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Fine wine and food night success

2:00am Wednesday 1st July 2009

GUESTS of Worcestershire solicitors Harrison Clark enjoyed a taste of fine wine and food and raised £650 for the Worcester Breast Unit Campaign.

Economic support for market towns

WELCOME: Peter Luff MP.

3:20pm Tuesday 30th June 2009

FOUR of Worcestershire’s market towns are to benefit from a package of economic measures to help them battle the recession.

We are delighted to be helping this important charity

CONTRACT: Jo Wright, left, of Concept Advertising and Public Relations Ltd with Gemma Harris of Leukaemia CARE.

3:00am Monday 29th June 2009

NATIONAL charity Leukaemia CARE has appointed Worcester’s Concept Advertising and Public Relations as its PR agency.

Digital communication in the countryside must be improved

REPORT: Dr Stuart Burgess, chairman of the Commission for Rural Communities and rural advocate.

3:00am Friday 26th June 2009

PEOPLE in rural Worcestershire are at risk of constantly playing digital ‘catch up’ unless there is a firm commitment to improving communications access, warns a new report.

Rooftop given 'excellent' rating

CELEBRATING SUCCESS: Left to right: Ian Hughes, Rooftop’s group chief executive; Juliana Crowe, Rooftop’s director of housing and communities; Housing Minister John Healey MP; David Hannon, Rooftop’s development director, and Allan Brace, EPHA chair

4:10am Thursday 25th June 2009

EVESHAM and Pershore Housing Association (EPHA), the founder association of the Rooftop Housing Group, has been awarded a three-star ‘excellent’ rating by the Audit Commission.

It's a right royal day for safari park stalwart Angela

PRESENTATION: Angela Potter receives her outstanding regional learner of the year award from Princess Anne.

3:00am Thursday 25th June 2009

NEARLY 30 years ago, Angela Potter went to Bewdley’s West Midland Safari park for a day’s work experience – and she’s never left.

Staff impress mystery shopper

FLYING HIGH: From left, Lisa Haines, Laura Watton and Nikki Brant at Thomson in CrownGate, Worcester

3:32pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

STAFF at Thomson travel agents in Worcester’s CrownGate Shopping Centre are flying high after scoring top marks in a mystery shopper test for a national travel publication.

Award is a boost to my confidence

TOP MARK: Emma Bryant

3:33pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

A LAW student from Worcester has scooped a top award from the Birmingham Law Society.

Super scooper voted tops by horse riders

THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT: Harriet Gwyther demonstrates the award-winning Equine Speedskip. Picture by John Anyon (26248201)

3:28pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

THE old adage is ‘where there’s muck there’s money’, so a Herefordshire company is hoping that where there’s horse muck, there’s absolutely loads of money.

Celebration lunch for delighted workforce

WELL DONE: Keith Beard of Pulsar is handed the Queen’s award from Lord Lieutenant Michael Brinton

3:30pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

THE entire workforce of a Malvern factory was treated to a celebration lunch after the company received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in international trade.

New guide to boost tourism

3:00am Wednesday 24th June 2009

A TOURISM guide for the Teme Valley and the Marches has been released for this year.

New office for chartered accountants

OFFICE OPENING: Ormerod Rutter’s Andy Hunt, left, Peter Orton and Colm McGrory at the opening of the premises.

4:20am Tuesday 23rd June 2009

THE corporate solutions division of chartered accountants Ormerod Rutter has relocated to new offices in St Andrews Court, Droitwich, the company’s fifth office to be established in the area.

Claim that rate rebate, MP urges bosses

8:10am Monday 22nd June 2009

HUNDREDS of small businesses in Worcester are missing out on almost half a million pounds in tax rebates, it is claimed.

Chris and Ron turn biking into business

CYCLING: Partners in bike business, Ron Moseley, left, and ex-national cyclocross champion Chris Wreghitt.

4:20am Monday 22nd June 2009

FORMER national cyclocross champion Chris Wreghitt has turned his talent into a business.

Firms get gold awards for health and safety

3:00am Monday 22nd June 2009

FIFTEEN businesses and organisations from across Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been honoured in this year’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Occupational Health and Safety Awards.

Jobs saved as car business gets new owners

2:20am Sunday 21st June 2009

A CITY car dealership has reopened under new ownership a little over two weeks after administrators were called in.

Back to school for job-seeker Adrian

3:00am Saturday 20th June 2009

A JOBSEEKER has overcome personal adversity to land regular work with a little help from his old school.

Solicitors’ lease idea is cut above

CUT AND THRUST: Solicitor Stuart Bailey of Thomas Guise Solicitors, left, with Matthew Nelmes, owner of M&M Meats and his staff Len Leighton, Joan Smith, Mark Jones and Mike Nelmes, which will be renting out flats over the butchers’.

3:00am Friday 19th June 2009

BUSINESSES looking for flexible lease solutions in the current tough trading conditions gave a Worcester law firm’s commercial property department a record first quarter.

Small businesses suffer as fuel prices rise

PAYING AT THE PUMP: Fuel prices are rising again.

11:40am Thursday 18th June 2009

SOARING fuel prices are hitting small businesses in Worcester already struggling to survive the recession.

Bidding to build on skills training

3:00am Thursday 18th June 2009

GRAB your hod, SirAlan, because construction firms in Worcestershire are being urged to take on and train apprentices to help survive the economic downturn.


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