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Welcome New Members | November
Warm welcome to our newest Members who joined throughout November Lucy Labels – A sticker and labelling business offering custom labels. Barclays Greater Birmingham and The Three Counties Corporate – Barclays’ regional corporate banking services for businesses....
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Welcome New Members | November
Warm welcome to our newest Members who joined throughout November Lucy Labels – A sticker and labelling business offering custom labels. Barclays Greater Birmingham and The Three Counties Corporate – Barclays’ regional corporate banking services for businesses....
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Boogie Lights Express Steams into the Severn Valley Railway
There are just days to go until the brand new Boogie Lights Express steams into the Severn Valley Railway. Fortunately, the event is completely unaffected by the recent embankment collapse near Bridgnorth and trains will depart from Kidderminster as planned. Running...
Severn Valley Railway and Bewdley Festival launch children’s poetry competition
As it celebrates its 60th anniversary, the Severn Valley Railway is teaming up with Bewdley Festival’s Step into Stories event, to launch a brand-new children’s poetry competition, with family travel tickets on offer as prizes. The competition is open to children aged...
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Prestigious award nominations for Herefordshire events venue Crumplebury
Treading lightly on the planet has always been second nature to Herefordshire events venue Crumplebury. Now its focus on sustainability and responsible estate management has been recognised with two prestigious award nominations this autumn. It’s been shortlisted for...
Bosses risk weeks of chaos if workers go World Cup AWOL
The month-long 2022 FIFA World Cup has the potential to cause HR complications for businesses across the region, with some workers likely to be absent during big matches. That is the warning from employment lawyer Darryll Thomas who says businesses should prepare for...
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Free e-guides to help businesses plan for the changes ahead
Earlier this week, the Chamber Network was pleased to launch three Brexit e-guides to help businesses understand the changes to Rules of Origin, Tariffs and Custom Declarations in the event of a no deal Brexit. Whilst we continue to lobby for government to avoid a...
The clock is ticking…get your business Brexit Ready
As the country nears the EU exit deadline on 31 October 2019, businesses can get prepared this minute with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, in association with Worcestershire Business Central. Whilst we wait for further guidance from government,...
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BCC comments on No-Deal Readiness Report and temporary tariff regime
Commenting on the publication of the No-Deal Readiness Report, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “It’s good that government has got its shoulder to the wheel, but it’s going to have to push a lot harder to give businesses...
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BCC comments on No-Deal Readiness Report and temporary tariff regime
Commenting on the publication of the No-Deal Readiness Report, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “It’s good that government has got its shoulder to the wheel, but it’s going to have to push a lot harder to give businesses...
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Orchard Healthcare offer new employee assistance programme
Orchard Healthcare, the Worcester based Health Cash plan provider have recently added an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to their Health and Wellbeing product range. Jane Hopley, Chairman, said ‘We have recognised that companies are increasingly looking for...
Chinese New Year Celebrated at Kidderminster’s Little Trinity Nursery
Chinese New Year, the year of the rat, is being celebrated by children at Kidderminster’s Little Trinity Nursery, learning about China, it’s traditions and foods and took part in their very own Dragon Dance. Gaynor Carter, Manager, said: “Celebrating Chinese New Year...
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Prestigious award nominations for Herefordshire events venue Crumplebury
Treading lightly on the planet has always been second nature to Herefordshire events venue Crumplebury. Now its focus on sustainability and responsible estate management has been recognised with two prestigious award nominations this autumn. It’s been shortlisted for...
Nipping workplace concerns in the bud
Nipping workplace concerns in the bud Informal resolution is about resolving workplace concerns at an early stage (nipping them in the bud), through constructive, adult-to-adult conversation which enables people to move forwards without having to escalate to formal...
The Chamber Christmas Catalogue is here for 2022!
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce have launched their Chamber Christmas Catalogue ready for the 2022 festive period! Back, by popular demand, this year’s catalogue celebrates the best of the two counties and encourages people to shop local this...
Upcoming COP27 Conference Vital to Provide a Sustainability Plan for Businesses
COP27 will be held in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh on 6-18 November. Every year, a different country from a different world region takes up the Conference of the Parties (COP) Presidency, to convene world leaders and define priorities. As an ‘All of...
Interest rates rise a blunt instrument and further headache for business
Commenting on today’s Bank of England interest rate rise, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The decision to raise the base rate to 3% comes as no surprise following the market turmoil caused by September’s...
Crowd funder success for the people of Kherson in Ukraine!
With help from the Chamber of Commerce, local theatre director raises six times her target to help the people of Kherson, Ukraine. Thanks to the generous support of readers, Vamos Theatre’s Artistic Director Rachael Savage has raised £4,176 for the people of Kherson,...
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