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Industry giants back Gloucestershire bid for Nuclear fusion plant
Industry giants including Toshiba, Thales and Renishaw have announced their support in bringing the UK’s first prototype fusion plant to…
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Bristol Beacon and Bafta-winning Plimsoll Productions agree deal
Two of Bristol’s major entertainment organisations have agreed a deal to work together on a number of projects within the…
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Huge multi-million-pound future skills institute opens in Cornwall
A huge new state-of-the-art skills institute has opened at Truro and Penwith College in Cornwall. The Future Skills Institute will…
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B&Q and Screwfix product availability ‘very close to normal levels’
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher has reported “resilient” trading as product availability improved following recent supply pressures. The London-listed group, which…
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Bristol film and TV sector sees ‘rapid’ growth despite Covid
Bristol’s booming film and television production sector has seen rapid growth over recent years despite Covid-19 disruption and a lack…
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Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport to step down from firm’s board
The founder and former chief executive of Good Energy is stepping down from the firm’s leadership after more than 20…
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UK house prices hit record high as homes remain in short supply
UK house prices hit a new record high in May as a lack of available properties coming onto the market…
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Hinkley Point C delayed by one year as costs rise by £3bn
Hinkley Point C, the nuclear power station being built in Somerset, will begin operating a year later than planned and…
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Vertical Aerospace boss Stephen Fitzpatrick becomes billionaire
British businessman Stephen Fitzpatrick has been named one of the richest people in Britain in 2022 after his Bristol-based ‘flying…
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Bristol deputy mayor says inflation ‘risk’ to green business aims
Bristol’s deputy mayor has said there is a “real risk” increased economic strains could mean businesses make pivoting to greener…
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Bristol tech start-up backed to scale by recipe platform Cookpad
A Bristol-based tech start-up described as “AirBnB for food” has won the backing of the world’s largest recipe platform to…
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First South West green hydrogen plant announced in net zero drive
The South West’s first green hydrogen plant is set to be built, as part of efforts to find clean energy…
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Fred Done’s Salboy unveils £100m Newquay hotel and homes plans
A developer has said its £100m plans for a “landmark” redevelopment at a Cornwall tourism hotspot could create more than…
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British military jet developer strikes major deal in Bristol
A UK aerospace start-up that is hoping to develop the first fully British-crewed military jet since the 1970s has signed…
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New Somerset director for Thomas Westcott accountants
South West chartered accountancy practice Thomas Westcott has appointed a new director to its Somerset team. Tara Bell, who will…
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BathLive Business Awards return for 2022 to honour resilient firms
After a three-year break the BathLive Business Awards, sponsored by Truespeed, are set to return later this year to recognise…
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Full list of 28 more Lloyds and Halifax branches that are set to close
Almost 30 Lloyds Bank and Halifax branches are set to close between August and November this year, impacting 69 full-time…
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Staff at 200-year-old Torbay firm ‘at risk of redundancy’
Angry and devastated staff at Suttons Seeds in Paignton say they have received redundancy consultation letters from new parent company…
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MoD buys high-tech robot dogs that could be used on front line
A robot ‘dog’ developed in the US could be used by the British Army to support troops on the front…
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NHS hiring for hundreds of South West jobs
A huge recruitment event is taking place in Bristol this week in a bid to attract more people in the…
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Bristol tech company agrees major deal with care home specialist
A Bristol health tech firm has sold off its electronic medication records system to a care home management firm for…
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Work on £12.7m Dorset pathology lab moves step forward
A new pathology laboratory being built in Dorset has moved a step forward with the completion of the steel frame…
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Winners of the 2022 Bristol and Bath Apprenticeship Awards announced
The winners of the 2022 Bristol and Bath Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a special event at Ashton Gate…
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Rick Stein restaurant launch ‘one shift a week’ scheme to combat staffing crisis
Rick Stein Restaurants has launched a flexible working scheme where team members can work as little as one shift a…
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Imperial Brands reports big profits drop after Russia withdrawal
Tobacco giant Imperial Brands has reported a big drop in profit after its withdrawal from Russia amid the ongoing invasion…
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Bristol robotics start-up signs major deal with energy giant Enel
A start-up with University of Bristol roots has signed a deal with energy giant Enel to help keep its 9,000…
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Gin firm unveils smart label tech ahead of Gloucester bar opening
A gin distillery has unveiled new tech-infused bottle labels ahead of the opening of its new bar in a £3.5m…
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Spaceport Cornwall seeks legal advice ahead of first UK launch
A Bristol law firm is providing legal advice to Spaceport Cornwall ahead of the launch of the UK’s first satellite…
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Enter the GloucestershireLive Apprenticeship Awards 2022
The GloucestershireLive Apprenticeship Awards are back for 2022, and we’re looking for entries from the best apprentices the county has…
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Channel 4 launches scheme to find new TV writers in South West
Channel 4 has launched an initiative to find new TV drama writers in the South West of England. The C4…
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Working in Exeter, commute costs and businesses based there
Exeter is the capital city of Devon and is home to some of the region’s biggest employers. It is dominated…
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Nearly 10,000 Bristol jobs to be created by 2023, study finds
Bristol’s economy is expected to fall out of the UK’s regional top 10 but still expand by £500m and add…
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Ryanair warns of holiday price hikes and airport delays
Ryanair flight prices will increase this summer amid soaring demand for European holidays following the lifting of Covid restrictions, the…
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11,000 new South West firms founded in first three months of 2022
Thousands of companies were founded in the West of England in the first three months of the year, new research…
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Gloucester firm starts work on oat milk brand Oatly’s UK factory
A contractor in Gloucester has begun work on food and drink brand Oatly’s first factory in the UK. ISD Solutions…
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Hinkley Point could save households £1bn on energy bills, says EDF
French energy giant EDF claims its Somerset nuclear power plant would be able to save UK consumers more than £1bn…
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Services on newly-opened Okehampton rail line have doubled amid huge demand
Services on a newly re-opened railway line in Devon have been doubled amid huge demand from passengers. The Dartmoor Line…
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Plymouth City Patriots ‘weeks’ away from new basketball venue
Basketball club Plymouth City Patriots are hoping to announce a new, larger capacity venue for next season in the next…
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Vogue magazine issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to Cornish pub of the same name
One of the world’s most famous fashion magazines has threatened to sue a pub in a tiny Cornish hamlet that…
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Business club to launch 1,000 ‘safe spaces’ for women entrepreneurs
A national organisation for female entrepreneurs is launching an initiative to support more women taking the plunge into business. The…
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Former Somerset office block could become flats as firm seeks £5m
A property investment firm is looking to raise £5m to redevelop a former office building in Somerset into flats. Warrington-based…
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The firms going above and beyond to look after staff mental health
Mental health in the workplace is a hot topic. In the last two years businesses have been forced to adapt…
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Fashion pioneer set to launch app to help brands thrive on pre-loved market
A sustainable fashion pioneer is launching a new app to help brands benefit from the second-hand retail boom and cut…
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Thousands of homes to be built in South West following major deal
Thousands of affordable homes are to be built in the West of England following a deal between housing association LiveWest…
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Graphene firm Versarien cuts losses in year of expansion and deals
Advanced engineering materials company Versarien has reported “significantly reduced” losses in a year of operational expansion and commercial collaborations with…
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ABP sees revenues return to pre-pandemic levels
The UK’s largest port operator, ABP, has seen revenues return to pre-pandemic levels. A turnover of £579 million equalled that…
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Superdry reports retail rebound as stores re-open and prices rise
Superdry has seen its revenue recover as shoppers returned to its stores following the lifting of Covid restrictions and it…
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Devon and Cornwall given £1.8m for free skills training courses
Local authorities in the South West have secured £1.8m to help support thousands of people into skilled jobs. Devon County…
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Companies offering higher starting salaries in bid to attract staff
Starting salaries are rising “substantially” across the UK as companies struggle to attract new staff, a new report has found.…
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