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Political and business leaders have welcomed news that rural Dorset will be among the first areas in the country to benefit from the government’s new £5bn gigabit broadband fund.
A group of successful entrepreneurs from the Bristol area have set up a mechanism to provide seed-funding for early-stage start-up businesses in the South West.
Residents at a Wellington dementia care home have enthusiastically embraced the latest musical innovation offered for their entertainment during lockdown – drumming on exercise balls.
Financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has appointed Andrew Manning as a partner in Bristol to lead its new risk advisory business.
Energy auto-switch site Flipper warned today that around 11 million households are being lined up to pay extra as the industry fears that people will default on their gas and electricity payments as the fall-out from covid 19 hits.
China’s booming Shandong province will be the subject of the next webinar being organised by the Bristol and West of England China Bureau.
Persimmon Homes has launched a public consultation exercise over plans to build a major housing estate on green fields in Backwell, North Somerset.
A leading day nursery group has announced 50 new apprenticeship positions across its settings in the South West
Packing the hospital bag, preparing the nursery and choosing a name are tasks any parents-to-be will be familiar with but lawyers are reminding mums and dads to add writing a will to the list of things to do before baby arrives.
A rapid response to lockdowns, clear leadership and a strong survival spirit helped a national hotel group lay firm foundations for the future.
The explosion in "remote" court hearings since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to some "innocent mishaps" and "over-confidence" among participants, according to a leading debt recovery lawyer.
Farmers are being urged to ensure they have up-to-date succession plans in place following the start of the Agricultural Transition Plan which came into being after the UK’s departure from the EU.
A South West funeral venue has engaged the services of a professional cameraman to provide live streaming services to grieving families during the national lockdown.
Expert lawyers say the announcement that the Government is to further extend the restrictions on commercial landlord action for non-payment of rent by business tenants, means that private agreements made between the two parties are now more important than ever.
Smith & Williamson is launching a series of webinars for partners in professional practices later this month.
Philip Brown, Commercial Property partner at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, comments on the impact of the Government’s energy white paper on the house building sector.
Students are increasingly motivated by decarbonisation and this raises practical, investment and legal considerations for real estate
