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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 30, 2013
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Monday July 01 FINALS Omega Diagnostics Group AGMS Brady Exploration, SocialGo, Ultima Networks TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Ashmore Group UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Consumer Credit (09:30) Industrial Production (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30) M4 Sterling Lending (09:30) Mortgage Approvals (09:30) PMI Manufacturing (09:30) Tuesday July 02 INTERIMS St. Modwen Properties FINALS Anite...

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Bristol gets a buzz as Gromit Unleashed project steams into life

June 28, 2013
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Bristol gets a buzz as Gromit Unleashed project steams into life

Bristol’s innovative and long-awaited Gromit Unleashed project steamed into life today when a train load of the 5ft statues chugged into the city driven by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park. The train was greeted with cheers by a crowd of dignitaries, families and the media as it came...

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Cheese deal reflects Bristol law firm Temple Bright’s taste for thriving food sector

June 28, 2013
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Cheese deal reflects Bristol law firm Temple Bright’s taste for thriving food sector

Bristol boutique law firm Temple Bright has provided support to cheese importer Futura Foods UK in a deal to sell a 50% stake in the business to Danish dairy company Nordex Foods. The pan-European deal is the latest in a long line of food industry successes for Temple Bright...

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First Bath Business Raceday is under starter’s orders

June 28, 2013
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First Bath Business Raceday is under starter’s orders

Businesses from across the region are being given an opportunity to get out of the office and network, entertain clients and have some fun at Bath Racecourse. The first Business Raceday at the Lansdown course, on July 16, is hosted by Swindon communications group Excalibur in association with Bristol...

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Boardroom support group launched for go-ahead business owners

June 28, 2013
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Boardroom support group launched for go-ahead business owners

A new boardroom group for ambitious small and medium-sized business owners has been launched in Bristol. Aimed at owners of established firms who feel themselves stuck or isolated, it will provide structured support from their peers which will enable them to move their businesses forward much faster than would...

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Bristol’s innovative Gromit Unleashed project on track as first statues arrive in city

June 28, 2013
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Bristol’s innovative Gromit Unleashed project on track as first statues arrive in city

Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park will have a Grand Day Out in Bristol today as 80 giant Gromit sculptures take up residence at key locations around the city for the Gromit Unleashed project. Nick, pictured, will drive a steam train loaded with some of the 5ft sculptures of...

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Bristol arena comes closer following cash boost for Enterprise Zone

June 28, 2013
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Bristol arena comes closer following cash boost for Enterprise Zone

Plans to create thousands of jobs in Bristol by preparing derelict land in the city’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone for major development have been backed by  £11m Government investment. The deal also paves the way for the city’s long hoped for arena. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will...

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Govt infrastructure plan welcomed by Business West – but it calls for action, not words

June 28, 2013
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Govt infrastructure plan welcomed by Business West – but it calls for action, not words

The region’s leading business organisation last night called on the Government to back up its promises on key infrastructure investment projects with action. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announced modernisation plans worth £100bn spanning homes, roads, rail, energy and flood protection. Projects in the West include electrification...

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Mayor delays some residents’ parking schemes after ‘kicking hornets’ nest’

June 27, 2013
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Mayor delays some residents’ parking schemes after ‘kicking hornets’ nest’

Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has made major revisions to his controversial residents’ parking programme in the face of fierce criticism. The biggest change will be to build in a ‘thorough review’ before the eight outermost proposed schemes are progressed further, while giving the go-ahead for consultation on the 12...

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Brighter outlook for West food and drink firms, Grant Thornton survey shows

June 27, 2013
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Brighter outlook for West food and drink firms, Grant Thornton survey shows

The West’s food and drink sector is upbeat with most businesses set to grow turnover and orders this year, according to a new report. The research has also found most food and drink firms think being based in the region is a major advantage. Business advisory firm Grant Thornton...

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Manager taken on by Smith & Williamson’s landed estates team

June 27, 2013
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Manager taken on by Smith & Williamson’s landed estates team

Accountants Smith & Williamson has strengthened its landed estates team with the appointment of Peter Skelly as a manager in its Bristol office. Peter, pictured, has nearly 10 years’ experience working with a wide range of clients from large, historic family estates to more recently-acquired landed estates and smaller, family-owned...

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Innovative ‘touchless technology’ firm picks up enterprise award

June 27, 2013
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Innovative ‘touchless technology’ firm picks up enterprise award

Ultrahaptics, a novel technology that recreates the sensation of touch in mid-air, has won the University of Bristol’s equivalent to Dragons’ Den and a share of more than £30,000 in prize money. Ultrahaptics, which has been developed by PhD student Tom Carter, pictured, and Professor Sriram Subramanian, beat a...

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Business leaders fear Chancellor has ‘blown it’ over chance to boost economy

June 26, 2013
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Business leaders fear Chancellor has ‘blown it’ over chance to boost economy

Chancellor George Osborne this afternoon announced proposals to slash a further £11.5bn from Government spending in 2015-16. The cuts in his highly-anticipated Spending Review mean budget reductions of 8% to 10% for the majority of Whitehall departments – the worst hit were Local Government and Justice, with Business doing...

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