The next Hereford City Forum is on March 5th (Monday) evening. With so many changes to shopping habits and the life of cities like Hereford, we will cover the Link Road, & Broad Street update, employment land and infrastructure and the High Street 2015/2018 a vision of future trading. With speakers including Cllr Hubbard – member for Central Ward, officers […]
Tendering / Procurement Event – supplying Council and other agencies
“These sessions regularly sell out around the country. Working with Herefordshire Council as a Chamber President initiative we are pleased to be able to bring this to Chamber members free of charge.” Graham Biggs, the naked creative, Chamber President Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce will be holding a third session in our procurement series, which has looked at breaking […]
Hotel Loyalty Scheme Case Studies with focus on the Middle East
Few people would disagree that the last two or three years have been incredibly challenging for the hotel industry. However, it’s during such times that creativity and innovation come to the forefront to answer the question ‘how can we fill our hotel?’ For many hotel chains, the loyalty programme is an integral part of the answer and the Middle East […]
Chambers of Commerce lead on support for High Speed 2
SIR – Investment in a world-class infrastructure network is a pillar of productivity and the enhancement of competitiveness. With this in mind, the Government’s commitment to high-speed rail should be applauded as an important step to strengthening the position of British business in the global economy. As business leaders and job-creators, we recognise that Britain’s poor infrastructure is a major […]
George Osbornes Autumn Statement – Hit or miss for West Midland business?
With so much bad news in this weeks papers spelling doom and gloom for the coutry as we slide into another credit crunch. Here’s a quick view of the months Chancellors Autumn Statement. The headlines included a credit easing scheme where £40 billion will be available as part of the National Loan Guarantee Scheme, £20 billion available in coming weeks, […]
H Westons National Winner British Chambers of Commerce Excellence in People Development
Fantastic news as H Westons our own Herefordshire Cider company has just won the National award as British Chambers of Commerce Excellence in People Development. This is fantastic for everyone associated with Westons Cider and great news for Herefordshire and the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Well done Helen and all the team.
Great news as Shropshire and Worcestershire sports arenas get £3m grant
Two new community sports centres in Shropshire and Worcestershire have been given £3m of Sport England funding. The Worcester Community Arena, to be built on the site of a derelict fruit market, has been given £1.5m. A project building new sports facilities at Dawley near Telford has also been given a £1.5m grant. Sport England’s Jennie Price said: “It will […]
Worcester Wolves Basketball at Worcester University
Great meeting with Worcester Wolves Basketball today. Amazing to hear the amount of work that has been put in to links with Lithuania and China. It’s a great club and we’re lucky to have them so close at Worcester University
Herefordshire Takes Getmapping Vertical, and Oblique Imagery plus Elevation Data
Hartley Wintney, October 25, 2011 – Herefordshire Council has purchased a package of geo-spatial data from Getmapping. The package includes the latest 12.5cm resolution imagery of the whole county (2,400 sq km) plus 10cm resolution and oblique imagery for Hereford itself. This is complemented by Getmapping’s Digital Surface (DSM) and Digital Terrain Models (DTM) of the county, derived from the […]
BCC Regional Chamber Award Winners: H Westons, Worcester Bosch, Malvern Instruments, Magic Whiteboard and Viezu
Huge congratulations to those businesses announced as Regional Winners in the BCC Awards. Wthin the West Midlands Region, local winners include: H Westons – no surprise that one of the finest cider makers is also great at People Development. Note, it’s the second time a Herefordshire business has taken this award in successive years with Westons Cider and Perry taking […]
