A future Labour government would support business in the West of England – not damage it – by creating a more prosperous Britain and investing in skills and new technologies, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls said today. Launching the party’s business plan for the region, he dismissed suggestions that Labour was anti-business, insisting it was...
Alliance Pharma, the Chippenham-based speciality pharmaceutical company, has started the search for a new finance director following the announcement that Richard Wright, who has been in the role for nearly eight years, is to leave. Mr Wright, pictured, who will remain at the highly-acquisitive company until May 31, is to pursue other interests, the...
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Business West, the organisation behind the Swindon Initiative, will continue to be responsible for helping firms across the West of England to export after being awarded the contract to run the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) services in the region for another five years. Business West, which has held the contract for the past...
A prominent shop unit on Royal Wootton Bassett High Street has come onto the market – the latest in a series of deals signalling a recovery in the retail property market. The 647 sq ft unit in Merchants House has been occupied by The Ninety Niner for the past 15 years. It shares an...
Three new routes to key European cities are to be introduced from Bristol Airport as it continues to expand its network on the Continent. The flights to Paris, Düsseldorf and Nantes will be operated by bmi regional. The move comes as Ryanair prepares to add direct flights to cities such as Cologne and Stuttgart...
Swindon firms are greeting positive economic news, such as the latest fall in unemployment, with “faint alarm bells rather than celebratory cheers”, according to the region’s largest business organisation. Business West, which runs the Swindon Initiative, said politicians should now focus on the “significant hurdles” that remained to achieving a lasting recovery. Today’s figures...
Solicitors with tax affairs which are not up to date, including those with undisclosed taxable income, have less than three weeks to notify HMRC of their intention to take part in its disclosure facility. The warning comes from the South West office of accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson, which also points...
Swindon-based Arkell’s Brewery has continued its investment programme in its estate to meet growing demand for pubs with rooms. Work starts this week on a £1.4m transformation of The White Hart at Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, which will add a 24-room accommodation extension. It is the latest investment in quality hotel-type rooms at its...
Each week Swindon Business News gives a prominent member of the town’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Mark Kennedy, director of Akcess, a Swindon-based community interest company specialising in special needs school transport and transport for wheelchair users and elderly people with mobility problems, answers our 10 questions....
