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Local social and environmental heroes celebrated in the Bristol 17 Campaign

An inspiring range of local heroes are being celebrated in a new campaign to encourage more people to take positive action to help tackle poverty, inequality and climate change. A series of 17 short...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 15.07.21
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Q&A with Leader of Gloucestershire County Council Mark Hawthorne

Mark Hawthorne has been leader of the Conservative controlled Gloucestershire County Council for 11 years, and at 46 has been a councillor for more than 20 years. In a wide-ranging interview, I spoke...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 14.07.21
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Renishaw no longer up for sale as owners put employees first

Gloucestershire is so lucky to be the home of a world-leading company like Renishaw, which exports more than 90% of what it produces overseas. We are also lucky that this is a firm which really cares...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 12.07.21
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Summer rail upgrade for Bristol means long-term gain for our city and region

Whilst many of us won’t have been taking the train over the past year as a consequence of COVID-19 measures and restrictions, in the years in the lead up to the pandemic we have been experiencing a...
Posted on: 12.07.21
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Planning for the future of our city centres

The intimidating heavyweight boxer, Mike Tyson, once famously replied to a reporter who asked whether he was worried about his opponent’s fight plan with the response: “Everyone has a plan until they...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 08.07.21
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Pioneers in climate crisis solutions unite; gearing up to help Bristolians ditch fossil fuel transport

For the first time, a collective of pioneers in climate change solutions have come together to help make Bristol's transport cleaner and greener – sooner rather than later. Spearheaded by digital hub...
Posted on: 06.07.21
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Economic recovery in South West held back by skills shortages and recruitment difficulties

Despite welcome news of a rebound in business activity, confidence and cashflow, albeit from an historically low base, the speed and extent of the South West’s economic recovery is threatened by...
Posted on: 05.07.21
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Bristol and West of England business leaders taking action to tackle climate change

Bristol and West of England Chamber & Initiative President Richard Bonner opened and chaired what is set to be one of many climate change themed Initiative meetings in the coming months and years...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 05.07.21
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Wiltshire MPs and Council Leader take questions from county’s business leaders on post-lockdown recovery

Universities Minister and MP for Chippenham, Michelle Donelan, MP for Devizes, Danny Kruger, and Leader of Wiltshire Council, Richard Clewer, recently took part in a virtual roundtable discussion...
James Cortis
James Cortis
Business West
Posted on: 22.06.21
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