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As the UK marks its official departure from the European Union, and the start of an 11- month transition period, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West responds.
The examination of the West of England Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) reported back at the beginning of August and a fuller response came in September, where – in their words – they “set out in more detail...
At long last, the South West is beginning to get to grips with what this region stands for and how we wish to be seen by government. At Business West we welcome this important self-examination of our...
With Swindon’s new Science Festival, Tomorrow, coming to the STEAM museum on February 21-22, organiser Dr Rod Hebden argues that Swindon and Wiltshire is the new science and tech hub.
Our hard-pressed independent High Street retailers in Gloucestershire can look forward to a little New Year cheer. Just before Christmas, in the Queen’s Speech, the government decided they must...
As we approach 2020, I am enthusiastic about the development of a great new focus for business in the region. In Katherine Bennett, senior vice president of Airbus in Bristol, we have a formidable...
Democracy is all very well, but sometimes it produces results which quite honestly give people in business a bit of a headache. It’s nothing to do with party politics because the Chamber of Commerce...
While the news about Honda has dominated much of our work throughout 2019, there were also very many positive developments at Business West and in our region to shout about. Despite tough national...
On 15 December, Great Western Railway (GWR) will announce its biggest timetable shake-up since the 1970s, adding extra capacity, improving frequency and cutting travel times across the network. •...