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Many people in the South West who were on the receiving end of fertility treatment have had their lives put on hold because the UK’s official regulators and advisory bodies have unanimously called for a halt to all fertility treatments during the current Covid-19 crisis.
Expert lawyers are reporting an increase in parents using the coronavirus pandemic to avoid paying their monthly maintenance payments.
A Bristol business that is developing a reusable manufacturing satellite that will enable materials to be built in space has secured £250,000 worth of funding, including backing from a dozen of Bristol’s established entrepreneurs.
North Somerset Council says it is working hard to get payments out to businesses under the support schemes announced by the Government due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has expanded its private capital team with the appointment of two new solicitors.
Children from a Taunton day nursery have sent a special package of drawings to two local residential care homes to spread some joy during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Backwell-based artisans Little Hollows Pasta have made the move to home delivery to survive as food businesses found their route to customers changed overnight.
A new free easy-to-navigate online guide for businesses and individuals to consult over concerns or challenges that they face in the light of the coronavirus pandemic has been launched.
Survey shows reduction in volumes, potential job cuts and confusion around Government support
Work is going on at a Bristol laboratory to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. Progress has been made at the Unit DX incubator in central Bristol where many bio-technology businesses rent laboratory space.
A Somerset care home group is supporting the NHS by arranging for a former home to be converted quickly into an intermediate care facility so that people can be moved out of the county’s two acute hospitals and be safely looked after during the coronavirus pandemic.
Small to medium-sized manufacturers are being urged to take part in a major survey detailing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on industry.
The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare has closed until further notice as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Camelot House and Lodge, a specialist care home for up to 90 people with dementia located on Taunton Road in Wellington, Somerset, has been rated 'Good' by inspectors at the Care Quality Commission.
In these extraordinary times businesses are looking urgently at ways to protect themselves. A raft of measures have been announced by the Government on top of the usual support mechanisms that businesses have.
Here Helen Bassett, director assurance and business services at Smith & Williamson in Bristol, gives some guidance to businesses looking to navigate their way through the coronavirus crisis.
In response to the Government’s request that people with Learning Disabilities self- isolate, technology start-up AutonoMe offers a FREE version of their platform to any person with a Learning Disability in the UK.
Investors from Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) are rallying around their community of ambitious start-ups and high growth companies, providing much-needed guidance and support to help them find solutions to the challenges that lie ahead.
A group of coach drivers from South West travel business Bakers Dolphin are to work as ambulance drivers following the cancellation of all national and international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
South West-based online energy business Flipper has published a lists of essentials do’s and don’ts to enable people to minimise their energy usage when spending more time at home.
Manufacturing Specialists SWMAS are working with manufacturers across the South West to support the production of thousands of respirators needed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
