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Business West today (26 March) welcomed the announcement from Honda that a buyer had been found for the Honda Swindon site. The purchase from the Panattoni Group and the use of the site for a large-...
In the week that pupils in England returned to school, Swindon MPs Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson and Leader of Swindon Borough Council Cllr David Renard joined our quarterly meeting with...
I am very excited about the national bus strategy that has been announced this week. It is a strong commitment by the government, and the Prime Minister himself, reflecting the importance of buses...
In light of the disappointing news from this week’s budget , which saw the failure of the Great Western Freeport bid and major infrastructure funding still not confirmed for the West of England, it’s...
ps-brexit.png Giving his reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West, said: “It was another extraordinary budget from the Chancellor, reflecting what is an...
Many of our companies, I am afraid, will have been disappointed by the Prime Minister’s much trailed roadmap to take us out of the stranglehold of the Covid pandemic. It certainly did not give many...
ps.jpg Commenting on the Prime Minister's roadmap out of lockdown, Business West Managing Director Phil Smith said: “Many of our companies will have been disappointed by this roadmap. “It certainly...
Leading business figures from across the West of England have published an open letter today (16 February) stating united support for the Great Western Freeport bid to Government. Dear Chancellor, As...
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...
