Hundreds of companies in the Duchy have committed to paying staff above the national minimum wage
Continue reading‘VAT costs are killing industry’ – Exeter salon boss warns chancellor ahead of Spring Statement
Business owners in the industry are calling on Rachel Reeves to cut VAT to 10% to save sector
Continue readingDerelict Devon school to be transformed into wellbeing retreat under plans
North Devon Council has approved proposals by a community interest company to restore the ‘eyesore’
Continue readingSelf-storage company opens new facility in Cornwall
The family-run business was founded in 1974 and has sites across the South West region
Continue readingNew offices and ‘urban park’ planned for Bristol city centre
The scheme would be built on a currently empty site on Temple Way, next to the Gardiner Haskins warehouse
Continue readingOnline furniture retailer returns to profit as US sales surge
Sales at Chippenham-based Furniturebox grew more than 20% over the last financial year
Continue readingGloucestershire County Council appoints new chief executive
Jo Walker will replace Pete Bungard who is retiring after 20 years
Continue readingMoonpig founder and former Dragons’ Den star opens new Wiltshire business school
The school is based in a Georgian Grade II listed building near Chippenham
Continue readingThe Stable pizza restaurant opens branch in Padstow
The popular eatery is known for its artisanal pizzas and craft cider, and already has a number of sites in the West of England
Continue readingHistoric law firm opens new office in Cornwall
Coodes Solicitors was established in 1747 and has eight sites in the South West
Continue readingAlton Towers operator Merlin Entertainments names new full-time chief executive
Global theme park operator also runs the likes of Legoland and Madame Tussauds, with its new boss having been in the role on an interim basis since November 2024
Continue readingAirbus to build UK satellites for Armed Forces in bid to boost space surveillance
The system is being designed and built in Britain and could support some 200 jobs
Continue readingGender pay gap means women have ‘worked for free’ in 2025
Pay disparity between men and women remains "stubbornly high", the report TUC said
Continue readingAI platform working with OpenTable and Hawksmoor secures major funding
Distil.ai will use the investment to expand its team and scale its operations, it said
Continue readingHistoric Glastonbury buildings gear up for long-awaited transformation
Planning consent to renovate the derelict Baily’s buildings was granted last year and work is expected to start this month
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