The US banking giant said it will invest more than £300m into its Bournemouth campus, which will help facilitate a new building and upgraded facilities for the sites 5,300 employees
Continue readingHargreaves Lansdown co-founder to step down from board after £5.4bn takeover
Peter Hargreaves, who co-founded the investment platform with Stephen Lansdown in 1981, will be stepping down from the board of the company, months after its £5.4bn takeover
Continue reading‘Mentally it is catastrophic’: Tech boss on why firms that scrap diversity schemes will lose out
As the UK marks Black History Month, a Bristol entrepreneur speaks out about the impact of abandoning DEI schemes
Continue readingPlans to demolish part of Dorset hotel in grounds of Highcliffe Castle refused
The Lord Bute Hotel will not have buildings torn down and replaced with six residential dwellings
Continue readingNew chair for BCO’s West of England and Wales committee
The appointment comes ahead of the organisation’s annual awards ceremony which is taking place in London
Continue readingExeter 3D printing firm to expand into US following transatlantic deal
Rapid Fusion has agreed a tie-up with Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies to sell its robotic additive manufacturing systems
Continue readingMetrobus route in Bristol to be extended in £3.6m project
The M1 service will be expanded and work carried out to improve traffic measures for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians
Continue readingDevon man jailed for £1.3m Ponzi scheme after defrauding 238 investors
The stolen cash was spent on supporting his lifestyle including designer clothes and dining out in restaurants
Continue readingImperial Brands announces £1.45bn share buyback scheme
The Bristol-headquartered tobacco giant says it expects annual targets to be in line with full-year guidance
Continue readingSomerset to invest £1.56m in AI in bid to ‘do things better’ and slash costs
The investment will be funded by capital already set aside for transformation work and will create 15 jobs
Continue readingMajor refurbishment planned for historic Ashton Court mansion
Parts of the council-owned near-derelict building are currently used for events and functions
Continue readingRyanair launches Cornwall Airport Newquay winter routes
The low-cost airline has added more than 2,000 extra seats from the transport hub over Christmas week
Continue readingRolls-Royce’s SMR division loses £115m in 2024 as losses widen
The small nuclear reactor business owned by FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce lost 115m in 2024, it has been revealed
Continue readingCotswolds holiday homes business boosted by influx of US tourists
Media focus on the region and major celebrities visiting the area has helped drive sales, the owner said
Continue readingCBRE relocates West of England and Wales division to new landmark office
The workspace has undergone a fit-out and will house more than 100 staff
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