Swindon Council has appointed property advice group Bilfinger GVA to identify joint venture partners interested in giving Lydiard House and Park a more sustainable future. The council, which owns the Palladian manor house and its 260-acre country park, is seeking to reduce its £450,000 annual subsidy. It has already placed adverts in trade journals...
Swindon-based bookings agency Venues and Events has recruited Megan Harper as creative executive. Megan, pictured, has been taken on following a period of work experience for which she was referred by the Department for Work and Pensions as part of the trailblazer scheme. She will now be responsible for a range of creative roles...
The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) has appointed Kelly Pepworth as chairman of its South West and Wales region. Kelly, pictured, managing partner, business and corporate, at Bristol PR firm Speed Communications, brings more than 20 years’ experience to her new position with the PRCA, having worked for a number of PR agencies across...
Frequent flyers from some of the West of England’s top companies joined TV star and local resident Carol Vorderman at Bristol Airport to mark the opening of its newly refurbished gate lounge. The £50,000 makeover will give passengers a dedicated area to wait for their flights prior to boarding, just metres from the aircraft...
Monday 2 November Interim: e2v technologies Trading statements: HSBC, Lonmin, Travelport Worldwide Economics: Manufacturing data Tuesday 3 November Finals: Associated British Foods, Egdon Resources, Imperial Tobacco Trading statements: Amec Foster Wheeler, Direct Line, Indivior, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Just Eat, Oxford Immunotec, Pendragon, Standard Chartered, Weir EGMs: Amlin Economics: Construction data Wednesday 4 November Interims:...
Swindon firms are to be given the chance to explore doing business in more than 70 countries worldwide when an international delegation visits the region next week. ExploreExport 2015 is aimed at all companies keen to expand overseas and is staged against a backdrop of rising exports from the South West. Latest figures show that...
