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Staff workshop kick starts climate change conversation

Scientific consensus is such that now is the time for action on climate change. With the 2010s the warmest decade on record, businesses can no longer sit on the side-lines and drastic changes in the...
Posted on: 28.02.20
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Business West responds to the business impact of the Coronavirus outbreak

As the Coronavirus outbreak (named Covid-19) continues to dominate the headlines, I wanted to ensure we communicated to you the relevant links to the up-to-date position on the virus and where and...
Phil Smith
Phil Smith
Business West
Posted on: 27.02.20
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Thousands of young people flock to Swindon Science Festival

Organisers of the inaugural Swindon Science Festival have declared it a runaway success, with thousands of youngsters passing through the doors of STEAM over the course of last weekend. “I don’t...
Posted on: 27.02.20
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A cleaner, greener and more business friendly alternative to Bristol’s diesel ban

Bristol has a serious pollution problem – many of our city centre streets are breaking legal air pollution limits, with knock on effects for the health of our families, workers and visitors. Central...
Posted on: 26.02.20
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How can the West of England make its voice heard in Westminster?

Now that we’ve got a new national government with a huge parliamentary majority and we’ve moved away from discussing whether or not we should leave the European Union you can be certain that Downing...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 14.02.20
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SGS Berkeley Green's burgeoning STEM cluster

At a time when employment land for business is at a premium, it is heartening to see South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) trying to help in a visionary way. They are inviting companies to...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 13.02.20
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3 questions with Bevis Watts, Chief Executive of Triodos Bank

UWE , in partnership with Business West, runs an annual lecture series that brings top business leaders to Bristol. We caught up with Bevis Watts, Chief Executive of Triodos Bank before he gave his...
Posted on: 10.02.20
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Barton Willmore's Simon Prescott on planning, politics and prospects for growth in the West

Planners by reputation and image, in my experience, tend not to be the most engaging of characters. Simon Prescott, who has just been appointed a non-executive director on the board of Business West...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 05.02.20
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A new deal with Europe: what are the key areas concerning business?

The Withdrawal Agreement that came into effect on 31 January provides for business-as-usual trading arrangements between the UK and the EU until the end of 2020. However, much could change thereafter...
Rohan Roy
Rohan Roy
Business West
Posted on: 04.02.20
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