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Economic health of region boosted by NHS trusts, according to new research

May 21, 2013
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NHS foundation trusts are contributing billions to the regional economy, a new report published today by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) and Barclays says. As provider organisations to the Health Service, foundation trusts such as Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, care for hundreds of thousands of patients each year in the South West....

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You’re fired-up! The Apprentice is great for business says its ‘reluctant star’ Nick Hewer

May 20, 2013
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TV show The Apprentice is giving young people a great appetite for business, Nick Hewer, Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on the programme, told West business leaders. Speaking at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner, he said whenever he spoke at schools and colleges the...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 20, 2013
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Monday May 20 INTERIMS ITE Group FINALS Cranswick, E2V Technologies, Mitie Group AGMS Auhua Clean Energy, British Smaller Companies VCT 2, LMS Capital, Shanta Gold Ltd., TMT Investments Q1 OAO Severstal GDR (Reg S) Tuesday May 21 INTERIMS Greencore Group, Paragon Group Of Companies, Renew Holdings, Zytronic FINALS Big Yellow Group, Bloomsbury Publishing, Burberry...

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Chinese move opens major market for Wiltshire drugs firm Vectura

May 16, 2013
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Chippenham-based drugs development firm Vectura has set up a business in China to tap into the country’s growing market for respiratory products. The new company will initially exploit Vectura’s Clickhaler and Duohaler dry powder inhaler (DPI) technology platforms to address current unmet needs in the Asian asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) markets....

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Sugar’s Apprentice sidekick Nick Hewer to speak to West accountants

May 16, 2013
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Nick Hewer, best known as Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice, will give Swindon and Wiltshire accountants and professional advisers a behind-the-scenes view of life as TV celebrity when he speaks at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner this evening. Swindon-born Nick, who...

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Swindon builder Beard in running for coveted Business of the Year Award

May 15, 2013
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Fast-growing Swindon construction firm Beard is among the finalists of the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards which have been announced today. The PwC-sponsored awards are the most-prestigious in the region, recognising for the past 25 years to cream of the West’s dynamic companies. As well as the main award, there...

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