Dyslexia stars in line for awards
The Dyslexia Awards are back for the eighth year – and it’s time to think about who you want to nominate. The awards, which celebrate dyslexics and those who go the extra mile to support them, are presented at a...
Category: Tech & Innovation
Hereford event will take the mystery out of innovation
Businesses from across the Marches are being invited to a free event which will take some of the mystery out of innovation. The Marches Growth Hub and Innovate UK have teamed up to stage the workshop in Hereford next month...
Sue celebrates 40 years of continuous care
A dedicated care worker is celebrating after completing 40 years’ service at the same Shropshire home. Sue Morris said she had seen many changes since starting a full-time job at Stone House in Bishop’s Castle in 1982 – but her...
New cyber security courses offer protection for businesses
Hereford’s Cyber Quarter, Midlands Centre for Cyber Security has launched a new range of courses to help businesses protect themselves from attacks which are costing SMEs millions of pounds every year. The centre, based on Skylon Park, Hereford Enterprise Zone,...
Marches region awarded £10 million of funding for innovation projects
Nearly £10m of funding has been awarded to organisations in the Marches to develop innovative projects tackling issues as diverse as sustainability, an ageing population and Covid challenges.
Q makes ‘significant’ investment in sports data firm
A fast-growing Shropshire financial services company has made a ‘significant’ investment in a pioneering sports data management firm, it has revealed. Q Financial Services, which has bases in Wellington and Shrewsbury, has acquired a ten per cent stake in the...
Retailers warned not to panic buy in the rush to get online
An expert in E-commerce today warned traders and retailers in the Midlands not to be panicked into signing up for unnecessary contracts as they rush to move to online sales in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
Shropshire care provider launches innovative ‘hub’ to tackle nursing shortages
Shropshire’s largest independent care organisation has launched an innovative approach to tackle the region’s growing nursing shortage, an issue facing the social care sector which is reflected across the UK.*
Cool Ideas scheme doubles prize fund to £100,000 and more winners
A quarterly awards scheme to help inventors turn their cool ideas into reality is expanding – with an increased prize fund and the chance for even more innovators to win. Telford-based digital manufacturer Protolabs says its Cool Idea Award scheme...
FBC Manby Bowdler forms leading cyber partnership
A leading Midlands law firm has teamed up with one of the country’s foremost experts in online security to offer businesses cutting edge solutions to cyber attacks and data issues. FBC Manby Bowdler has formed a new partnership with cyber...