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Major changes in family law mean separating couples need more support
Apr 9

Apr 9 Major changes in family law mean separating couples need more support

Loop South West
Business, Legal, Lifestyle, News

This year is set to be a year of major developments in divorce and family law with new laws currently pending and issues like coronavirus and Brexit causing a significant impact.

What's driving the transformation of the automotive supply chain?
Apr 8

Apr 8 What's driving the transformation of the automotive supply chain?

Loop South West
Business, News, Legal

The automotive sector is undergoing rapid change, which is raising investment, legal and regulatory challenges.

Ticketing supports re-opening for attractions
Apr 7

Apr 7 Ticketing supports re-opening for attractions

Loop South West
Business, Attractions, Covid, Culture, Events, News, Technology, Lifestyle, Hospitality

Visitor attractions across the South West are preparing to welcome back guests once again with online ticketing proving vital to ensuring safe and successful re-opening.

Osborne Clarke advises illuminate financial on £100m round with backing from Barclays and JP Morgan Chase
Apr 5

Apr 5 Osborne Clarke advises illuminate financial on £100m round with backing from Barclays and JP Morgan Chase

Loop South West
Business, News, Finance

Bristol-based lawyers at Osborne Clarke have advised venture capital firm Illuminate Financial Management on the final close of its second fund at $100 million (£72.5 million).

Call for construction firms to harness technology
Apr 4

Apr 4 Call for construction firms to harness technology

Loop South West
Business, Development, Technology, News

The UK’s slow-to-change-its-ways construction industry needs to harness the power of technology to flourish in a post-Brexit world, according to one industry specialist.

The emerging scandal of hidden commission in the business energy sector
Apr 3

Apr 3 The emerging scandal of hidden commission in the business energy sector

Loop South West
Business, Finance, Legal, News

A lawyer specialising in commercial litigation has issued a warning to businesses to look into their energy broker and any hidden commission they may be receiving in what he is calling an ‘emerging scandal’.

Egg-citing afternoon for care home residents
Apr 2

Apr 2 Egg-citing afternoon for care home residents

Loop South West
Care, News

Residents at a Somerset dementia care home have been getting in the mood for the Easter weekend with a range of egg-citing activities arranged by the activities team.

Apr 1
Apr 1 Osborne Clarke advises Amphista Therapeutics on £38m Series B funding round

Loop South West
Business, Finance, News

Lawyers at international legal practice Osborne Clarke have advised Amphista Therapeutics, a leader in next generation targeted protein degradation (TPD) approaches, on its £38 million Series B financing round.

Householders warned about bill for Lockdown
Mar 31

Mar 31 Householders warned about bill for Lockdown

Loop South West
Finance, Lifestyle, News

Householders will need to take greater control over their bills in the coming months to avoid picking up an unfair share of the cost of lockdown, an energy industry insider warned.

Osborne Clarke advises Science Creates Ventures on CytoSeek investment
Mar 31

Mar 31 Osborne Clarke advises Science Creates Ventures on CytoSeek investment

Loop South West
Business, Finance, Technology, Science & Nature, News

International legal practice Osborne Clarke has advised investment fund Science Creates Ventures on its first seed investment, into University of Bristol biotech spin-out CytoSeek.

Bookbarn Set to Reopen
Mar 30

Mar 30 Bookbarn Set to Reopen

Loop South West
Books, Attractions, Business, Covid, Culture, News

Book lovers in the Mendip area will soon be able to clear out the books they have accumulated during lockdown with the re-opening of Bookbarn.

Green energy and the impact on commercial developments
Mar 29

Mar 29 Green energy and the impact on commercial developments

Loop South West
Business, Development, News, Property, Science & Nature, Environment

Laurence Lacey, partner in the commercial property team at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, shares his thoughts on the implications for new commercial developments and re-purposing of existing buildings and estates following the publication of the Energy White Paper.

Family homes in Wrington selling fast
Mar 27

Mar 27 Family homes in Wrington selling fast

Loop South West
Development, News, Property

New family homes in Wrington, North Somerset are selling fast with buyers keen to move in this summer so that children can make a fresh start at local schools in September.

Law firm renews partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club
Mar 27

Mar 27 Law firm renews partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club

Loop South West
Business, Sport, News

A local law firm has renewed its partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club (SCCC) for the upcoming season and will remain as the club’s preferred legal partner.

Bristol hoteliers prepare to kick-start their businesses
Mar 26

Mar 26 Bristol hoteliers prepare to kick-start their businesses

Loop South West
Business, Hospitality, Food & Drink, Covid, News, Travel

Hoteliers in Bristol are preparing to recruit hundreds of people to help kick-start their businesses when coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

TV star Joel Dommett and model Hannah Cooper  become Ambassadors for Bristol-based Brain Tumour Support
Mar 25

Mar 25 TV star Joel Dommett and model Hannah Cooper become Ambassadors for Bristol-based Brain Tumour Support

Loop South West
Care, Charity, Culture, Education, News

Brain Tumour Support are thrilled to announce that comedian and TV star Joel Dommett and his wife, model Hannah Cooper, are becoming Ambassadors for the charity.

Dorset one of the first areas to benefit from £5bn broadband fund
Mar 25

Mar 25 Dorset one of the first areas to benefit from £5bn broadband fund

Loop South West
Business, Local Authority, News, Technology

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.

Bristol entrepreneurs invest in start-ups
Mar 25

Mar 25 Bristol entrepreneurs invest in start-ups

Loop South West
Business, News

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.

Double win with drumming on exercise balls
Mar 24

Mar 24 Double win with drumming on exercise balls

Loop South West
Care, News

Residents at a Wellington dementia care home have enthusiastically embraced the latest musical innovation offered for their entertainment during lockdown – drumming on exercise balls.

Smith & Williamson appoints Andrew Manning as partner in Bristol office
Mar 24

Mar 24 Smith & Williamson appoints Andrew Manning as partner in Bristol office

Loop South West
Business, Finance, News

Financial and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has appointed Andrew Manning as a partner in Bristol to lead its new risk advisory business.

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