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Top work wins two awards for delivery giant

Malcolm Pickup, left, and Neil Griffiths with the awards won by Worcestershire’s TNT Express Services.

9:10am Thursday 28th August 2008

AN outstanding performance in the UK delivery market by Worcestershire’s TNT Express Services has been rewarded with two top awards.

Firm’s success has a knock-on effect

Neil and Laura Westwood with some of the magic whiteboards which are in big demand. Picture: Paul Jackson.   34487102

9:30am Wednesday 27th August 2008

WORCESTER-based firms are already benefiting from the success of Dragons’ Den slayers Neil and Laura Westwood.

Meat sales soar on new website

Claire Lusted logs on to her family butcher's sho's new website

8:50am Tuesday 26th August 2008

A LONG-established butcher’s business in Evesham has been reinvented to become a booming national online retailer, after a year of being hit by floods, the credit crunch and competition from supermarket giants.

Website map aims to invite more tourists

9:30am Friday 22nd August 2008

DESTINATION Worcestershire, the organisation promoting the county, has recently completed a six-month major overhaul of the county’s official tourism website.

I cured myself of depression and anxieties

Rob Shotton at his natural healing shop in Worcester. Picture by Paul Jackson. 33484901

9:12am Thursday 21st August 2008

A WORCESTER man who found holistic therapies helped his depresssion and anxiety has opened a shop to benefit others.

Bag maker is named a green leader

Collen McLoughlin with one of the bags she designed for Jutexpo.

10:10am Wednesday 20th August 2008

WORCESTERSHIRE-based Jutexpo, the UK’s largest supplier of eco-friendly jute bags, has been selected as one of the top 12 green business pioneers in the national 2008 Barclays Commercial Bank Green Leaders in Business Awards.

Text message company is tipped for top award

Darren Daws is one of the founders of text message service txtlocal.com

10:00am Wednesday 20th August 2008

TWO Malvern businessmen who run a text communications company have outperformed hundreds of entrepreneurs and been named a regional winner in the 2008 HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards.

Champion stout brings cheer to village brewery

Peter Amor, chairman of Wye Valley Brewery, Stoke Lacy, near Bromyard, pours himself a glass of the winning Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout.

9:54am Wednesday 20th August 2008

HEREFORDSHIRE’S Wye Valley Brewery has just been voted top of the hops.

New firm is out to to bag top eco award

Justin Chieffo, left, is handed the award by Ian Gange of HSBC.

8:02am Tuesday 19th August 2008

A WORCESTER husband and wife team who run an eco-bag company have outperformed hundreds of entrepreneurs to be named a winner in the 2008 HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards Michele and Justin Chieffo, who started Be Eco UK last year, are now hoping to scoop the top title and walk away with a cheque for £50,000.

Home cooking for head chef

New head chef Dwight Clayton gets to work in the kitchens.

8:10am Friday 15th August 2008

A MAN who started his career by studying hotel and catering management at Worcester College of Technology has taken over as head chef at the Inn at Stonehall, on Stonehall Common, near Worcester.

Sales guru in charity battle

Nigel Dunand – ready to help.

7:58am Friday 15th August 2008

THE Prince’s Trust has turned to a Worcester-based sales guru to help it through the credit crunch.

Firm founded 175 years ago on the move

Faithful is moving its entire workforce to Hartlebury Trading Estate

8:44am Thursday 14th August 2008

ONE of Worcester’s best known business names is on the move.

Create your dream home

Mike Taylor is offering expert advice to homeowners while helping to raise funds for Shelter.

8:45am Thursday 14th August 2008

OMBERSLEY architects Taylor and Co Architects is offering homeowners the chance to get some expert advice on creating their dream home, while helping to raise funds for the homeless.

New jobs available thanks to brothers

Jonathan Osbourne, Amy Hope and Dan Berry from the new Pizza Hut.

9:22am Wednesday 13th August 2008

TWO Worcestershire brothers are helping to shorten the county’s dole queues.

Lawyers get winning vote for help with sale of firm

left to right, Inger Woolhouse of Harrison Clark, Gavin Gardiner of Gardiner Fosh and Suzanne Gilhooly.

9:16am Tuesday 12th August 2008

A WORCESTER law firm has helped develop the election process across the country.

County’s winning firms to be role models

9:48am Monday 11th August 2008

WORCESTERSHIRE companies could be in line for new awards from business improvement charity Midlands Excellence.

Law partner in Zurich for key global meeting

Jonathan Brew was flying the flag for Harrison Clark at a conference in Switzerland.

9:50am Monday 11th August 2008

JONATHAN Brew, senior partner at Worcester-based law firm Harrison Clark, had the responsibility of representing the West Midlands at the MSI Global Alliance European, Middle East and Africa regional meeting in Zurich.

Waste firm leading way to target of zero landfill

Sorting through the bins are Nisbets' factilites manager Jerry Beeston and Waste Efficiency operations director Paul Clutterbuck.

8:50am Friday 8th August 2008

WORCESTERSHIRE-based Waste Efficiency is working with Nisbets, the catering equipment giants, to help it meet its target of zero landfill by the end of this year.

Our run raised thousands

A TEAM of female employees from Worcester and Birmingham-based law firm Harrison Clark LLP raised more than £2,200 running in this year’s Race for Lif

9:20am Thursday 7th August 2008

A TEAM of female employees from Worcester and Birmingham-based law firm Harrison Clark LLP raised more than £2,200 running in this year’s Race for Life.

Hold your next conference at the safari park

9:16am Thursday 7th August 2008

MANY of the county’s top hotels and tourism attractions have shown their support for conference-worcestershire by signing up as members.


UK Entertainment News

Roberts is Valentino couture choice

Julia Roberts at Oscars wearing a velvet Valentino gown

Updated 6:48pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Couture king Valentino Garavani has paid tribute to Julia Roberts when asked to name favourite actresses who have donned his clothes.


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