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Growing, Evolving, and Looking Ahead
After Bill’s retirement, Creative Mouse has seen a shift in leadership, with Rob and Steve stepping into co-ownership after more than 20 years at the studio. That’s right, 20 years – Rob and Steve have been part of Creative Mouse almost from the very beginning. Both...
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Growing, Evolving, and Looking Ahead
After Bill’s retirement, Creative Mouse has seen a shift in leadership, with Rob and Steve stepping into co-ownership after more than 20 years at the studio. That’s right, 20 years – Rob and Steve have been part of Creative Mouse almost from the very beginning. Both...
Member News
Living the Adventure: How Rosemary’s Mongolia Expedition Powers Authentic Team-Building
In June 2025, our director Rosemary Sales will embark on a extreme Expedition—canoeing the remote Delgermörön River in northern Mongolia, navigating fierce currents, portaging laden canoes and living almost entirely off the land. Sleeping beneath minimalist shelters...
Local Businesses Raise Over £5,000 for Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Worcestershire-based firms Ballards LLP and Four Squared Recruitment have raised over £5,000 for the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust through a series of creative and challenging fundraising activities. The campaign ended with a festive “Jingle and...
Patron & Strategic News
Research Student and Leading Nurse Awarded OBE
As the nation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the NHS (on July 5), a University of Worcester PhD student in a senior national role has spoken of the privilege of being a nurse. After a career spanning more than 40 years, Liz Fenton, Deputy Chief Nurse in the...
RTX 2023 Haulage Insurance Experts
Who said insurance was boring? The experts from Hazelton Mountford exhibited at the Road Transport EXPO at NAEC Stoneleigh this week – and had a lot of fun! RTX is the industry’s biggest and best show dedicated to all things trucks. The one-stop industry...
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Business rates revaluation postponed
A revaluation of business rates will no longer take place in 2021 to help reduce uncertainty for firms affected by the impacts of coronavirus, Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP has announced. Legislation had been introduced to bring the next revaluation forward by one year from 2022 to 2021, but following the recent economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic ministers want to ensure businesses have more certainty during this difficult time.
New funding to support dairy farmers through coronavirus
The new funding will help support dairy farmers – who together continue to produce over 40 million litres of milk every day – who have seen decreased demand for their products as bars, restaurants and cafes have had to close. The announcement is the latest action from the government to support dairy farmers, building on the unprecedented levels of support already announced by the Chancellor and our recent action to temporarily relax some elements of UK competition law to allow suppliers, retailers and logistics providers in the dairy industry to work more closely together on some of the challenges they are facing.
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Government announce post-Brexit border controls
Checks on EU goods coming into the UK will be phased in next year to give firms “time to adjust”, as ministers formally ruled out extending the Brexit transition period beyond 31 December.
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Government announce post-Brexit border controls
Checks on EU goods coming into the UK will be phased in next year to give firms “time to adjust”, as ministers formally ruled out extending the Brexit transition period beyond 31 December.
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Surprise artwork installed at Worcestershire Royal Hospital to thank key workers
Now more than ever kindness and community have come to the fore in our everyday lives. Small acts of kindness are making a huge difference across the UK as the people come together to support each other through the difficult times we are facing as a nation. As part of...
Options for post-pandemic business investment explained by Thursfields
A top lawyer at Thursfields Solicitors has described the different options for business investment in a post-pandemic environment. Philip Chapman, a director in the Corporate department at the Midlands law firm, was commenting after the first steps were made by the...
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Meet artisan wine makers and taste products at Hellens Garden Festival’s charity fundraiser
Visitors to Hellens Garden Festival next month can meet the team behind an artisan Herefordshire wine maker and taste their products while also helping raise funds for charity (June 2023). Foxbury Fields Vineyard will be showcasing its English wines made from grapes...
Linda wins competition to name new phormium
A member of the team at one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries in Hereford has won a competition to name a new phormium bred by new variety managers at Plantipp (May 2023). Linda Price, Wyevale Nurseries’ Supply Chain Trading Foreman, was the lucky winner picked...
Introduce Tough Enough To Care
I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce Tough Enough To Care, the mental health charity and our latest suicide prevention awareness session offering, funded and supported by Worcestershire County Council. We are a midlands based charity offering mental health...
Students’ CPR Awareness Efforts Earn National Award Shortlisting
An event to raise awareness of the importance of learning CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) has seen students at the University of Worcester up for a national award. Those who worked together to bring about the 24-hour CPR Training Marathon fundraiser back in March...
Grant applications now open for festivals and events from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)
Grants of up to £15,000 are now available to support the development or growth of festivals and events via UK Shared Prosperity Funding. Herefordshire Council have been allocated £7.3m to help improve pride in place and increase life chances, investing in communities...
Law firm expands commercial property team with new appointment
Worcestershire law firm mfg Solicitors has again expanded its respected commercial property department with the appointment of a new senior associate. Based at the firm’s Kidderminster headquarters, commercial property expert Lauren Powers has joined mfg and will work...
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