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Relevant Life Cover: A Smart, Tax‑Efficient Benefit for Local Directors
Many business owners across Hereford and Worcestershire still pay for life insurance personally, often without realising there’s a more tax efficient option available through their limited company. Relevant Life Cover is designed specifically for small businesses and...
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Relevant Life Cover: A Smart, Tax‑Efficient Benefit for Local Directors
Many business owners across Hereford and Worcestershire still pay for life insurance personally, often without realising there’s a more tax efficient option available through their limited company. Relevant Life Cover is designed specifically for small businesses and...
Member News
Relevant Life Cover: A Smart, Tax‑Efficient Benefit for Local Directors
Many business owners across Hereford and Worcestershire still pay for life insurance personally, often without realising there’s a more tax efficient option available through their limited company. Relevant Life Cover is designed specifically for small businesses and...
Why good picture frames make you more money
Picture the scene: you’ve finally bagged a meeting with your dream client. You have one hour to prove your worth and seal the deal. Where do you take them? The Ritz—or the greasy spoon on the corner? The choice is obvious. It isn’t about the coffee beans; it’s about...
Patron & Strategic News
Hoople Support Restart a Heart
Hoople Training are once again supporting Restart a Heart, providing free CPR training at venues across Hereford. Join the team to learn and practice CPR techniques, as well as learning how to locate and use a defibrillator. There is no need to book – just drop...
We Are Marketing UK campaign shortlisted for national award
A campaign devised by We Are Marketing UK for heating and plumbing specialist Hewer has been shortlisted for the 2026 Data & Marketing Association (DMA) Awards. The DMA Awards recognise excellence in marketing strategy, creativity and results, and the campaign,...
Chamber News
Help Shape the Future of Workforce Health Support
Sickness absence is more than a number on a spreadsheet. It can reveal important trends in workforce health, highlight where employees may need additional support and show where action could make the greatest difference. By understanding and using absence data...
Welcome New Members | September 2026
A warm welcome to our newest Members who joined us throughout September: ABC Leisure Group – ABC Leisure Group Limited has been building and operating a hire fleet and providing full marina services to canal users for over 45 years, with a thorough experience of...
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Welcome New Members | September 2026
A warm welcome to our newest Members who joined us throughout September: ABC Leisure Group – ABC Leisure Group Limited has been building and operating a hire fleet and providing full marina services to canal users for over 45 years, with a thorough experience of...
Welcome New Members | September 2026
A warm welcome to our newest Members who joined us throughout September: ABC Leisure Group – ABC Leisure Group Limited has been building and operating a hire fleet and providing full marina services to canal users for over 45 years, with a thorough experience of...
Policy News
Help Shape the Future of Workforce Health Support
Sickness absence is more than a number on a spreadsheet. It can reveal important trends in workforce health, highlight where employees may need additional support and show where action could make the greatest difference. By understanding and using absence data...
Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) Q3 2026 Report Released
We are pleased to announce the release of our Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) Q3 2026 Report, providing an insight into the experiences, challenges and opportunities facing businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. A total of 236 businesses contributed to...
Skills News
Hazelton Mountford Welcomes New Apprentices After Record Recruitment Campaign
Hazelton Mountford has welcomed two new apprentices, Harry and Yasmina, following its most competitive apprenticeship recruitment process to date. The pair have joined the independent insurance broker to begin their careers through a structured apprenticeship...
Pioneering pilot gives Herefordshire students an insight into construction
One of the region’s biggest construction firms has given students across Herefordshire an insight into careers in the sector through a pioneering new programme. Multi award-winning firm McPhillips, which is delivering a new £10m transport hub in Hereford, was...
Charity News
Hoople Support Restart a Heart
Hoople Training are once again supporting Restart a Heart, providing free CPR training at venues across Hereford. Join the team to learn and practice CPR techniques, as well as learning how to locate and use a defibrillator. There is no need to book – just drop...
Restart a Heart is back
Hoople Training are once again supporting Restart a Heart – a nationwide initiative from Resuscitation Council UK which aims to increase the number of people surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by helping more people learn CPR. Last year Hoople’s...
EU Sales Drive Upswing In Exports
Commenting on the latest trade data released by the Office for National Statistics, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Sustained growth in wider UK economic activity was reflected in July’s trade figures. The rise in exports...
BCC News
EU Sales Drive Upswing In Exports
Commenting on the latest trade data released by the Office for National Statistics, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Sustained growth in wider UK economic activity was reflected in July’s trade figures. The rise in exports...
Worcestershire News
Finalists and sponsors confirmed for 2026 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards
The finalists and sponsors have been announced for the prestigious 2026 Worcestershire Apprenticeships Awards. Over 30 finalists have been announced for 2026 from across 10 categories. These categories recognising the very best apprentices, employers, training...
Coffee Express opens at Kidderminster Town station
The Severn Valley Railway has opened its new Coffee Express grab-and-go refreshment outlet at Kidderminster Town station, with the Mayor of Kidderminster, Councillor Shazu Miah, performing the opening ceremony on 29 July. Located at the front of the Railway’s...
Herefordshire News
Herefordshire Skills Conference 2026 | Building the workforce Herefordshire needs for the future
Businesses, employers and skills partners from across Herefordshire will come together next month to look at one of the biggest questions facing the county: how do we make sure we have the skills and talent needed to support future growth? The Herefordshire Skills...
Hereford Transport Hub reaches 75 per cent completion
Work on Hereford’s new Transport Hub has reached a major milestone, with the project now around 75 per cent complete and on track for an end-of-October opening. The £10 million scheme is part of the Improving Transport in Hereford programme. It will create a modern...
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Relevant Life Cover: A Smart, Tax‑Efficient Benefit for Local Directors
Many business owners across Hereford and Worcestershire still pay for life insurance personally, often without realising there’s a more tax efficient option available through their limited company. Relevant Life Cover is designed specifically for small businesses and...
Why good picture frames make you more money
Picture the scene: you’ve finally bagged a meeting with your dream client. You have one hour to prove your worth and seal the deal. Where do you take them? The Ritz—or the greasy spoon on the corner? The choice is obvious. It isn’t about the coffee beans; it’s about...
Hoople Support Restart a Heart
Hoople Training are once again supporting Restart a Heart, providing free CPR training at venues across Hereford. Join the team to learn and practice CPR techniques, as well as learning how to locate and use a defibrillator. There is no need to book – just drop...
We Are Marketing UK campaign shortlisted for national award
A campaign devised by We Are Marketing UK for heating and plumbing specialist Hewer has been shortlisted for the 2026 Data & Marketing Association (DMA) Awards. The DMA Awards recognise excellence in marketing strategy, creativity and results, and the campaign,...
mfg Solicitors celebrates record number of Legal 500 rankings
Worcestershire law firm mfg Solicitors is celebrating after a record 18 solicitors and departments from across the firm were ranked in the latest Legal 500 guide. The recognition includes nine solicitors and nine departments, highlighting the breadth and strength of...
Student Inspired to Switch Careers Now Finalist in Radiographer Awards
A student who switched careers to give back to the health service that supported her during the Covid-19 pandemic has been shortlisted for a special award. Silu Barry, who studies Diagnostic Radiography at the University of Worcester, has been shortlisted for Midlands...
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