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Severn Valley Railway – Black Friday Special Offer
Save 20% on Santa’s Steam Specials Tickets! You’ll need to hurry, this offer ends at 4pm this Wednesday 26 November 2025. Santa’s Steam Specials tickets include: Private compartment or reserved table in a historic carriage Travel from Kidderminster to...
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Severn Valley Railway – Black Friday Special Offer
Save 20% on Santa’s Steam Specials Tickets! You’ll need to hurry, this offer ends at 4pm this Wednesday 26 November 2025. Santa’s Steam Specials tickets include: Private compartment or reserved table in a historic carriage Travel from Kidderminster to...
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Residential Development Expert Paul Harris Joins mfg Solicitors
Law firm mfg Solicitors has bolstered its residential development team with the appointment of a new senior associate. Residential development specialist Paul Harris has joined the firm, working closely with partner and head of residential development, Rhiannon Clark....
Innovating Together: Talisman Plastics and Merriott Group Merge for Enhanced Collaboration and Growth
Developments within the plastics injection moulding industry sees two big players come together and evolve into a singular group. Talisman Plastics and Merriott Group agreed a merger in 2024 that sees all three of their UK factories brought together as one business....
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Central Hub Offering Support for Ukrainians and Host Families Established
Sutcliffe and Co Insurance Brokers are working with charities Midlands Migrant Support Centre and The Bransford Trust to provide a central hub to offer support to Ukrainian refugees and their host families. After discovering a need for a central ‘hub’ to provide...
University Wins Levelling Up Award for Providing Opportunities for Young Learners
The University of Worcester has won a national award for its efforts to drive social mobility through educational opportunities for children. It triumphed in the Levelling Up Universities Awards 2022, winning the award for Strong Foundations in Early Years – the...
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New road to cut Worcester congestion
A new dual carriageway is predicted to halve peak journey times along the A4440 and pave the way for up to 5,600 new homes. Roads Minister Jesse Norman today (Friday, 1 March) approved almost £55 million of government funding for the Southern Link Road. The major...
BCC: Government must act now to prevent ‘no deal’ by default on 29th March
Commenting ahead of today’s Cabinet meeting and the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the Brexit negotiations, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “At this pivotal moment, the government must take...
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q1 2019: Business hits the brakes
The British Chambers of Commerce’s quarterly economic survey – the largest private sector survey of business sentiment and leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that key indicators of UK economic health weakened considerably in the first quarter of 2019. The...
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q1 2019: Business hits the brakes
The British Chambers of Commerce’s quarterly economic survey – the largest private sector survey of business sentiment and leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that key indicators of UK economic health weakened considerably in the first quarter of 2019. The...
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Local business, Frontline Cleaning, works on DIY SOS project
Frontline Cleaning had the privilege of helping Nick Knowles, Billy, Mark, Chris and Jules from DIY SOS to convert the home of Johanna and William in Bromsgrove. Johanna’s little sister, Karis, has Cerebral Palsy, uses a wheelchair and needs constant care. Her...
Delivering London skills locally
Having learnt from London-based global brands like Stella McCartney and Curvy Kate, Worcestershire-based Agency You Do Better delivers interim campaign management and communications to businesses locally. Using her global experience with the big brands, Ruby Edwards,...
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Lucart Hygiene set for growth following funding from Santander UK
Santander UK has provided a multi-million-pound funding package to Malvern-based Lucart Hygiene to support its growth in the ‘away from home’ tissue paper industry. The company – formerly Essential Supply Products – was acquired by Italian paper...
Local businesses are being asked to take part in a new survey to understand the challenges and opportunities around Digital Skills.
The Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Worcestershire County Council, are conducting the digital skills survey to gather data and evidence on how valuable digital skills are to businesses now and how this will change in the future. Technology has...
Do you really know who your customers are?
One of the things we often find with potential clients is that they are already in the middle of creating new assets like a website when a project stalls because they’ve lost sight of the activity objectives. Investing in research and taking the time to really...
Here to Help – Marches Growth Hub support helps drive engineer’s growth
A Herefordshire business says it has been able to take on new staff and enjoy significant growth thanks to help from the Marches Growth Hub. Engineering company Wye Cylinder Engineering (WCE) has seen its turnover grow by almost £1million in the last 12 months and...
First ever T-level students are a success!
A-level results day on 18th August 2022 is arguably much more anticipated than the previous two years, as exams were cancelled due to the pandemic and students were awarded grades based on teacher’s assessments. Therefore, this year’s results day marks a return to...
GLAL.uk sponsors the EuroPro Worcestershire Masters at The Vale Golf Course
Glal.uk, the lifestyle brand of GL, recently sponsored the EuroPro Glal.UK Worcestershire Masters at the Vale Golf and Country Club for the second year in a row. GL, based on Great Western Business Park in Worcester were the main sponsors and had their EV-IQ car...
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