Business groups call for more support for firms as Johnson unveils roadmap out of lockdown

February 23, 2021
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Business groups call for more support for firms as Johnson unveils roadmap out of lockdown

The South West’s largest business organisation has said many of its members will be “disappointed” with the government’s roadmap for taking England out of national lockdown. Business West, which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce, said following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon the onus was now on ministers to...

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Backing for Bristol Airport as it seeks to overturn council’s grounding of its expansion plans

February 21, 2021
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Backing for Bristol Airport as it seeks to overturn council’s grounding of its expansion plans

The South West CBI has backed Bristol Airport’s appeal against the decision by North Somerset Council last year to refuse its expansion. The council’s planning committee went against their own officers’ recommendation last February to throw out the scheme, which sought to increase the airport’s capacity to handle 12m passengers a year.  At the...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 21, 2021
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Monday February 22 Finals: BATM Advanced Communications, RTC Group Interims: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Finsbury Foods, Tristel Trading announcement: AB Foods Economic announcement: Public sector net borrowing Tuesday February 23 Finals: Croda International, Fondul Propriatetea, HSBC Group, InterContinental Hotels Interims: Clinigen Group, Diurnal Group, McBride, Springfield Properties Economic announcements: Claimant count rate, unemployment rate Wednesday February 24 Finals: Georgia Capital, Lloyds, Petrofac, Telecom Egypt ...

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Swindon Business Blog: Malindi Myers, regional agent, Bank of England. Our forecasts show rapid economic recovery this year

February 17, 2021
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Swindon Business Blog: Malindi Myers, regional agent, Bank of England. Our forecasts show rapid economic recovery this year

The Covid pandemic continues to hit business activity and household spending in the UK and the rest of the world. Restrictions put in place to contain the pandemic’s spread are causing many businesses to sell fewer of their goods and services. Some businesses are unable to sell at all.  Even though the available evidence...

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Zap-Map en route for further growth after appointing experienced board members

February 17, 2021
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Zap-Map, the electric vehicle mapping service majority owned by Chippenham-based renewable energy group Good Energy, has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing an interim CEO and commercial director as it charts further rapid growth. Richard Bourne, pictured, joins the firm in the interim CEO role and work alongside its board to develop the long-term strategic plan, positioning the...

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Thrings team leads on £50m funding deal to boost Cornwall’s broadband network

February 17, 2021
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Thrings team leads on £50m funding deal to boost Cornwall’s broadband network

A specialist banking and finance team led by Swindon-headquartered law firm Bristol office has secured a £50m investment to roll out gigabit-capable broadband services across Cornwall. The funding will support Cornish internet service provider Wildanet’s growth plans by substantially expanding its network across the county.  Redruth-based Wildanet was launched in 2017 by chief executive...

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