Worcestershire Ambassadors marked a busy year of fundraising at their annual Drunch event and charity cheque presentation. Held at Bolero Bar & Kitchen in Worcester on December 13, the event attracted 80 guests who enjoyed a two-course lunch and reflected on a wide range of events...
An all-female financial services firm in Worcestershire is celebrating exam success by an apprentice with the perfect role model. Emily Newman, who has gained a Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, has followed in the footsteps of her mum, who runs Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd. Based...
Busy setting your business 2020 vision? Business plans aplenty will be littered with the time-honoured cliché and a pun full of endless optimism. But will you dare to be different to stand out from the crowd in 2020? That’s when most businesses go all timid, tucking in among the preferred safety...
Two award-winning journalists have penned a new travel guide showcasing the very best of Worcestershire. Chris and Teresa Green, who run Chris Green Media, were commissioned to write Welcome to Worcestershire by Kingfisher Guides. The hardback book will be placed in hotels across the county to inspire visitors...
Kind-hearted staff at a Worcester garage have converted a camper van to left hand drive for a charity’s epic journey to deliver prosthetic limbs to amputees in West Africa. Technicians at Worcester's Mobile Mechanic, based at Three Springs Trading Estate, have spent three months converting the...
Haines Watts’ Worcester office has welcomed three new members of staff to meet growing demand from clients. Senior tax manager Jonathan New is joined by payroll assistant Jane Marson and accounts trainee Michael Lewis. Mr New, who has moved to Worcester following spells with an accountancy firm...
It wasn’t just Marvin Gaye who thought that he’d ‘heard it through the grapevine’ – in crooner Marvin’s case ‘that you’re no longer going to be mine’. And well, that’s true for many businesses and organisations too. Your customers or other stakeholders – be they staff, partners (family and...
A Leeds mum of two is combining her passion for business and fashion to run a repairs and alterations franchise. Neluka Dunning, who is the franchise owner at The Zip Yard Leeds North in Chapel Allerton, plans to put the store right at the heart of the...
Accompanying this blog is a photo of myself and some mates sweaty and post-gig from the farewell tour of one of Britain’s finest ever bands, The Jam, in 1982. We hired a van and cruised down to St Austell for a memorable weekend. The photo inspired most...
A monthly marketing training club run by Chris Green Media has reached its sixth anniversary. Members and visitors joined the celebrations at the CGM Business Media Club, which combines marketing and communications training, professional development and networking. At the anniversary meeting at CGM Media Centre in...