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New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

Security and monitoring company, Ecl-ips, has been strengthened in recent weeks thanks to three new starters. Leanne Gough has joined as Business Administrator working with Angela Price, Business Operations manager. Leanne has transferred to Ecl-ips after 17 years...

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New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

Security and monitoring company, Ecl-ips, has been strengthened in recent weeks thanks to three new starters. Leanne Gough has joined as Business Administrator working with Angela Price, Business Operations manager. Leanne has transferred to Ecl-ips after 17 years...

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New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

Security and monitoring company, Ecl-ips, has been strengthened in recent weeks thanks to three new starters. Leanne Gough has joined as Business Administrator working with Angela Price, Business Operations manager. Leanne has transferred to Ecl-ips after 17 years...

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Patron & Strategic News

Unlock the Future: NMITE’s Future of Work Conference

NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) invites local professionals, business owners, industry leaders and Hereford’s A-level and HE students to its transformative Future of Work Conference on Thursday, 16th May 2024. This free conference promises...

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Chamber News

Chamber Business Awards 2024 – Finalists Announced!

Chamber Business Awards 2024 – Finalists Announced!

We are delighted to reveal the shortlisted finalists for the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2024! Sponsored by Herefordshire Council and Worcestershire County Council, the Awards celebrate firms across the two counties and are a...

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Chamber Business Manifesto 2024/25

Chamber Business Manifesto 2024/25

The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce released their Business Manifesto 2024/25 at the Economic Conference. The publication outlines the Chamber’s plans for the next financial year, detailing the priorities for local and national government as...

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Quarterly Economic Survey Now Live for Q1 2024

Quarterly Economic Survey Now Live for Q1 2024

Our latest Quarterly Economic Survey is now open. Click here to take part. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce represent the views of our members to national government, ensuring that the business case drives government policy. A great benefit of...

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COP28: An Overview

COP28: An Overview

COP 28 refers to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November until 12 December 2023. UN Climate Change conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world’s only multilateral...

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Skills News

National success for the Serco Restart Scheme and One Stop

National success for the Serco Restart Scheme and One Stop

The Serco Restart Scheme has been working with One Stop, a retail convenience business with over 900 shops, since July 2022. Serco Restart Scheme Employer Engagement Coordinator, Hannah Monaghan, met Campbell Hutchison, People Partner for One Stop, via a mutual...

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Charity News

Mike Keel to retire as St Michael’s Hospice Chief Executive

Mike Keel to retire as St Michael’s Hospice Chief Executive

The Chief Executive of St Michael’s Hospice has announced his retirement after eight years at the helm. Mike Keel will leave his role at the Bartestree-based Hospice at the end of this month. During his tenure, Mr Keel has overseen the charity’s extended reach to the...

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Pressure Of Interest Rates On Business Revealed 

Pressure Of Interest Rates On Business Revealed 

BCC survey of more than 1,000 UK businesses finds one third (33%) are negatively impacted by the current Bank of England interest rate.   Small and mid-sized firms (39%), manufacturers (36%) and business to consumer firms (37%) are more likely to report a...

BCC News

Pressure Of Interest Rates On Business Revealed 

BCC survey of more than 1,000 UK businesses finds one third (33%) are negatively impacted by the current Bank of England interest rate.   Small and mid-sized firms (39%), manufacturers (36%) and business to consumer firms (37%) are more likely to report a...

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Worcestershire News

Worcestershire Health and Safety Group

Worcestershire Health and Safety Group

At our last meeting of the WHSG on the 13th March 2024, at Perdiswell Young People’s Leisure Centre, we had the pleasure of Richard and Tim Prestage of Tim Prestage Ltd., who delivered an interesting and comprehensive presentation on conducting a Dangerous...

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Herefordshire News

25th ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY CONTINUES …..

25th ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY CONTINUES …..

IMAGE – Another proud moment for Discover Parks in Herefordshire as nominators of this months charity donation, Richard & Jane Lodge, hand over the big cheque. (image left) Sue Strachan, Herefordshire Champion for Alzheimer’s Research UK receives it...

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Herefordshire Care Home Kington Court Wins Top 20 Award

Herefordshire Care Home Kington Court Wins Top 20 Award

Kington Court Nursing Home in Herefordshire has achieved a remarkable milestone, securing its place among the top twenty-rated care homes in the West Midlands. The prestigious award, presented by carehome.co.uk through its annual ‘Top 20 Awards’,...

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New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

New Recruits Strengthen Bromsgrove Security Company Ecl-ips

Security and monitoring company, Ecl-ips, has been strengthened in recent weeks thanks to three new starters. Leanne Gough has joined as Business Administrator working with Angela Price, Business Operations manager. Leanne has transferred to Ecl-ips after 17 years...

read more

Unlock the Future: NMITE’s Future of Work Conference

NMITE (New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering) invites local professionals, business owners, industry leaders and Hereford’s A-level and HE students to its transformative Future of Work Conference on Thursday, 16th May 2024. This free conference promises...

read more
25th ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY CONTINUES …..

25th ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY CONTINUES …..

IMAGE – Another proud moment for Discover Parks in Herefordshire as nominators of this months charity donation, Richard & Jane Lodge, hand over the big cheque. (image left) Sue Strachan, Herefordshire Champion for Alzheimer’s Research UK receives it...

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