The government has recognised 12 British companies at the ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ awards 2025
Continue readingOutdoor footwear brand to open at M5 Cotswolds Designer Outlet
The shop is set to open next month selling trail running, hiking, casual and barefoot ranges
Continue readingPlymouth building contractor expands into Cornwall
The company has worked on major refurb projects in the South West including St John’s Hall in Penzance
Continue readingBristol Temple Quarter plans: Huge 10,000-home ‘city suburb’ proposed
People are being invited to share their views on the proposals
Continue readingAI adoption will be major economic growth driver, say South West firms
Of the businesses using the technology, 88% said it had improved profitability
Continue readingEasyJet adds Airbus plane to Bristol Airport fleet as it launches flights to Spain and Italy
The carrier now has 19 aircraft at the South West transport hub
Continue readingThe Windrush generation: ‘My business exists because of them’
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, founder of The Black Farmer, made the comments as the UK marked Windrush Day 2025
Continue readingBritish Business Bank to inject £6.6 billion into small businesses and innovation
The Government development bank has revealed the investment plans as part of Sir Keir Starmer’s 10-year industrial strategy announcement
Continue readingLuxury handbag maker Mulberry in talks to raise £20m as losses widen
The struggling Somerset firm launched a turnaround plan in January and is hoping its strategy will return it to profitability
Continue readingUS giant Apollo to back Hinkley Point C with £4.5bn loan
The loan will be provided as unsecured debt to EDF, the French state-owned energy firm delivering the project
Continue readingWiltshire gas mask maker secures £10.2m MoD order for Ukraine war
Avon Technologies said the equipment would be delivered in the 2026 financial year
Continue reading‘Disbelief’ as cost of Plymouth bus scheme upgrade surges to £7.5m
Plymouth City Council has also said the project will now take nine months to complete
Continue readingBroadband firm Wessex Internet wins £50m investment to connect tens of thousands of rural homes
Dorset business hails ‘one of the most significant commitments to rural broadband infrastructure’
Continue readingStudent flats development on snooker club site on sale for £4.5m
The Belgrave Club, in Mutley, Plymouth, was constructed in place of the former Belgrave Snooker Club, which had been on the site for the best part of a century
Continue reading‘Overbearing’ bid for ‘industrial unit in the middle of a field’ is rejected
The decision was made on a controversial bid to change the design of a planned 36-megawatt battery storage site near Slimbridge Wetland Centre
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