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Had a Baby in Worcestershire? Researchers Want Your Story
Historians at the University of Worcester are calling on mothers across Worcestershire to share their experiences of giving birth, as part of a major research project exploring how childbirth has changed in the region over the decades. The research is being undertaken...
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Had a Baby in Worcestershire? Researchers Want Your Story
Historians at the University of Worcester are calling on mothers across Worcestershire to share their experiences of giving birth, as part of a major research project exploring how childbirth has changed in the region over the decades. The research is being undertaken...
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Skills Minister Supports VC Raising Funds for Student Scholarships and Hardship Funds
Support and donations for the University of Worcester’s Vice Chancellor continue to pour in, as he reaches the halfway mark on his challenge to raise money for student scholarship and hardship funds. Professor David Green CBE DL is walking 280km along the coastal path...
Funding and Intellectual Property
The link between funding and intellectual property rights is often underestimated, and having a patent can do more for you than just keep your competitors at bay. R&D Tax Credits R&D tax credits are a government incentive designed to reward companies for...
Patron & Strategic News
Thursfields targets MIPIM as real estate team continues to grow
Heavyweight regional law firm Thursfields Solicitors is sending a delegation of three senior lawyers to MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate conference which runs in Cannes, France, from 14-17 March. Thursfields’ chairman Nick O’Hara will be joined by Tony Gibb,...
Thursfields awards four work experience scholarships in new inclusion project
Four aspiring law students have won a work experience scholarship with Thursfields Solicitors as part of the second phase of an inclusion project at the firm. The scholarship includes a guaranteed interview for a training contract with the leading Midlands law firm on...
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Businesses need clarity, not political game playing
The Queen has approved Boris Johnson’s request to suspend parliament for five weeks, ahead of the EU exit deadline on 31 October. The suspension follows the recent summer break in the House of Commons, and the Prime Minister has faced public criticism for calling for...
Chancellor accelerates Brexit preparations for businesses
Chancellor announces new plans to help businesses that trade with Europe prepare for 31 October. HMRC is stepping up efforts to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit by automatically enrolling companies in an important customs system and doubling the...
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BCC response to Shadow Chancellor’s speech
Commenting on today’s speech from the Shadow Chancellor, Adam Marshall, Director-General at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Our business communities will agree with John McDonnell on three fronts: the UK needs more public investment in infrastructure, more...
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BCC response to Shadow Chancellor’s speech
Commenting on today’s speech from the Shadow Chancellor, Adam Marshall, Director-General at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Our business communities will agree with John McDonnell on three fronts: the UK needs more public investment in infrastructure, more...
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Successful year for growing local recruitment firm
2019 has been a busy and exciting year for Multistaff Recruitment Solutions, who specialise in permanent and temporary recruitment across a number of sectors, including Driving, Commercial and Healthcare in the Worcestershire region. They have successfully grown the...
Redditch businessman’s South Pole Charity Challenge just weeks away
Fundraising for Molly Olly’s Wishes, Dean Attwell will undertake a grueling 3-week South Pole expedition, with every penny donated supporting children who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness. Granting individual wishes to children ranging...
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Challenging Year For Trade
Reacting to the ONS trade figures for December 2022, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “UK exports were flat in December 2022 and fell across the final quarter of the year as a whole. Across 2022, export values rose by 6.7% (excluding inflation)...
Worcestershire Area Council Meeting Notes
Accounting March 15th 2023 is the date of the next budget, and on 16th March we will be partnering with the Chamber to hold a budget update breakfast. In other areas, the challenges of recruiting remain. We have streamlined our processes with regards to how we manage...
Herefordshire Area Council Meeting Notes
Business Sector Updates Banking Resilience of SME businesses in the two counties is usually fairly robust in a national downturn and, whilst there will be casualties, these are not being seen in great number at the present time. Borrowing requests in the SME community...
Apprenticeships and their value to the workforce of the future
As the nation enters National Apprenticeship Week 2023, Mark Smith – Commercial Banking Relationship Director at Lloyds Banking Group and President of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce – shares his positive approach to...
Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd are shortlisted for Family Business of the Year 2023
Starting 2023 as they mean to go on, Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd based in Droitwich, Worcestershire has been shortlisted for the prestigious Family Business of the Year Award 2023. The awards, now in their 11th year will be held in June at the Royal College of...
The Spring Budget: What it means for you and your business
Join our budget seminar where tax experts will be on hand to analyse and explain the budget measures. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussions on the most important aspects of the budget. Breakfast and refreshments will also be...
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