Tuesday 5 October 2021

Plans for a major mixed-use development in Torquay could advance next week, with approval lined up for the job-creating scheme. The application – which concerns retail and employment space – would also provide a new lease of life for a long-standing business.
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Tony Anderson, chartered financial planner and managing director of Bristol-based Anderson Financial Management, explores why shareholder protection is critical to business owners. Ensuring business continuity in an uncertain and emotionally difficult time.
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First South West – a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstGroup – has acquired the remaining 50 per cent shareholding in its Somerset Passenger Solutions (SPS) joint venture.
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The £91.5m takeover of a property search and conveyancing services provider is being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Fashion retailer French Connection has agreed a takeover by a consortium including its second largest shareholder worth almost £30m.
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Marc Funnell, director of digital engineering & DETI at National Composites Centre, offers his advice on using digital technologies to visualise the manufacturing process.
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With the next phase of the Treasury’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative set to come into effect from April, Lucy Bennett, a cloud accounting specialist at financial expert Old Mill, answers some of the key questions that business owners need to consider in order to ensure they are fully prepared.
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Industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate has opened its first office in Bristol as part of plans to further expand its presence throughout the South West and into South Wales.
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The regeneration of the area around Plymouth Station has reached another milestone with the submission of a planning application for a new multi-storey car park.
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The Northgate Yard development being brought forward by Bridgwater has been buoyed by businesses in and around the area.
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Insider's Back to Business Online Guide is bringing together thought leadership articles from some of the region's key advisers and business leaders.
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Ian Massey is regional business information modelling (BIM) manager for construction firm Bouygues UK and has seen first-hand the difference digitalisation has made to the business - especially during the pandemic. He explains the advantages of getting your digital strategy right and how companies which take the time to do it well can benefit.
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Listed supply chain services group Wincanton has been buoyed by strong half-year revenue growth.
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Bakery chain Greggs has reported a rise in sales despite staffing and supply chain disruption.
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Aldi is hiring more than 1,500 people to work in its UK stores on a temporary basis over the Christmas period.
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Ontic has completed the acquisition and licensing of certain legacy product lines from Triumph Group's Gloucestershire facility.
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UK engine production dropped by more than 20 per cent during August, according to new figures.
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An £11m loan has been provided to enable a housing scheme to come forward on a previously disused piece of land.
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Bristol-based Optimum Finance has recruited a non-executive director.
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