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DRPG Celebrates Creative Careers Month with Industry First Apprenticeship Cohort and Sparks Live Success
DRPG Celebrates Creative Careers Month with Industry First Apprenticeship Cohort and Sparks Live Success Creative communications agency DRPG is championing the next generation of talent this Creative Careers Month with two major milestones: the launch of the UK’s...
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DRPG Celebrates Creative Careers Month with Industry First Apprenticeship Cohort and Sparks Live Success
DRPG Celebrates Creative Careers Month with Industry First Apprenticeship Cohort and Sparks Live Success Creative communications agency DRPG is championing the next generation of talent this Creative Careers Month with two major milestones: the launch of the UK’s...
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From hospital wards to boardrooms: a midwife’s journey into the corporate world
After years of working as a midwife, Rosie Bligh saw firsthand the challenges pregnant and postnatal women faced when trying to stay active. Realising there was a real lack of safe, effective fitness classes tailored to their individual needs, she decided to take...
Graduate Making a Difference in Indonesia Through Education and Conservation
A graduate who started a charity in Sumatra says he’s using the lessons he learned at the University of Worcester to make a difference to people in Indonesia. Sam Oakes, who graduated from the University’s School of Sport and Exercise Science in 2016, spent time...
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Hazelton Mountford’s Mike drops into the fundraising zone for a special cause
Mike Douglas, Account Exec at Hazelton Mountford, finally made his fundraising skydive on 6th August 2022 in memory of Henry Dog Bromberg. After a false start, due to adverse weather, Mike set about his dive from the sky earlier this month in order to raise money for...
Recruiting in 2022 with Hazelton Mountford
Simeon Chapman, Director, talks about the changing world of recruitment. Whether a hangover from the pandemic or simply a change in the way we all think about work, the local brokers are adapting to the changes they’ve experienced whilst expanding their business....
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BCC comments on British Steel
Commenting on the news British Steel is entering insolvency, Hannah Essex, Co-executive director at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Many Chamber businesses will be concerned about the potential impact of British Steel entering insolvency, particularly those...
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The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is looking for energetic, diverse, passionate and skilled individuals from across the UK who would be interested in becoming a Non-Executive Director (NED) of the BCC to help the organisation achieve its key objectives to support...
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BCC comments on announcement of new Prime Minister
Commenting on the announcement that Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP has won the Conservative leadership contest and will be the next Prime Minister, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The message to Boris Johnson from business...
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BCC comments on announcement of new Prime Minister
Commenting on the announcement that Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP has won the Conservative leadership contest and will be the next Prime Minister, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The message to Boris Johnson from business...
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All About Magazines celebrates 10 years in business
Local publisher All About Magazines, with three community magazines in Malvern/Upton-upon-Severn, St John’s in Worcester and West of the Hills, is celebrating 10 years in business. Editor Sascha McDonald started work on the first magazine back in 2009 in her...
New project to catalyse innovation in Worcestershire agri-tech launches
A project supporting Worcestershire-based enterprises to diversify into new agri-tech markets got underway recently at Pershore College. GrowAgri Worcestershire, a £2m joint initiative between the college and the European Regional Development Fund, officially unveiled...
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#BringYourHumanToWorkDay
September 22nd is being celebrated as “Bring Your Human to Work Day”, so say local business Human Everything, who are encouraging other local businesses to share what it means to be Human at their places of work via social media using the hashtag...
Reacting to the latest ONS figures on Trade for July 2022
Reacting to the latest ONS figures on Trade for July 2022, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “July was a better month for UK trade than the previous month. We are seeing trade in fuels, particularly oil and gas, at elevated levels. Vehicle and...
New Young Driver Insurance from Sutcliffe & Co
Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers launch their new insurance for young drivers with the key aim of providing cover that not only meets the needs should the worst happen but it also helps young drivers get onto the road in an affordable way. This timely announcement...
EV transitioning: How to manage a staggered grey fleet take-up
Business grey fleets are likely to be experiencing something of a lag when it comes to EV transitioning, thanks in part to the levels of driver hesitancy we are seeing emerge. The phenomenon known as grey fleet refers to fleets comprising employee-owned vehicles,...
Thursfields comments on new law criminalising travellers camping on land without permission
New legislation now makes it a criminal offence for people with vehicles to camp out on land without permission, according to Jon Clifford of leading Midlands law firm Thursfields Solicitors. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, which was passed into law...
Introducing Honeywell Primary School a hive of educational excellence where new adventures are about to begin
On Tuesday 6th September, the Mayor of Worcester, Councillor Adrian Gregson, declared Honeywell Primary School officially open as the whole community joined together to celebrate the start of something special for the new west Worcester school. Special guests enjoyed...
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