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University of Worcester Students and Staff Nominated for Prestigious Nursing Honours
Four students and a member of staff from the University of Worcester have all been shortlisted for prestigious honours in the latest Student Nursing Times Awards. The awards are widely regarded as one of the highest accolades available to student nurses, educators and...
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University of Worcester Students and Staff Nominated for Prestigious Nursing Honours
Four students and a member of staff from the University of Worcester have all been shortlisted for prestigious honours in the latest Student Nursing Times Awards. The awards are widely regarded as one of the highest accolades available to student nurses, educators and...
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Worcestershire Ambassadors: Celebrating 25 Years of Giving Back
Worcestershire Ambassadors have proudly raised and donated an incredible £1.25 million over the last 25 years to support our local community. As we celebrate this milestone anniversary, we’re excited to announce a special initiative: 25 in 25. Our goal is to raise...
Students Scoop £5,000 Prizes in Dragon’s Den-style Competition
Entrepreneurial students have scooped two £5,000 prizes in a Dragon’s Den-style competition to help launch their new businesses. Will Essex and Janka Chovancova, who are both studying at the University of Worcester’s Business School, were among the University students...
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Solicitor warns residential flat owners to check how many years are left on their leases
A leading Worcestershire property litigation lawyer is urging flat owners to consider extending the term of their lease to protect their financial interests. People who own the leasehold interest of a flat do so for a defined number of years, meaning its value reduces...
Growing Pains of a Business
Simeon Chapman, Director of Hazelton Mountford Chartered Insurance Brokers, talks candidly about his, sometimes painful, experience of growing a business. “When my son was a teenager he developed Osgood Schlatter’s disease. This condition is where there is significant...
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The Department for International Trade Summer School 2019
The Department for International Trade is running its annual Summer School for 16-18 years old this June and July. Sixth forms and colleges will be part of a unique programme of learning, working with senior leaders in business, hearing from successful exporters and...
Grant funding success for Parallel Lines
Line marking company Parallel Lines has been awarded a grant as part of the Worcestershire Business Accelerator programme. Working closely with Worcestershire Business Central, Parallel Lines has shown commitment to growth by taking on staff as well as work in...
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Chamber Network launches campaign to support the people at the heart of local business community
Today Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and the wider Chamber Network launch a new campaign to celebrate, support and develop the most important part of any business – it’s people. Chambers will be working with government, academics,...
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Chamber Network launches campaign to support the people at the heart of local business community
Today Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce and the wider Chamber Network launch a new campaign to celebrate, support and develop the most important part of any business – it’s people. Chambers will be working with government, academics,...
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Chamber Business Awards 2019: Bishop Fleming LLP wins Business of the Year
Bishop Fleming LLP has been named Business of the Year, sponsored by Facebook, at the British Chambers of Commerce’s annual Chamber Business Awards 2019. The Chamber Business Awards, now in its 16th year, is one of the showpiece events in the business calendar,...
Family-run Cotswold company continues to grow thanks to increased sales of farm machinery
Family-run Heming Engineering Ltd is right on track for future expansion by growing its sales portfolio of some of the country’s leading brands of tractors and farm machinery. The company, based in Willersey, near Broadway, and part of the 51-year-old Heming Group has...
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Universities Chief Highlights University’s Relationship with City on Visit
The Chief Executive of Universities UK, Vivienne Stern MBE, has commended the University of Worcester for putting the community at the heart of what it does. Ms Stern was speaking on a recent visit to see for herself some of the University’s facilities, particularly...
World-leading technology manufacturer relocates to Bromsgrove with help from GJS Dillon
Acting on behalf of the vendor, Worcestershire commercial property consultancy GJS Dillon has sold a substantial detached office building in Bromsgrove to a world-leading technology manufacturer. SEADA Technology Ltd is a UK based global manufacturer of Video Wall...
Tim swaps L’Oréal for top finance role at Wyevale Nurseries
Tim Fawbert whose previous role was with the French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has joined one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries as Group Finance Director (December 2022). In his new position at Wyevale Nurseries, which is based in Hereford, Tim is managing the...
University’s Business School Awarded National Accreditation
The University of Worcester’s Business School has been awarded a national accreditation by the Chartered Association of Business Schools. The Small Business Charter accreditation, held by only around 60 Business Schools in the country, followed a rigorous assessment...
Shadow Education Secretary Praises University of Worcester’s Approach
The Shadow Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has praised the University of Worcester’s approach to inclusion during a recent visit. Ms Phillipson was given a tour of the University’s facilities, including The Hive, which has won awards for its inclusive design....
Step Into Christmas with South Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind
Join the ‘Step Into Christmas’ challenge with South Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind this December to raise vital funds and awareness for those that are experiencing low mental health across South Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Download the poster...
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