CBI Director General Sir Digby Jones will focus on topical issues at a special business lunch in Worcestershire.

Tickets are being snapped up for the lunch at The Pear Tree Inn & Country House Hotel in Smite, near Worcester, on Friday, July 29. But some tables are still available.

The lunch, in aid of St Richard's Hospice, is being sponsored by Malvern-based technology company QinetiQ.

Sir Digby was knighted in the 2005 New Year Honours list for services to business.

Tickets for the three-course lunch will cost £25 each or £250 for tables of 10. To book a ticket please call Tricia Cavell on 01905 763963.