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Thursday 21 May 2020

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Francombe to step down at Bottle Yard for new role

Fiona Francombe is to step down as director of The Bottle Yard Studios this summer after ten years at the helm of the production facility, to join Bristol Old Vic Theatre School as its new principal.
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Fuelling growth

Western Global chief executive Clem Connor tells David Clensy how the diesel tank specialist business has grown rapidly in recent years.
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Deals

Law firm pre-pack creates £45m-turnover group

A law firm with offices across the South of England has been sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal which has saved more than 400 jobs and creates a group with 32 bases nationwide.
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Buyout marks new era for Trade Mark Owners Association

The 130-year-old Trade Mark Owners Association has relaunched following an investor-backed management buyout.
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Eddie Stobart brand sold for £10m

The Eddie Stobart and Stobart trademarks and designs have been sold to Eddie Stobart Logistics for £10m.
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Whitbread to raise £1bn in rights issue

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is to raise almost £1bn through a rights issue to allow the business to 'emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic in the strongest possible position'.
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Business Matters: Welcome news for employers-the extension to the Job Retention Scheme and the Government’s Recovery Strategy

Julian Hemming, a partner at Osborne Clarke, says the government has announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will now be extended for the whole of the UK until the end of October 2020; although from August 2020 there will be modifications.
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Business

Insider online forum to focus on post-lockdown challenges for SMEs

Business leaders from some of the South West’s most-successful SMEs are set to take part in an interactive Insider Online Forum next week focused on the challenges and opportunities for the region’s SME community post-Covid lockdown.
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Management changes unveiled at Smith & Williamson in Bristol

Financial and professional services group Smith & Williamson has made a number of strategic management changes in its Bristol office. 
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Revenue and profits set to surge at listed law firm

Listed law firm Knights expects its revenue and pre-tax profits to surge about 40 per cent when it unveils its full-year results.
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New head of Lester Aldridge family team

Law firm Lester Aldridge has appointed partner Rosemary Sharp to lead its family team covering its practices in Bournemouth, Southampton and London.
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Thwaites starts to ‘work through’ reopening plans

Thwaites is working through its reopening plans as it looks to "prepare for an environment where restrictions will be in place".
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Ask the expert: Can a temperature screening system help with staff and customer confidence?

Gary Harmer, sales director at Hikvision UK & Ireland, says innovative technological approaches like temperature screening will be crucial in enhancing confidence in workplace and public safety – but potential users need to be aware of issues around their implementation, and realistic in their expectations about performance.
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Property

Funding boost for Royal Wootton Bassett inn

Sally Pussey's Inn at Royal Wootton Bassett has received a £60,000 SWIG Finance loan to help it through the coronavirus pandemic and to enable some upgrades to the premises.
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Tanning and beauty salon agrees Salisbury letting

A new tanning salon and beauty business is set to open in Salisbury city centre.
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Date set for Amigo general meeting

A date has been set for a general meeting at which a resolution to remove Amigo Holdings’ board and appoint two new directors will be voted on.
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