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Don’t let the soaring temperatures mean soaring energy usage for your business

This summer we’ve faced scorching temperatures across the UK and Europe. The recent heatwave has had a real impact on businesses who have seen energy usage increase with the need for additional air...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 06.09.22
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Why retired business people shouldn’t be overlooked

Retired business people have a great deal to offer in terms of their vast experience but, in my view, that knowledge is often ignored. So, when I was asked to talk to the Upton St Leonards Probus...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 09.08.22
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The Rising Cost of Doing Business

We’re all now familiar with the cost of living crisis - how households are struggling to keep up with bills and afford the rapidly rising cost of food, fuel and other essentials. But there’s another...
Eleanor Ferrari
Eleanor Ferrari
Posted on: 05.08.22
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The hottest day on record for the UK should be a wake-up call to the Government and businesses

What a wake-up call it was for business on the hottest day ever in the UK last week. It put the challenge of climate change into the harsh reality of government now needing to really get behind net...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 28.07.22
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Question Time with Bath and North East Somerset MPs

We keep up a continual constructive conversation with Councillors and Officers in our local authority, which is vital for the good of the local economy, but we also have regular meetings with the two...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 21.07.22
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Education leader calls for action on free school meals

Dr Nick Capstick, chief executive of the Swindon-based White Horse Federation of 31 schools is at the forefront of an initiative aimed at stopping children going to school hungry. He is the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 20.07.22
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The hidden costs of Covid

Just when you start to feel we are really coming out of the pandemic you start to notice a few more cases where friends and colleagues report testing positive. And it seems that across the whole...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 23.06.22
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Bristol and West of England Initiative meet at Bristol Zoo Gardens to celebrate business community

Over 150 Business West initiative members met at Bristol Zoo Gardens, in Clifton, on Tuesday 14th June to celebrate the business community and discuss the important issues facing the region. The...
Posted on: 17.06.22
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New Employment Officer Will Help More People with Down’s Syndrome Find Jobs

A retired police Control Room Manager of more than 40 years has joined forces with the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group and the Down’s Syndrome Association’s ‘WorkFit’ programme to help more people who...
Ian Larrard
Ian Larrard
Business West
Posted on: 26.05.22
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