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Why 2026 Is Opus’s Year
Every new year brings its own set of challenges and in the world of claims handling, but with the Opus way: tenacity over turbulence, what defines Opus isn’t the challenges we face, it’s the way we respond to them. Our team is built on resilience and grit! If an...
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Why 2026 Is Opus’s Year
Every new year brings its own set of challenges and in the world of claims handling, but with the Opus way: tenacity over turbulence, what defines Opus isn’t the challenges we face, it’s the way we respond to them. Our team is built on resilience and grit! If an...
Member News
DRPG Named Global Agency of the Year in Landmark 45th Anniversary Year
Integrated communications group DRPG has been named Global Agency of the Year at the 2025 C&IT Awards, recognising its development from a UK-based film agency into a global business operating across three continents. The accolade lands in a landmark year for the...
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Celebrated as an Outstanding Workplace for Third Time
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is proud to announce that it has once again been recognised with the Outstanding Workplace Award by leading management consultancy People Insight, following an exceptional 93% employee engagement score in its latest annual Staff Survey....
Patron & Strategic News
Visually Impaired Students Learn about Transition to University
Visually impaired students from local colleges spent a day at the University of Worcester to find out more about the transition to higher education. Students from New College Worcester and the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford attended a Visual...
Firms co-host Royal Three Counties Show drinks event
Law firm mfg Solicitors and property specialists Fisher German co-hosted a drinks reception at the 2025 Royal Three Counties Show. Over 100 people attended the event at Malvern’s Three Counties Showground as part of the annual three-day showpiece which celebrates...
Chamber News
Chair’s Report
The British Chambers of Commerce continue to command the attention of the UK’s political and economic leaders as the BCC demonstrates leadership in support of UK Plc, across the full breadth of the country’s business community. As such, I was delighted to be a part of...
Inflation eases further but food prices remain high
Inflation fell below double digits for the first time since August this morning (24/05), according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Inflation was 8.7% in April, down from 10.1% the previous month. However, despite the improvement, the figure is above the...
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Introducing Alcocks Nicholls Stewart!
Introducing new Chamber Members, Alcocks Nicholls Stewart. A bit about us: Mark and I (Mark Nicholls and Kirsty Stewart) took over the business in March 2020, the organisation was originally established in 1970 and is now known as Alcocks Nicholls Stewart (formerly...
Introducing Alcocks Nicholls Stewart!
Introducing new Chamber Members, Alcocks Nicholls Stewart. A bit about us: Mark and I (Mark Nicholls and Kirsty Stewart) took over the business in March 2020, the organisation was originally established in 1970 and is now known as Alcocks Nicholls Stewart (formerly...
Policy News
Worcestershire Area Council September Update
The Chamber hosts two Area Councils, one in Worcestershire and one in Herefordshire. Each Area Council consists of 15 specialists, from different sectors, who meet six times a year to provide feedback from their respective professions. The feedback is then used to...
A summary of the Covid-19 winter plan
Thanks to the success of the UK’s vaccination programme, data has shown that the link between cases, hospitalisations and deaths has weakened significantly. As part of the Covid-19 winter plan, the government has introduced a ‘Plan A’ and ‘Plan...
Skills News
Worcestershire chosen to have another Careers Hub supporting Middle Schools to create our future workforce
Worcestershire has been selected as part of a new wave of Careers Hubs launched across the UK. The Careers and Enterprise Company announced on Tuesday 23 June that Worcestershire has been chosen in the new wave 3 careers hubs. Currently the county secured a Wave 1...
Apprenticeships go from strength to strength during COVID Lockdown
In the new COVID-world there are some inspiring stories of organisations who have successfully adapted their business models to the current challenges for Apprenticeships under COVID-19. ‘Keeping learners learning’ has been the mantra of the entire team at...
Charity News
Powerful new film shines honest light on children’s hospice care
You’ll never forget that moment. The diagnosis. Everything stops…’ – This is the powerful opening of a brand-new film from Acorns Children’s Hospice that takes you on the moving journey of local families who need the charity’s lifeline care and support. ‘Stronger...
Messy Runner debut raises nearly £30K for St Michael’s
One of Hereford’s messiest ever events is expected to raise almost £30,000 for St Michael’s Hospice. The first-ever Messy Runner sold out days before the event at the city’s King George V playing fields on Saturday (June 17th). Over a thousand people of all ages...
Fresh Upheaval As Car Tariffs Announced
Reacting to the planned introduction of an extra 25 percent tariff on UK exports of cars and other automotives to the United States, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “Businesses were already looking with trepidation towards next week’s planned...
BCC News
Fresh Upheaval As Car Tariffs Announced
Reacting to the planned introduction of an extra 25 percent tariff on UK exports of cars and other automotives to the United States, William Bain, BCC Head of Trade Policy, said: “Businesses were already looking with trepidation towards next week’s planned...
Worcestershire News
Ballards LLP Expands Marketing and Business Development Team
Worcestershire based professional services firm, Ballards LLP, is making significant strides in bolstering its Marketing and Business Development team. Ballards specialise in accounting, taxation, and business advisory services, ensuring that they are well equipped to...
Grand opening of new electrical training centre at Worcester Community Trust’s inaugural annual celebration event
More than 80 members of the local community came together on Thursday 28 September to celebrate the impact that local charity Worcester Community Trust has had during 2022 and 2023. The charity runs six community hubs throughout Worcester, as well as wide range of...
Herefordshire News
Courtyard shortlisted for FSB Award for Sustainability
The Courtyard is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted for the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2023 in the West Midlands in the Sustainability category. FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) is a non-profit organisation and the UK’s leading business...
You’re invited to Talk Community’s next networking breakfast!
Wednesday 1st March, 2023 8am – 10am Hereford Rugby Football Club, Wyeside, Belvedere Lane, Hereford, HR4 0PH Please book your place here The Connecting Business and Charities breakfast is a unique event for businesses, social enterprises, and voluntary and community...
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Shape Worcestershire: Help Shape the Future of Local Councils
A major consultation is underway to decide how Worcestershire’s local government could be reshaped. Shape Worcestershire invites all residents to share their views on how council services should be delivered in the future. What’s Changing? Currently, Worcestershire...
New Course Explores Impact of Climate Change on Policing
The University of Worcester, West Mercia Police and e-learning company Indegu Ltd have joined forces to develop an awareness course for police staff on how climate change could impact policing in the future. The online programme is designed to educate on climate...
Businesses called to the crease as Worcester Street Sixes returns this July
Worcestershire businesses are being urged to bat up for a day of sporting fun and community connection as Worcester Street Sixes returns to the heart of the city on Tuesday 15 July 2025, when the event will unfold across Cathedral Square and Worcester High Street....
Industrial Strategy ‘An Important Milestone’
Responding to the publication of the Industrial Strategy, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s Industrial Strategy is an important milestone towards creating a competitive economy that is fit for the future, with...
Shareholders vote in favour of a radical organisational restructure for the Severn Valley Railway
At today’s [Saturday 21 June] Annual General Meeting of the Severn Valley Railway’s owning and operating company, SVR (Holdings) Plc, held in St George’s Hall, Bewdley, shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of a special resolution authorising the company’s...
New Course in Tutoring at Worcester
A new postgraduate degree to support those entering the private tutoring industry has been launched by the University of Worcester in partnership with Qualified Tutor, a leading professional organisation specialising in tutor education. The Professional Tutoring...
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