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A new round of discretionary business grants will go live at midday on Wednesday 10 February. The discretionary grants are specifically for Bristol’s businesses who have been severely financially impacted by COVID-19 restrictions across Tier 2, Tier 3 and national lockdowns.
Cornwall Council has joined fishing industry leaders in calling on government to address a growing crisis in the sector due to complicated new export rules, a lack of clarity about fishing quotas, and an increase in red tape.
Creative hotel staff have come up with new measures to ensure people maintain an appropriate distance from each other if they attend any meetings at any of its sites.
Discovering that many more plums are grown in Romania than the UK was a surprise to residents of a Wellington dementia care home – one surprise among many in store for them during a recent Romania ‘theme’ day.
China’s booming Shandong province will be the subject of the next webinar being organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau.
Bristol-based lawyers at Osborne Clarke have advised Bath-based Actual Experience plc, the analytics-as-a-service company, on its oversubscribed £10 million fundraising.
Hoteliers in the South West are calling on the government to provide their businesses with a roadmap to recovery similar to the one that has been outlined for schools.
After more than four years of negotiations and false starts, the UK has now withdrawn from the EU. Many uncertainties still remain for businesses, but the UK/EU trade deal has provided some much-needed clarity.
Osborne Clarke's Gavin Williams has been recognised as an OUTstanding LGBT+ Future Leaders Role Model for 2020.
An activities co-ordinator with South-West base dementia care provider Camelot Care has been using his previous experience of working with people with autism to highlight the importance of communicating even more carefully than usual with residents during lockdown.
Claire Burden and Tim Sloggett, business turnaround and rescue experts at Smith & Williamson, share some of their top tips about what business owners should be doing to adapt and thrive
The Westerleigh Group has made a £3,000 donation to kick off its new partnership with the Bristol City Football Club Robins Foundation.
Bristol-based construction firm Sweet Construct have been appointed by developer Acorn Property Group to deliver the regeneration of Alliance House, an exciting residential development in Bristol’s city centre.
Three local charities and organisations have been given donations totalling more than £7,500 by Sedgemoor Crematorium, which it raised as part of its metal recycling scheme.
Wastewater treatment business WPL Limited has been acquired by Marlowe plc in a deal representing an enterprise value of £10 million.
The staff of a Wellington fish and chip shop have won praise for their helpful attitude from a local dementia care home for ‘making no bones’ about taking long and complicated orders and never complaining if the order has to be changed.
Lawyers at Cardiff firm Clarke Willmott LLP have helped secure a £37 million loan for Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA).
Retired people in the South West have been booking holidays for later in the year in large numbers after receiving their vaccinations, according to the region’s leading coach operator Bakers Dolphin.
