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Hazelton Mountford welcomes Peter Sherwood to the team
Hazelton Mountford is delighted to share that Peter Sherwood has joined the senior leadership team, bringing more than 30 years of commercial insurance experience to the Independent Chartered Insurance Brokerage. Peter steps in as a Branch Director, where his deep...
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Hazelton Mountford welcomes Peter Sherwood to the team
Hazelton Mountford is delighted to share that Peter Sherwood has joined the senior leadership team, bringing more than 30 years of commercial insurance experience to the Independent Chartered Insurance Brokerage. Peter steps in as a Branch Director, where his deep...
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Up to £1,000 of Fully Funded Workforce Planning Support for Worcestershire Businesses + How BuzzGen Benefited from Employer Branding Consultancy at No Cost
If you’re a business based in Worcestershire, there’s a fantastic opportunity currently available that could directly support your growth plans and it comes at no cost to you. The Worcestershire County Council (WCC) has launched a fully funded workforce planning tool...
Worcester Graduate Helping Schools to be Greener
Two decades after graduating, a former Worcester student is helping schools across England deliver on the Government’s ambition to embed sustainability into the national curriculum. Edd Moore, who graduated in 2005, has since led multiple schools to national and...
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Japanese Professor’s Year in Worcester Learning about British Law
An academic from Japan has spent a year at the University of Worcester learning about British law. Professor Ning Han is the second member of staff from Toin University in Yokohama to take part in an exchange programme between the two universities. She spent a year...
University of Worcester to Host Careers Fair
Following the success of last year’s event, the Worcester Business School is holding another Careers Fair at our City Campus between 11am and 2pm on Thursday 19th October 2023 and we would love you to join us! This fair will have a focus on 12-month placements,...
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Coronavirus Scam Alert
After global phenomena, natural disasters or pandemics like COVID-19 occur, there is often an increase of opportunistic criminal activity on the internet. Below are some of the types of scams you should be on the lookout for: Mailicious websites – Websites with...
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...
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UK begin trade talks with US
Talks of trade negotiations now seems such a world away, however the UK continues to progress their relations with other countries and work on trade deals. Talks between the UK and US on a post-brexit agreement are underway. The first round of talks are expected to...
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UK begin trade talks with US
Talks of trade negotiations now seems such a world away, however the UK continues to progress their relations with other countries and work on trade deals. Talks between the UK and US on a post-brexit agreement are underway. The first round of talks are expected to...
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NHS call for business support
The NHS are calling for businesses across the UK to help with protective equipment such as goggles and protection screens. Protective equipment such as goggles are a critical safety item for frontline staff and there are concerns that supplies will not last. The...
Government release guidance on closure of businesses and premises
The government has released guidance on what businesses and premises should close and any exceptions. Takeaway and delivery services may remain open under the guidance previously provided by the government. Online retail is still open and encouraged and postal and...
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Hospice to celebrate ‘incredible’ volunteers
Worcestershire’s St Richard’s Hospice will be celebrating the tireless support of hundreds of volunteers over the next week. (1 – 7th June) During Volunteers’ Week from June 1st to 7th, the hospice will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations...
Limited tickets remain as first-ever St Michael’s Hospice Messy Runner nears
A Herefordshire charity says it has been blown away by ticket sales ahead of the launch of a new event. St Michael’s Hospice has announced that places for its first-ever Messy Runner on Saturday 17th June are becoming limited after hundreds snapped up tickets shortly...
Should you insure your sports club pitches and running tracks too?
With the recent news story of East of Scotland league side Dunipace FC facing a bill of up to £300,000 to repair their artificial surface at Westfield Park in Denny, when their football club pitch was set on fire by vandals last week, shows insuring pitches should not...
Phoneworcs Ltd, a multi-award winning business telecommunications and broadband specialist
The Phoneworcs team are celebrating as Managing Director Sandy Burt is delighted to announce that they have received 2 fantastic awards in this year’s SME News UK Enterprise and IT Awards. Phoneworcs is proud to be named “The Best Cloud Telephony Provider in the...
Introducing me – Menopause Coach and i-act onliner trainer
I’m Julie, a Registered Nurse with over 35years clinical experience. Currently working in OH and absence management. However, I am now a Certified Menopause Coach offering the Menopause Plan. The plan is completed over 7weeks, looking at different aspects of...
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SMH IT Solutions Although relative newcomers to the local IT scene, the team at Worcester-based, SMH IT Solutions has an impressive wealth of experience among its ranks. Having worked in IT at different companies over many years, SMH’s joint owners have developed an...
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