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Let’s do the Bath quickstep

If Bath were a dance I think it would be the waltz. Serene and smooth with the unfailing rhythm of slow, slow, quick, quick, slow. And the good news for business is that we seem to be moving into the...
Ian Bell
Ian Bell
Business West
Posted on: 09.08.18
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Shoots of growth beginning to show in the Forest of Dean?

For too long the Forest of Dean has been the Aunt Sally of Gloucestershire with a lot of assumptions about this lovely part of our county being hurled around with very little justification. In terms...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 09.08.18
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Jo Price on her 2 years in charge at Royal Agricultural University

Two years on from taking over as Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Jo Price’s plan for its renaissance is beginning to work, as I discovered when I spoke with her...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 02.08.18
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Where now for Gloucestershire 2050?

For me, the Gloucestershire 2050 project took an interesting turn for the better during a recent debate organised by BBC Radio Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire Live. Why do I say that? For the...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 30.07.18
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How can business help make Bristol carbon neutral by 2050?

Bristol City Council is asking business and central government to invest £1 billion in order to help develop the city region’s energy infrastructure. The authority hopes the cash injection will help...
Nina Skubala
Nina Skubala
Business West
Posted on: 27.07.18
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What do I want to see in Bristol 2050?

My name is Tawana Maisokwadzo and I’m currently studying for my GCSE’s at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School. I recently completed a work placement at Business West, where I was introduced to the...
Tawana Maisokwadzo
Tawana Maisokwadzo
Business West
Posted on: 25.07.18
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Revitalised Weston is on the up

A perfect summer’s evening formed the backdrop to the Q2 West of England Initiative meeting 2018. Held at the Winter Gardens Pavilion in Weston, growth and regeneration in North Somerset was squarely...
Amie Vaughan
Amie Vaughan
Posted on: 24.07.18
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Brexit and the UK car industry - the view from Honda's Patrick Keating

patrick-keating.jpg I recently interviewed Patrick Keating - Government Affairs Manager to find out how Honda is preparing for Brexit. Describe your role: My main role is to support the European...
Ian Mean
Ian Mean
Business West
Posted on: 26.06.18
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Airbus warning – a major concern for the future of the West of England economy

Airbus’s blunt warning about the significant risk to their UK business from Brexit is of major concern for the future economic health of Bristol and the South West. James Durie, Chief Executive of...
Posted on: 22.06.18
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