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Severn Valley Railway wins UK Enterprise award
The Severn Valley Railway has been named as Leading Railway Enthusiast Site in the 2025 SME UK Enterprise Awards. Awards coordinator Laura O’Carroll said: ‘SME News prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. The awards are given solely on merit and are...
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Severn Valley Railway wins UK Enterprise award
The Severn Valley Railway has been named as Leading Railway Enthusiast Site in the 2025 SME UK Enterprise Awards. Awards coordinator Laura O’Carroll said: ‘SME News prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. The awards are given solely on merit and are...
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A Second Round of Funding is Now Available to Help Micro and Small Businesses in Rural Areas of the County.
The Rural Enterprise Fund will see £1m made available over the next two years, as part of funding from the Rural England Prosperity Fund. Businesses can apply for grants between £5,000 and £50,000 to purchase equipment and undertake building works to assist their...
Herefordshire Council is Asking for Your Views About Proposed Priorities in New County Plan
The County Plan is the document that outlines the Herefordshire Council’s overarching ambitions and objectives, and how they will be delivered. The council is currently consulting with local people on a new four year County Plan for 2024-2028. Residents are being...
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What you need to know about a ‘Hard Insurance Market’
You may find your business’s insurance facing rate increases as the insurance market becomes more challenging. Why? Insurers are looking to balance their books with either reduced capacity, pulling out of some risk areas, and/or revisiting terms and conditions. This...
Little Trinity Nursery Sunflower Competition
Planted during lockdown as part of a whole nursery sunflower growing competition, children at Little Trinity Nursery in Kidderminster are delighted with their summer sunflower results. Manager, Gaynor Carter, said: “It’s been a wonderful outside activity, and...
Cherington HR September Newsletter
Cherington HR’s latest newsletter has just been published. The bumper edition covers all the latest on managing employees whether they are furloughed or working from home as well as news of three new services being provided: A redundancy toolkit; a new simple...
Top probate lawyer joins Thursfields as head of Wills and Estates
An experienced lawyer who is a contributing author to a national handbook on probate has been appointed head of the Wills and Estates department at Thursfields Solicitors. Ian Bond has joined the leading Midlands law firm from Talbots Law in the Black Country, where...
Thursfields unveils new leadership team
Leading Midlands law firm Thursfields Solicitors has made some key changes among its leadership team designed to continue the firm’s successful growth strategy. Current managing director Nick O’Hara steps up to the new role of chairman after heading the firm for 13...
Protecting your wealth after you’ve sold your business
Congratulations, you have sold the business that you worked so hard to build and develop and the sale has gone through after weeks of negotiations and hard work. Now is the perfect time to make sure you get your personal affairs in order. It may be that the sale of...
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