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Business Students Take on Challenge to Raise Funds for Hospice

Business Students Take on Challenge to Raise Funds for Hospice

A group of budding entrepreneurs are aiming to grow a £40 starter fund into the biggest total possible, all in support of a Worcester charity. The participants, all Business students at the University of Worcester, are taking on St Richard’s Hospice’s Grow Your Dough...

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Four ways to improve internal communication in your business

Four ways to improve internal communication in your business

Running a growing business is exciting — but communication is often the first thing to become challenging. Many growing businesses reach a point where updates get missed, people feel out of touch, and momentum starts to dip, just when you need your team to be pulling...

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Patron & Strategic News

National Podcast Explores the Story Behind the Hive

National Podcast Explores the Story Behind the Hive

The Hive, Worcester’s iconic library, was the subject of discussion on a national podcast examining the importance of libraries and librarians. Campus, the podcast from Times Higher Education, explores the most pressing issues in global high education. In this...

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Chamber News

Chairs Report

Chairs Report

The Chamber Expo is upon us again, 12th October at the Three Counties Showground. Many congratulations to the events team who have sold a record number of stands: 120 sold with a waiting list, so it should be an outstanding business opportunity for all concerned....

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Our Latest Member

Meet The Team – D & G Security Systems

At D&G Security Systems Ltd we are dedicated to offering a personal service to domestic and commercial clients, both locally and nationally. We are insurance approved, SSAIB registered and police compliant.  All our staff are DBS inspected. We install and maintain...

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Meet The Team – D & G Security Systems

Meet The Team – D & G Security Systems

At D&G Security Systems Ltd we are dedicated to offering a personal service to domestic and commercial clients, both locally and nationally. We are insurance approved, SSAIB registered and police compliant.  All our staff are DBS inspected. We install and maintain...

Policy News

How the Chancellors ‘mini-budget’ supports businesses

How the Chancellors ‘mini-budget’ supports businesses

Businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire welcomed the emphasis on business growth in the Chancellors ‘mini-budget’ last Friday morning. The planned rise in corporation tax (19% to 25%) from next April has been scrapped to support business investment. At 19%,...

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New Prime Minister Must Act Fast

New Prime Minister Must Act Fast

Liz Truss has been announced as the UK’s new Prime Minister. It is vital that she takes immediate action in her role as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. The vacuum in power that has been left during the process of electing a new leader has...

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Skills News

Pershore student wins national landscaping prize

Pershore student wins national landscaping prize

A horticulture student from Pershore has won the national title of Best Landscape Student of the Year. Josh Reid was awarded the regional prize earlier this year and has now emerged from the BALI (British Association of Landscape Industries) National Landscape Awards...

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Charity News

Shoppers Flock to New Hospice Charity Store

Shoppers Flock to New Hospice Charity Store

CROWDS flocked to the opening of a new hospice charity store in Barnards Green, Malvern, at the weekend. The new St Richard’s Hospice shop at 110 to 112 Barnards Green Road opened to the public on Saturday, December 2. Cutting the ribbon to officially open the shop...

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Tariffs Loom Large As Growth Forecasts Cut

Tariffs Loom Large As Growth Forecasts Cut

Responding to the latest IMF forecasts for the UK and Global economies, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The downgrades for both the UK and global economy should come as no surprise to anyone. Businesses are under no...

BCC News

Tariffs Loom Large As Growth Forecasts Cut

Responding to the latest IMF forecasts for the UK and Global economies, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “The downgrades for both the UK and global economy should come as no surprise to anyone. Businesses are under no...

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Worcestershire News

Herefordshire News

Apprenticeships at REHAU

Apprenticeships at REHAU

Herefordshire-based REHAU UK has a long history of apprenticeships which extend across its manufacturing sites in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Runcorn and Heathrow, as well as a number of sales offices across the UK. CEO, Martin Hitchin said: “To succeed as a premium supplier,...

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Manufacturing Excellence Boost For The West Midlands

Manufacturing Excellence Boost For The West Midlands

Two pioneering engineering and technology centres form collaboration – Manufacturing Technology Centre and New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering A ground-breaking agreement has been signed between the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and the...

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All Latest News

White Logistics and Bleach of Lavant Announce Merger

White Logistics and Bleach of Lavant Announce Merger

Two of retail horticulture’s leading transport providers, White Logistics & Storage Ltd and Bleach of Lavant, are pleased to announce they have joined forces under one group. The merged group will operate a large fleet of vehicles, running from Bleach’s hub near...

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HCR Law celebrates first winner of HCR Spark initiative

HCR Law celebrates first winner of HCR Spark initiative

HCR Law is delighted to announce the first winner of HCR Spark – an exciting programme launched to inspire and support young people interested in a career in law. Ella Hamilton, a Year 12 A-level student at John Kyrle High School in Ross-on-Wye, has been named the...

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McPhillips wins £10m bus station redevelopment contract

McPhillips wins £10m bus station redevelopment contract

West Midlands-based construction company McPhillips has won a £10 million local authority contract to deliver a new and improved bus station. Herefordshire Council announced McPhillips as its official construction partner on the Hereford Transport Hub project, part of...

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