Local businesses Celtic Marches Beverages and Penrhos Spirits team up to make hand sanitiser. Two Cousins Hand Sanitiser // 1 Litre Bottle for £15. Produced and packaged by Marches Bottling and Packaging in #Bromyard, with special thanks to Penrhos Spirits for...
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NEWS | Elite Plastics Ltd supply free packaging for local charity
Little Princess Trust’s beautiful wigs are now being sent out in equally stunning packaging after a company close to their Hereford home kindly agreed to print the items for free. The presses at Elite Plastics Ltd were set whirring into action before 8,000 of the...
COMMUNITY | Poundland sends Easter Eggs to West Midlands Ambulance Service
An amazing 188 Easter Eggs have been given to West Midlands Ambulance Service in #Hereford by Poundland after the company matched the number donated by customers in store. Good work ????
NEWS | 1000 properties milestone for Fastershire’s Airband rollout
Over 90% of Herefordshire properties can now access superfast broadband Herefordshire Council’s Fastershire project and Worcester-based broadband network supplier, Airband, are celebrating reaching the 1000 premises milestone under their rollout of fibre broadband in...
FEATURED | Growth Hub experts offering one-to-one advice
Specialist advice to help Herefordshire businesses strengthen their companies in the wake of the UK leaving the European Union is being offered by experts from the Marches Growth Hub. The hub’s Herefordshire team are offering a series of one-to-one advice sessions...
FEATURED | £9m cyber centre on track for 2020 opening
Herefordshire will be home to the UK’s leading centre of excellence in cyber security – a £9m state-of-the-art hub supporting innovation and industry in the sector when construction completes on site in 2020. Herefordshire Council Leader David Hitchiner and...
NEWS | Avara Foods completes £6.5m investment at Hereford site
Over the course of 2019, Avara Foods has invested £6.5m in its Hereford site, manufacturing capabilities and employees. As part of a company-wide investment programme – implemented to increase efficiency and productivity – its local operations are seeing...
FEATURED | Rural grant help available at Growth Hub workshops
Eligible businesses are being urged to sign up to workshops which could help them get their hands on special funding to boost rural enterprise across the Marches. The events will provide advice and guidance to any business which meets the criteria...
NEWS | Marches LEP backs university project with £5.66m funding deal
Three new centres to train the next generation of engineers could be built on Hereford’s Enterprise Zone after the Marches LEP agreed a £5.66m funding package for the city’s proposed new university. The decision follows a submission of a business case...
LOCAL BUSINESS | HGTA Awards
Workplace training specialists HGTA (Herefordshire Group Training Association) celebrated local businesses and learners at their Annual Apprentice Awards Evening last Wednesday (13 November). Cllr Kath Hey, Mayor of Hereford with Chairman of Herefordshire Council,...
NEWS | HRH The Prince Of Wales congratulates Herefordshire Company on Engineering success
HRH The Prince Of Wales visited ETL Systems Ltd, a British satellite technology company at its headquarters in Madley, Herefordshire. The visit was to congratulate and commend the company on achieving global success from a rural location. The visit from HRH The...
NEWS | Marches LEP highlights year of action in new annual report
The organisation driving economic growth across the Marches has spelled out ambitious plans for the next 12 months in its new annual report. The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership – the business-led body which brings together the private and public sectors to...
FEATURED | Ultrafast broadband for Leominster Enterprise Park
Leominster is to benefit from full fibre broadband thanks to a grant from Herefordshire Council’s Fastershire project and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [Centre] Councillor Trish Marsh and George Thomas, Director at G. P. Thomas...
FOOD & DRINK | New Italian restaurant set to open in Hereford
A new local independent Italian restaurant will open its doors in Hereford shortly and it promises to be a fantastic addition to Hereford’s thriving food scene. COTTO will open on the 1st December and will be located in Broad Street. We’ve attached a copy of their...
JOBS | IT Open evening at allpay
Allpay Limited, one of the fastest-growing Fintech organisations, are hosting an IT Open Evening! They have some fantastic opportunities within their IT teams at the moment, so are on the lookout for talented individuals to join them! Pop and have a relaxed chat with...
NEWS | Skylon Park showcases sustainable projects boosting business
Green initiatives to boost business and investment have been unveiled at a Sustainability Showcase hosted by Skylon Park, Hereford’s Enterprise Zone. The event, attended by more than 50 people, saw the official opening by Herefordshire Council of the Straight...
BUSINESS | Help at hand to boost customer engagement
A free session to help keep your customers happy – and grow your business - through online technology and social media is being staged in Hereford later this month. Businesses are being promised the event – at the Marches Growth Hub Herefordshire’s base at the...
NEWS | County & City Council’s back Hereford BID ahead of second term ballot
Herefordshire Council & Hereford City Council back Hereford BID ahead of ballot. Both Herefordshire Council and Hereford City Council have committed their support to Hereford BID ahead of a ballot that will decide if the Business Improvement District, in which...
NEWS | Shropshire firm opens office in Leominster
Shropshire recruitment firm expands across the West Midlands. DM Recruitment has just opened a fourth office, with its latest addition in Leominster. The successful recruitment firm is now represented in Shropshire, Staffordshire, Powys and Herefordshire. The...
FEATURED | Community grants tender totalling more than £1m launched in the Marches
Communities in the Marches could benefit from grants worth more than £1 million to help get more people into work, it was revealed today. The European Social Fund’s new Community Grants Programme will see funding of up to £20,000 given to organisations to help support...