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Reading the Seismograph: What the BCC’s QES Dashboard can tell us about the looming economic shock
The latest results from the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for Q1 2026 present a familiar picture1. Business confidence remains subdued. Investment intentions are weak. Cost pressures, though no longer accelerating, remain elevated. Firms...
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Reading the Seismograph: What the BCC’s QES Dashboard can tell us about the looming economic shock
The latest results from the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for Q1 2026 present a familiar picture1. Business confidence remains subdued. Investment intentions are weak. Cost pressures, though no longer accelerating, remain elevated. Firms...
Member News
Celebrating 15 Years of Hoople Group
April 2026 marks Hoople’s 15th birthday. To celebrate this important milestone in the company’s journey, Hoople will be completing 15 “good deeds” throughout the year as a way of giving back to the community that has supported them along the way. Hoople colleagues...
PRIME MIX CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2026 WITH GROWTH PLANS
Worcester-based full-service marketing agency Prime Mix Marketing Ltd is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 by announcing ambitious growth plans for its female-led business. The agency’s recent expansion has been driven by the success of its Content...
Patron & Strategic News
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...
Student Netballers Putting in the Miles for Breast Cancer Charity
Netballers at the University of Worcester are going the extra mile – or 1,242 miles to be precise – to raise money for a cause close to their hearts. Students in the University of Worcester Netball Club aim to collectively cover more than 2,000km – more than the...
Chamber News
Worcestershire-based digital marketing agency receives first ever award after just 1 year in business
Infinity Digital, a Social and Search First digital marketing agency, is seeing tremendous growth in the first half of 2022 after launching in early 2021. Setup by Jacob Styler in February 2021, with a dream of running his own agency ever since he was a...
Annual Golf Day Brings Professionals Together and Raises Much-Needed Funds for Charity!
On Friday 15 July, golfers geared up for the annual Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Charity Golf Day, in association with AMROS Golf. The event was generously sponsored by Nicklin Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers and mfg Solicitors....
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Market Leading High Court Enforcement Business, Court Enforcement Services joins the Chamber as a New Member
We are delighted to welcome Court Enforcement Services Ltd as a new Chamber member and their local representative, Neil Jinks, who is based in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire. Court Enforcement Services is the market leading and fastest growing High Court...
Market Leading High Court Enforcement Business, Court Enforcement Services joins the Chamber as a New Member
We are delighted to welcome Court Enforcement Services Ltd as a new Chamber member and their local representative, Neil Jinks, who is based in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire. Court Enforcement Services is the market leading and fastest growing High Court...
Policy News
Chamber Network Budget wins 2021
The 2021 Budget was delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP on Wednesday 3 March. Working together the BCC and the Chamber Network secured a number of important achievements for business communities across the UK. The BCC policy team has put...
EU Exit: UK unilaterally extend grace periods on Irish Sea border checks
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has said that legal action is imminent over the UK’s move to unilaterally extend grace periods on Irish Sea border checks. On Thursday 4 March, the UK government extended another of the Irish Sea border grace periods, this...
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Charity News
Herefordshire Board Gamers Celebrates 6th Birthday!
Herefordshire Board Gamers were thrilled to celebrate their 6th Birthday by bringing their incredible fundraising grand total to over £17,000. The charity were so proud to have raised a huge £6,000 last year to contribute to this impressive total. Donations contribute...
Acorns Business Ambassadors Celebrate Generating £150,000 Worth of Support in First Year
A Worcester-based charity’s thriving Business Club is celebrating its first year of success, with members generating a massive £150,000 worth of support for local children and families. Acorns Business Club aims to raise funds and inspire support for Acorns Children’s...
Surgical Red-Tape Cuts Can Boost Business
Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on regulation and civil service reform, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Businesses want regulation which supports rather than hampers them – and we’re encouraged by the Prime...
BCC News
Surgical Red-Tape Cuts Can Boost Business
Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on regulation and civil service reform, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “Businesses want regulation which supports rather than hampers them – and we’re encouraged by the Prime...
Worcestershire News
Public Relations is the most powerful marketing tool – by You Do Better PR
You don’t need to tell everyone how good you are. Just be good. Work hard, do what you do – do it well – and others will know how good you are. PR is the marketing tool that then leverages that knowledge. It’s the most powerful marketing tool...
Hazelton Mountford recruit two new starters
The growing insurance brokerage and Tenant Referencing firm, based in Worcester city centre and Evesham High Street, have welcomed two more team members. Mike Maher and Abi Hill joined Patron Members Hazelton Mountford in March 2023. Mike becomes a member of the...
Herefordshire News
Two high sheriffs go wing-walking
Raising money for mental health charities on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2022 Herefordshire High Sheriff, and vertigo sufferer, Jo Hilditch is aiming to conquer her fears with her ultimate challenge – wing-walking! In aid of charities working to...
“Inspirational” – Herefordshire Citizens’ Climate Assembly
Council thanks participants and welcomes wide-ranging recommendations. Herefordshire’s first Citizens’ Climate Assembly has been described as “inspirational” by participants. Held over two evenings and two weekends in January, the assembly brought together an...
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Baton of Hope Tour to Visit Hereford on 2nd October – Shining a Light on Suicide Prevention
The UK’s biggest suicide prevention initiative, the Baton of Hope Tour, will arrive in Hereford on Wednesday 2nd October, bringing with it a powerful message of hope, support and community action. The Baton of Hope, a specially designed baton symbolising the...
Dementia Study Finds Meeting Centres Can Triple Investment
A study has found that for every £1 spent on Meeting Centres for people living with dementia in Worcestershire, up to £3 of value can be created. The research, part-funded by the Shaw Foundation and carried out by the University of Worcester based Association for...
PRIME MIX DOUBLES TEAM SIZE WITH ADDITION OF NEW MARKETING APPRENTICE
Prime Mix Marketing Ltd welcomes a new addition to their team, a Multi-Channel Marketing Apprentice, Ella Goddard. With the new addition of Ella, Prime Mix, an award-winning full-service marketing agency, has doubled in size in the space of just twelve months. Ella...
Keeping Ahead of Change: What New Regulations Mean for Local Business Owners
Running a business is demanding enough without the constant challenge of keeping up with regulatory change. Yet across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, business owners are increasingly finding that compliance with new rules is no longer a side issue — it’s central to...
Game Art Lecturer nominated for Women in Games Award
A University of Worcester lecturer has been nominated for an award for her impact and contributions to education through preparing students for the computer gaming industry. Zara Sharma, Senior Lecturer in Game Art, has been shortlisted for the Educational Impact...
Student’s Guidance to Ensure Men with Eating Disorders don’t Feel Alienated from Seeking Help
A University of Worcester student has created bespoke guidance to help ensure that men with eating disorders feel able to engage with the support they need. George Mycock, who himself experienced eating disorders and body image concerns for over a decade, developed...
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