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400 Cadbury workers to lose jobs

Cadbury Somerdale, Keynsham

Hundreds of South West-based Cadbury workers face losing their jobs despite promises by the firm's new owner, Kraft, that they would be kept, according to reports.

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38 jobs go as Rolls-Royce cuts back in uncertain times

Rolls Royce in Patchway, Bristol

Engine giant Rolls-Royce is making 38 staff redundant in its turbine-making division near Bristol.

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Work starts on major building schemes across Plymouth

WORK IN PROGRESS:  (from left) Work under way at Warleigh Village, Southway; the High View Primary School scheme in Efford and the site of the old TSW   studios at Derry's Cross

Creativity is driving confidence in Plymouth's construction industry and helping to haul the city out of recession, say planning chiefs.

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Talks over Bristol City's stadium are 'positive'

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Bristol City FC is moving closer to a breakthrough in negotiations to lift one of the final hurdles in the way of its plans to build a new stadium.

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Hard times force energy company into liquidation

David Crisp, chief executive officer of Orecon Ltd, a renewable energy company which has gone into liquidation

A Cornish renewable energy company has gone into liquidation after falling victim to the poor economic conditions.

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Bid to spend reserves and delay job cuts

Labour councillors want to dip into the reserves to delay job losses at Bath and North East Somerset Council by 12 months.

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Graduate scheme helps jobless find work

Sean Robinson

With graduate unemployment at its highest for 12 years, an innovative scheme at the University of Gloucestershire is offering fresh hope for job hunters.

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'Protected' wedge may be site for 18,000 homes

A 50-year battle to protect a piece of green land in Somerset may be lost because the Government wants to hit its house-building targets in Somerset.

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Property market “improving”

Regeneration specialist St Mowden says it is seeing “signs of improvement” in the property market despite wider annual losses.

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Profile: Commercial - 100 South West Challengers

Simone Mann, from Commercial

With an average, annualised turnover of £28 million, The Commercial Group is the largest independently owned office services company in the UK.

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Can I get extra 13 weeks' maternity pay?

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I am intending to start my maternity leave in May. I have heard that the Government is extending statutory maternity pay from 39 to 52 weeks?

Will I be entitled to the longer period?

Read more here

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Energy saving loans 'will boost recovery'

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​Businesses should take advantage of interest-free loans being offered by the Carbon Trust to help accelerate economic recovery, the British Chambers of Commerce will say this week. Read more here

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Dover may be sold off to the Fench

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​For generations Dover has stood as an indomitable symbol of Britain's freedom and independence. But now cash-strapped Britain is considering selling up to the French Read more here

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Tips on reapplying for your own job

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​Two out of five workers expect to be forced to reapply for their own jobs this year as employers start to focus less on redundancies and more on restructuring ahead of a hoped-for upturn.Read more...

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