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Recruitment firm donates hundreds of chocolate advent calendars to local foodbank
Ahead of the main festive season, a leading recruitment firm which specialises in talent for the catering and hospitality sectors has donated over 200 chocolate advent calendars to a local foodbank. Staff at jobs specialist Pineapple Recruitment have donated the...
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Recruitment firm donates hundreds of chocolate advent calendars to local foodbank
Ahead of the main festive season, a leading recruitment firm which specialises in talent for the catering and hospitality sectors has donated over 200 chocolate advent calendars to a local foodbank. Staff at jobs specialist Pineapple Recruitment have donated the...
Member News
Something Special is Happening in Worcester: Bespoke Advice Wins Triple National Honours and Reconfirms Chartered and B Corp Status
Worcester-based chartered financial planning firm and certified BCorp, Bespoke Advice Ltd, is celebrating a defining moment in its journey after winning three prestigious national awards in just one week: • Young Financial Planning Team of the Year – Young Financial...
WLZ Tutors Brings Education and Art Together as One of the Main Sponsors of Worcester Paint Festival 2025
Local education specialists WLZ Tutors are celebrating their role as one of the main sponsors of the Worcester Paint Festival (WPF) 2025, an annual event that transforms Worcester into a vibrant open-air gallery. Known for delivering personalised, inclusive tutoring...
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
Introducing our brand new Cost Savings Hub!
Businesses, and their employees, across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been and continue to face challenges with the costs of doing business and cost of living generally. These pressures combined, make business growth hard to maintain. You’ve requested and...
Quarterly Economic Survey Report for Q1 2023 released
Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has released the Quarterly Economic Survey Report for Q1 2023, sponsored by Worcestershire County Council and Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership. The latest survey was completed by 5258 businesses across...
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insight6 – New Member Profile
Hi, I’m Simon Cadwallader, Customer Experience Director for insight6, covering Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. insight6 are the only customer experience specialists in the UK with 25 experts across the country who in turn partner with over...
insight6 – New Member Profile
Hi, I’m Simon Cadwallader, Customer Experience Director for insight6, covering Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. insight6 are the only customer experience specialists in the UK with 25 experts across the country who in turn partner with over...
Policy News
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...
BCC Forecast: business investment set to be left behind in record economic recovery
UK business investment is expected to decline this year despite the prospect of record economic growth, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) economic forecast. The leading business group predicts UK GDP growth for 2021 of 7.1%, which, if realised, would...
Skills News
Three new Businesses pledge their support to improving Careers Education
Three new Cornerstone Employers have pledged their support to developing the county’s future workforce. The three companies, DRP Group, Platform Housing Group and QinetiQ are the latest organisations from across the county to join the growing list of businesses...
EU Settlement Scheme Reopens for Applications
Home Office support services and application routes associated with the EU Settlement Scheme have now all fully reopened in line with public health guidance. This includes the reopening of the postal route for submitting identity documents for applicants who are...
Charity News
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...
Worcestershire Breast Unit welcomes metastatic Kate Nurse
The Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven charity, the only breast cancer charity in Worcestershire, has announced that it is funding a newly created nursing role caring specifically for patients in Worcestershire with stage 4 breast cancer. This nurse is being funded for...
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
Fundraising event at Fusion Salon!
Earlier in the week, our Fusion salon, based in Redditch, took part in the Style Against Cancer for Children with Cancer UK! The Fusion reception was decorated with Style Against Cancer balloons and banners and the Level 2 hair students were offering clients a wash,...
Worcester based Zebravise launches new HR features in its tool for small businesses
Zebravise are excited to announce that we have launched a new version of our online tool for small businesses, that offers a CRM, HR solution, cashflow manager, task management and marketing all in one simple to use tool. The new HR features include the ability to...
Herefordshire News
Labour shortage: Are you an age-positive employer?
There’s been a lot in the news recently about getting over-50s who have decided to finish work, back into employment to help address the UK’s labour shortage and boost the economy. It’s been reported that almost 300,000 fewer people are in employment than before the...
NMITE to host free Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Event
NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) is hosting an event that aims to demystify the world of EV Chargers at its Skylon Campus between 9:30am and 12pm on February 14th. Attendees can ask questions to a panel of leading EV Charger companies who...
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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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