less congestion,...
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BCC comments on funding boost for bus services
Welcoming the Prime Minister’s announcement of new funding for regional bus links, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “Buses matter to the success of our business communities, from high streets to industrial estates. Better bus services mean less congestion,...
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Welcome new Members!
The Chamber would like to wish a very warm welcome to our newest Members from across the two counties this month: 4 Seasons Worx Ltd Bloomery (Broadway) (http://www.bloomery.co.uk) Boutique Recordings (http://www.boutiquerecording.co.uk) Bullet Lift Services Limited...
Worcester business woman hits Amazon bestseller
Publishing a book is never an easy task, launching in week one of lockdown in one of the toughest book categories could be reckless – or genius. Lucy Barkas, founder of 3WH, a leadership and team development consultancy and Author of LeaderX said, “I knew...
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Fearless February for 2Faced Dance
2Faced Dance are an artistic cultural organisation based in the centre of Hereford, of nearly 25 years’ standing. A workplace of permanent staff, a home to freelance artists, a space for 20 other community arts and dance organisations, a place to dream for 500...
Healthwatch making a difference in Herefordshire
Healthwatch Herefordshire is looking forward to another productive year as the people’s champion for health and care services. Building on the premise that the patient and community voice should be at the centre of health and care services being delivered,...
Marches LEP continues to deliver for region
The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership continued to deliver real results for the region throughout 2022 – despite a challenging background. And the LEP – and its business support arm The Marches Growth Hub – says it will work alongside the whole business community...
Work XP Training Ltd joins the Chamber
Work XP Training Ltd is a local training and work experience provider, based at the Malvern Hills Science Park. Offering a unique combination of workshops, training programmes, online software developer training and work experience packages, starting at just £48 per...
When should I forward a phishing email?
Reporting phishing attempts is a proactive way to help protect yourself and your business. Cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated in their methods so understanding what phishing is and how to protect yourself is becoming increasingly important. What is a...
Joint Area Council Meeting
Held on Friday, 25th November 2022 from 8:00 – 9:30, Virtual Meeting Business Sector Updates Education Industrial action across a number of sectors has had an impact upon education with possible action within the sector a possibility. These have been largely around...
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