Locals have hit out at the proposals for a 117 acre solar farm in the Lower Severn Valley, with one saying the area is ‘already inundated with solar power plants’
Continue readingBattery storage group Pulse Clean Energy secures £220m debt financing to develop new UK sites
Group has sites in Greater Manchester, Wales, the North East and the East Midlands – and is planning one in Devon
Continue readingExeter and Bournemouth airports sold in ‘exciting new chapter’
Regional & City Airports deal with ICG set to complete later this month
Continue readingHundreds of investors raise cash for Wiltshire school’s solar panels
Community energy organisation WWCE launched the campaign to raise funds for Silverwood last October
Continue readingBusiness confidence in South West falls – but firms remain focused on growth
Businesses across the region reported lower confidence in their own prospects last month, according to the research from Lloyds
Continue readingSwindon’s ‘amazing’ businesswomen shaped UK government plans, says Starmer
The Prime Minister was speaking at an event at the Workshed – a redeveloped section of the GWR Carriageworks in central Swindon
Continue readingHuge public square where Bristol Arena visitors will queue given go-ahead
The civic space will be located immediately north of the new Brabazon train station
Continue readingVersarien makes administration announcement amid financial woes
The Gloucestershire-based company has been attempting to restructure in a bid to shore up its finances
Continue readingButcombe launches into shandy market with tropical drink
It will be available across the company’s estate of pubs in the south of England
Continue readingNationwide smashes big banks in mass customer exodus as ‘The Big Thankyou’ pays off
Nationwide was the runaway winner for current account switches in the first quarter of 2025 as the mutual’s billions of pounds returned to customers in 2024 paid off.
Continue readingHistoric wholesaler Smiths News appoints new finance chief
Richard Clay is expected to join the Swindon-based business no later than the end of January next year
Continue readingRolls-Royce raises profit guidance after revenue jumps by almost £1bn
The FTSE-100 engineering giant has reported an underlying pre-tax profit of £1.68bn for the first six months of its financial year
Continue readingUnilever profits fall as sales grow ahead of ice cream arm demerger
Turnover at the consumer goods giant, which owns brands such as Dove, Colman’s and Persil, was €30.1bn
Continue readingOffice development at Brabazon near Bristol Arena given green light
YTL has said work on the scheme is expected to start later this year
Continue readingDevelopers plan almost 1,000 new homes in major expansion of Bristol suburb
Bloor Homes has applied for planning permission from South Gloucestershire Council to build 950 new homes in Warmley
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