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Impressive Redcliffe & Temple BID plans outlined at WoE Initiative meeting

At our February West of England Initiative meeting over 180 members heard from a number of the city region’s key figures, including Jo Hawkins, who presented on the exciting and now well-advanced...
Posted on: 15.02.21
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Wiltshire MPs and Council Leader take questions from county’s business leaders

Universities Minister and MP for Chippenham Michelle Donelan, MP for Devizes Danny Kruger and Leader of Wiltshire Council Philip Whitehead recently took part in a virtual roundtable discussion with...
Posted on: 12.02.21
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Bold Budget needed to spur economic recovery and renewal

In just a few weeks on 3rd March, our Chancellor Rishi Sunak must deliver what must surely be one of the most important Budget statements in living memory. Indeed, I think it matches the aftermath of...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 10.02.21
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Hydrogen - a recipe for a greener 21st century and a buoyant local economy

Whilst behind the UK curve, the South West has enormous potential to make green hydrogen; wind, tides, waves and sometimes sunshine are no strangers to our part of the UK, all of which could be...
Phil Smith
Phil Smith
Business West
Posted on: 04.02.21
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3 questions with Peter Lord, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Aardman Animations

The University of the West of England (UWE), in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Peter Lord, Co-Founder and...
Posted on: 03.02.21
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How Swindon & Wiltshire businesses are tackling climate change

Ian Larrard, Director of Business West in Swindon & Wiltshire, introduced the first Initiative Business and Economy meeting of 2021 with a focus on business and climate change in light of our...
Posted on: 02.02.21
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Keeping the economy moving in Bath & North East Somerset

What looks like the beginning of a successful roll out of the COVID vaccination programme could be the prelude to a return to something like the life we used to call “normal”. It remains to be seen...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 21.01.21
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Business West announced as key sponsor of Swindon’s Festival of Tomorrow

Off the back of a hugely successful inaugural event in 2020, Business West is once again proud to be a lead sponsor of Swindon’s one and only science festival – the Festival of Tomorrow - for 2021.
Posted on: 20.01.21
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PM launches Build Back Better Council to unlock investment, boost job creation and level up regional economy

This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has chaired the first meeting of a new Business Council designed to work in partnership with government to fuel COVID-19 economic recovery and establish future...
Victoria Matthews
Victoria Matthews
Business West
Posted on: 19.01.21
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