Council chief Gavin Jones and leader Roderick Bluh have come in at at number 13 in the Local Government Chronicle's Top 50 most influential voices in local government. The publication sites how the council is leading the nation in family policy and technology. Wiltshire County Council's chief executive Mr Kerr, and Conservative leader Jane Scott,...
A Swindon company has helped ensure that the world is kept up to date with the latest news on the ongoing crisis in Libya. Audio visual equipment and conferencing hire company RTS Communications provided ‘host radio broadcast facilities’ – where radio journalists could interview politicians, create their news reports and broadcast them live to...
Swindon-based outsourced health services provider Synergy Health has acquired US sterilisation company BeamOne for £21.5 million. The deal includes a deferred cash consideration of up to a maximum of £12.3m – depending on the performance for the year ending 1 April 2012. Richard Steeves, chief executive of Synergy Health, said: “This is a significant...
Changes to no win, no fee legal arrangements defeat fundamental legal principles, according to an expert at Swindon-based law firm Withy King. Plans were revealed earlier this week, by way of a public consultation, which will see some legal fees in civil cases deducted from damages awarded to the claimant, rather than being...
Business and homeowners breathed a sigh of relief today as the Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at their record low of 0.5 per cent for the 25th month in a row. But economists are warning that rising inflation fueled by spiralling oil prices could force the bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee...
The latest edition of Swindon Business News is out now! The April edition includes a feature looking at the economic outlook of the town as well as our in-depth look at Budget 2011. View it online here. http://swindon-business.net/index.php/pdf/
Production at Honda's manufacturing plant in South Marston is to be halved because of a shortage in parts, caused by damages to factories in Japan by the recent tsunami. More to follow.
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