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Business leaders are urged 'back £10bn Hinkley Point'

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Businesses and industry leaders are being urged to get involved in the £10 billion investment project for Hinkley Point C, which is Somerset's...

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Andy Bates, project manager: When 'no problem' is a problem

Andy Bates, project manager, EEN South West

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

It's amazing how quickly ‘no problem’ can turn into a huge problem, writes Andy Bates, project manager at Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)...

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South West finance firm fined £2m

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Zurich Insurance, which employs 450 people in Cheltenham, has been fined a record £2.28 million for losing personal details on 46,000 policyholde...

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Empty stores legacy lingers after demise of Woolworths

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A new report has shown that more than 300 former Woolworths stores are still empty more than a year-and-a-half after the retailer went under, a report...

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Homeless numbers drop in recession

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The number of homeless people living on Plymouth's streets has dropped despite worries about the effect of the recession.

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South West engine maker takes off

Martin Long, a Founder and Chief Designer, with Phil Franklin, Chief Engineer, at Wilksch Airmotive Ltd at Gloucestershire Airport.The Jet A-1

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A new aeroplane engine being developed in Gloucestershire could be on the verge of revolutionising the industry.

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Solicitor calls for regulation on wills

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A leading Plymouth solicitor is the latest legal figure to call for greater regulation of the will-writing market.

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'Bendy-buses' put to the test on Plymouth's roads

TRIAL:  The 'bendy-bus' on the streets of Plymouth

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The much-debated "bendy-bus" is being tested on the streets of Plymouth by Citybus.

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Chain ready to sell 333 pubs in £373m deal as company moves toward restaurants

Monday, August 23, 2010

The firm which owns some of Plymouth's best-known pubs is to sell 333 nationwide in a £373million deal as it deserts the drinks-led market.

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Graham Randall, partner: Why the sharp rise in corporate insolvencies?

Graham Randall, partner, business restructuring at BDO LLP 2

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Encouragingly the number of business failures in the first half of 2010 fell by over 20 per cent compared to the same period last year, writes Graham...

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