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PGM Pest Control Publishes Herefordshire Pest Activity Data Analysis Report 2025
PGM Pest Control has released its Herefordshire Pest Activity Data Analysis Report 2025, identifying the most prevalent pest issues across the county based on recorded treatment data. Key Findings: Rodents — 48% Wasps — 15% Carpet beetles — 6% Bed bugs — 6% Woodworm —...
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PGM Pest Control Publishes Herefordshire Pest Activity Data Analysis Report 2025
PGM Pest Control has released its Herefordshire Pest Activity Data Analysis Report 2025, identifying the most prevalent pest issues across the county based on recorded treatment data. Key Findings: Rodents — 48% Wasps — 15% Carpet beetles — 6% Bed bugs — 6% Woodworm —...
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Free Family Festival Already Proving Popular
Tickets to a free family festival at the University of Worcester have proved so popular that capacity has had to be more than doubled ahead of the event. The Children and Families Festival is organised by staff and students and will be held at the University’s...
Empowering SMEs Through Digital Learning
At Make Strides, we’re passionate about equipping businesses with the skills they need to thrive. That’s why we’ve become a strategic partner of the Hereford & Worcestershire Chamber if Commerce, aligning our expertise in digital learning with their mission to...
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Aerial Tower to Be Built at University’s Lakeside Campus
Planners have given the go ahead for a new aerial tower at the University of Worcester’s Lakeside Campus. The 10-metre-high tower, which will incorporate a 100m zip wire, climbing wall and abseil wall and a ‘leap of faith’, will build on the University’s outdoor...
New Partner announced at SME
SME Solicitors in Worcester has announced that Liz Stirk (nee Meddings) has been made a Partner in the firm. Liz is Head of SME’s Residential Conveyancing department. Liz Stirk joined SME Solicitors, based in Sansome Walk, in 2013 as a secretary and has progressed...
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PLACE PARTNERSHIP WELCOMES RICHARD HURFORD AS NEW ENERGY MANAGER
Place Partnership has welcomed Richard Hurford as the company’s new Energy Manager. Richard has an extensive background in energy and sustainability, having previously worked for npower, Schneider Electric and the Greater London Authority. At the London Borough of...
Calls for transparency in ongoing prorogation dispute
On Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister’s suspension of the UK parliament was found to be unlawful by a panel of three judges at the Court of Session. The ruling overturned an earlier decision made from the court last week which found Mr Johnson had not broken the...
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BCC comments on today’s events in Parliament
Commenting on Saturday’s Parliamentary debate, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While the parliamentary drama continues, in the real world businesses wait anxiously for a clear outcome. “In the coming days the onus...
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BCC comments on today’s events in Parliament
Commenting on Saturday’s Parliamentary debate, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While the parliamentary drama continues, in the real world businesses wait anxiously for a clear outcome. “In the coming days the onus...
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CitySigns celebrates 60 years with local charity campaign
Founded in 1960, Worcestershire-based CitySigns is celebrating their 60th anniversary by fundraising for the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust. Family owned CitySigns aims to raise £6,000 for the local cancer charity in 2020 via a series of fundraising events...
BetaDen launch search for Cohort 3.0
Co-located with one of the UK’s first 5G testbeds, BetaDen is situated at the forefront of testing and developing future technologies. The testbed provides a revolutionary platform for businesses to develop next-generation technology, such as industry 4.0. The...
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Impact Mortgages Launch Christmas Hamper Giveaway!
Impact Mortgages Ltd based in Wyevale Business Park, Hereford, have teamed up with Tilly’s Farm Shop and are giving away the ULTIMATE festive hamper – packed with delicious treats just in time for Christmas. This really is all your food hamper dreams come true:...
Stylish silk scarves on sale to support hospice care
Beautiful silk scarves reflecting the concepts of peace and hope are now on sale to raise funds for a Worcestershire hospice. Evesham-based digital textile printing specialist, The Silk Bureau, called on artists earlier this year to design a silk scarf in aid of St...
Family barrister and judge reveals trials and tribulations of remote court hearings
Charmian Jackson, a barrister and deputy district judge in the Midlands, has shared some interesting experiences of the family law system in a podcast created by Thursfields Solicitors. Ms Jackson, a barrister at St Ives Chambers in Birmingham who also serves as a...
University of Worcester Among Top for Gender Pay
New analysis of gender pay at UK universities has re-confirmed the University of Worcester as one of the best performing in the Country. Figures released by AdvanceHE show Worcester was among five universities with no median pay gap. Women make up over 60% of...
BCC welcomes news of fresh South Korean trade talks
Reacting to news of a consultation on a new trade deal with South Korea, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “South Korea is a vital export market for the Chamber Network, but also a key source of semi-conductors for the UK manufacturing sector, as...
Trade Policy and Economic Growth – The Emerging Paradigm
Trade policy has been front-page news in recent weeks – with either new research on UK trade with Japan, the effects upon EU exporting business of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement nearly two years on from its introduction, or trade negotiations with India...
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