Wednesday 17 June 2026
Join us for Hoople Careers Day on Thursday 2 July 2026. This is an opportunity to visit our headquarters and find out about the many careers available with Hoople in areas such as IT, building maintenance, finance, administration, care, education, supply teaching, cleaning, HR and payroll.
Read more - about Hoople Careers Day
Thursday 07 May 2026
Our Recruitment team colleagues have retained their verification for excellence in education recruitment, following a recent audit by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
Read more - about Hoople Recruitment retain REC accreditation
Thursday 16 April 2026
Congratulations to our colleagues at Ridgemoor Road, an eight-bed residential service for adults with learning disabilities, on the service being rated ‘Good’ following a recent inspection from the Care Quality Commission.
Read more - about Hoople Care's Ridgemoor Road service rated 'Good' by the CQC
Thursday 26 February 2026
Hoople has supported Herefordshire Council Libraries Service in bringing a new digital engagement project to life, following their successful funding bid to Arts Council England. IT Services configured and installed tablets, stands and charging units across libraries in Hereford, Leominster, Ledbury, Ross‑on‑Wye, Kington and Colwall, with additional equipment ready for outreach activity in the wider community.
Read more - about Hoople IT Services support Herefordshire Libraries
Tuesday 03 February 2026
Hoople are running a series of online Q&A events to explore our range of services for schools, the benefits of a full service approach, and accessing resources via the Schools Portal.
Read more - about School Services Q&A Sessions
Tuesday 20 January 2026
To celebrate Hoople's 15th birthday we’ll be completing 15 “good deeds” throughout the year as a way of giving back to the community that has supported us along the way.
Read more - about 15 Good Deeds
Thursday 20 November 2025
Hoople are proud to sponsor the St Michael’s Hospice ‘Light up a Life’ events.
Read more - about Hoople sponsor Light up a Life
Wednesday 05 November 2025
Hoople Training use their expertise to support Restart a Heart Month, providing opportunities for the public to learn CPR, free of charge, throughout October.
Read more - about Hoople Training share life-saving techniques in Restart a Heart Month
Monday 03 November 2025
The Community Equipment Service, previously run by NRS Healthcare on behalf of Herefordshire Council, is now provided by Hoople.
Read more - about Important notice regarding assistive equipment
Thursday 25 September 2025
Our Building Maintenance team have recently started work on a substantial new project at one of Herefordshire's most iconic buildings.
Read more - about Restoration project for Hoople Building Maintenance
Wednesday 06 August 2025
Hoople Training have become an approved provider for Skills Boost, a funding programme to help organisations with the costs of upskilling and training their employees.
Read more - about Hoople Training become approved provider for Skills Boost
Monday 04 August 2025
We are delighted to welcome the Community Equipment Service team, who joined Hoople on 1 August 2025.
Read more - about The Community Equipment Service Team Join Hoople
Tuesday 01 July 2025
The Hoople Training team have received a glowing endorsement from the External Quality Assurer (EQA) following their Institute of Leadership Management (ILM) course inspection.
Read more - about Hoople Training Achieve Direct Claim Status for ILM
Thursday 26 June 2025
We are pleased to be event sponsor for the Herefordshire School Games once again.
Read more - about Hoople sponsors Herefordshire Schools Games for the 5th year.
Monday 28 April 2025
Following the success of events in 2024, Hoople Recruitment are once again teaming up with Maylord Orchards to put on a summer Jobs Fair, bringing together employers and job seekers from across the county.
Read more - about Summer Jobs Fair
Monday 31 March 2025
We are delighted to be shirt sponsors for the fantastic team of runners taking on challenges in aid of Marches Family Network this April.
Read more - about Hoople Sponsor Marches Family Network Running Team
Monday 10 February 2025
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we brought together some of our current and recently qualified apprentices to find out what the opportunity for on-the-job learning means to them.
Read more - about National Apprenticeship Week 2025
Monday 06 January 2025
Congratulations to our Hoople colleagues who are part of the Herefordshire Council Finance Team who won the Excellence in Governance, Reporting & Assurance award at the Public Finance Awards.
Read more - about Public Finance Awards 2024
Thursday 21 November 2024
Hoople Training has received funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, to provide free training to businesses in Herefordshire.
Read more - about Fully-funded Training from Hoople
Thursday 10 October 2024
Hoople celebrated two wins at the recent Hereford Times Health & Social Care Awards. Kathy Windibank, from Hillside Care Centre, collected the award for Healthcare Employer of the Year, and then later, Sarah Ellis won Care Trainer of the Year.
Read more - about Awards Success for Hoople
Thursday 26 September 2024
We are absolutely delighted to be a finalist for Employer of the Year at the Herefordshire Business Awards. Our people are central to the success of Hoople and it is gratifying that our investment in the wellbeing and personal development of our colleagues has been recognised.
Read more - about Hoople Shortlisted for Employer of the Year
Thursday 12 September 2024
Hoople have signed the Care Leavers Covenant to help care leavers live independently.
Read more - about Care Leavers Covenant
Wednesday 26 June 2024
20 June 2024 was a special day for Hoople as we marked the official opening of Auxilium House, our new offices on Legion Way. Ribbon cutters included colleagues, students from our Study Programme, the Chair of the Hoople Board and the team who led on the building refurbishment project.
Read more - about Hoople Celebrates the Official Opening of Auxilium House
Wednesday 15 May 2024
We're delighted to have become Herefordshire Wildlife Trust corporate members to support their work to restore nature and inspire people of all ages to take action to defend Herefordshire's wildlife.
Read more - about Hoople become Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Corporate Members
Tuesday 16 April 2024
This month sees the opening Auxilium House, our new premises at Legion Way, Hereford.
Read more - about Welcome to Auxilium House
Monday 05 February 2024
5 February 2024 marks the start of National Apprenticeship Week. Hoople will be joining with other employers to promote the benefits apprenticeships in line with this year’s theme of ‘skills for life’, whilst celebrating the achievements of our apprentices.
Read more - about National Apprenticeship Week 2024
Wednesday 09 November 2022
We are delighted that our Study Programme has been rated ‘Good’ following a recent inspection by Ofsted.
Read more - about Hoople Study Programme rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted