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Video Update from Worcestershire LEP Chief Executive, Gary Woodman: January 2021
Video Transcript ” Happy New Year and welcome to the January Worcestershire LEP Newsletter. Obviously we are working through, and working from home like everybody else, but hopefully 2021 will be a much better year than 2020. Much has already been going on for the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, and Worcestershire Business Central have a...
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New support programmes launched for Worcestershire Businesses
Worcestershire businesses are being invited to get involved with two new support programmes. Through the county’s Growth Hub, Worcestershire Business Central(WBC), 2 new business support programmes are being rolled out locally to help businesses recover and build back better from the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Peer Networks, and the Specialist Business Advisers, are the...
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EU Transitional support available to Worcestershire businesses
Worcestershire businesses are being encouraged to contact Worcestershire Business Central to access EU Transitional support. The county’s growth hub, Worcestershire Business Central, have teamed up with the rest of the West Midlands Growth Hubs to work together to encourage businesses to access free advice to Check, Change and Go following the end of the transition...
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Support for businesses
Local businesses and residents are being made aware of the variety support out there caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Worcestershire has a lot of support on offer and below is a breakdown of where you can go to get the information and advice you are after in your unique situation. All of the advice and...
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Kidderminster Town Centre secures £20.5M investment
Wyre Forest District Council has welcomed a Government investment of £20.5m to transform important regeneration sites within Kidderminster town centre. The grant funding was announced on boxing day by the Secretary of State for Communities, Housing and Local Government, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, and comes from the Government’s Future High Streets Fund. The bid...
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Worcester City secures £17.9M regeneration investment
Major regeneration of Worcester’s city centre is set to go ahead, after a bid by Worcester City Council secured £17.9 million of Government investment. The investment was awarded from the Government’s Future High Streets Fund, with the announcement made by Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak. The £17.9million...
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Major Churchfields highway improvement works complete
Works to make improvements to transport links in the Churchfields area of Kidderminster are now complete. The completion of this important scheme, delivered by Worcestershire County Council, is a key milestone in the longer-term plan to introduce much needed housing in this part of the town. Councillor Ken Pollock, Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member with...
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Work to start on Hoobrook Junction Improvements
Works to improve the busy Hoobrook Junction in Kidderminster are set to start later this month. This scheme is part of Worcestershire County Council’s multi-million pound programme of works to relieve congestion hot spots across the county. The scheme has also been part funded by the Government’s Getting Building Fund with £1.3M investment, via the...
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Graduate recruitment boost thanks to Worcestershire County Council grants
A number of graduates have been hired in recent months thanks to grants from Worcestershire County Council that were launched to help businesses recover from the effects of COVID-19. Among those graduates is Emily Bratt, who recently received a first-class degree in Geography from the University of Worcester and has since been hired by local...
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Careers helpline remains open to young people in Worcestershire
Schools and colleges may be closed, but the careers helpline set up to support young people during the pandemic remains open to young people in Worcestershire. Run by Worcestershire County Council and Worcestershire LEP, the joint careers helpline is continuing to offer advice, information and guidance to young people across the county despite the latest...
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Chamber Employment Report 2020-21 reveals extent of challenges faced by local businesses
The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with EBC Group and Hewett Recruitment, have released their Employment Report 2020-21. The report reveals the impact of Covid-19 on employment and recruitment as well as investigating how businesses have fared with remote working and how the pandemic may change the future of work. 2020 has...
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Chamber welcomes new Director of Business Engagement & Development
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce are proud to announce the appointment of new Director of Business Engagement & Development, Robert Elliot. Robert brings with him a wealth of business experience and expertise and has been working with businesses within the region for 30 years. Most recently, Robert was President of Solihull Chamber of...
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Worcestershire organisations support the herd for Worcester Big Parade 2021
Numerous organisations in Worcestershire have pledged their support for the Worcester Big Parade 2021 campaign. Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, which works to support the business community, has sponsored a large elephant which – along with the rest of its herd – will be clothed in bespoke artwork designed by regional and national artists....
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City Council and Worcester businesses to support active travel in 2021
Bike Worcester have joined forces with Worcester City Council and local business groups to call on Worcester employers to help transform the city in 2021, by enabling and encouraging their staff to commute by bicycle. Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chambers of Commerce and Worcester BID all support an increase in active travel...
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More organisations supported through ESF Community Grants
ESF Community Grants have been able to support more organisations in the county. 15 organisations have now been awarded through the grant programme. These companies are delivering projects and programmes across the county. Worcestershire County Council are currently delivering a ESF Community Grant that enables small businesses or charities to support inactive individual’s into employment,...
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Dates for Diary – January Newsletter
19 to 27 January – Enterprising Worcestershire Start-up Masterclass Thursday 28 January – HW Chamber: Virtual Food & Drink Forum Tuesday 2 February – BetaDen: Tech Tuesday – Security in the Supply Chain Tuesday 2 February – HW Chamber: Virtual Human Resources Forum Wednesday 3 February – Low Carbon Opportunities Programme webinar “Turning your low carbon...
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