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Construction firm Beard sees turnover build to pre-pandemic levels

The 130-year-old Wiltshire-based business completed 45 projects last year, including some multi-million pound renovation jobs in the South West

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‘No mention of the South West’ - business leaders react to the Budget

Bosses across the region have described its absence from a list of 12 new investment zones as ‘disappointing’ and ‘a blow’

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South West business Budget predictions and wish lists ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech

You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the Budget via our live blog which you can find on BusinessLive's home page

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Service to attract South West nuclear investment extended for extra year

The South West Manufacturing Advisory Service said the scheme had helped bring five investments into the region and create more than 550 local jobs in the past year

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Pennon completes South West Water and Bristol Water merger and is 'on track' with financial expectations

The Exeter-based utilities group added water resilience work was 'progressing well'

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‘Positive picture’ for South West firms as confidence hits one-year high

A NatWest survey of bosses across the region reported rising output, sales and employment

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DART line plans include new station at Heuston and tunnel under Phoenix Park

The new DART line to South West and Cellbridge will include the construction of a new station at Heuston

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Bristol firm offers free workspace and support for woman-owned start-up

Istoria Group has launched a competition open to all early-stage, female-founded enterprises in the South West to coincide with International Women’s Day

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PwC finds South West now second best place in the UK for women in the workplace

The region had been ranked as the best place in the country for women to work by the accounting firm for three consecutive years

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Networking group for working mums expands with five South West hubs

Freelance Mum was founded by former BBC Radio Bristol presenter Faye Dicker

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South West had fewest fly-tipping incidents in England in a year, study says

Figures released by DEFRA show the region has improved on fly-tipping in the last year

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Met Office snow weather warning issued in South West as ice injury risk predicted

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued across large parts of the region

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2023 FSB South West Small Business Awards winners revealed

Women’s urinal creators Peequal and the Devon Seaweed Company were among the firms to home prizes on the night

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South West firms secured almost half a billion in VC funding in 2022

A KPMG report found almost half of the businesses in the region that secured investment were based in Bristol

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75 per cent of UK manufacturers 'not prioritising net zero', report finds

Less than half of SMEs surveyed by the South West Manufacturing Advisory Service were confident reducing net carbon emissions to zero would benefit them individually

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Bristol Airport adds Ireland flights to schedule with new Cork service

Irish airline Aer Lingus’ regional services operator Emerald Airlines will run the link between the South West transport hub and the southern Irish city

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We tried Crosstown, the gourmet vegan doughnuts 'better than Krispy Kreme'

The London chain has opened its first store in the south west

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Western Gateway boss says energy and rail ‘top of strategic priorities’

The cross-border organisation is made up of local authorities and local enterprise partnerships in the West of England and South Wales, and is designed to play a leading role in boosting the region’s economic fortunes

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South West to be UK’s third-fastest growing region, EY report finds

Research from the financial services giant has forecast two South West cities will be among the UK’s top cities for employment growth between 2024-26

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Women founded 8,255 South West companies in 2022 - Rose Review

The study, conducted by NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose, found female founders across the UK started more firms last year than ever before

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Lorde and Florence and the Machine announced as 2023 headliners for South West festival

The line-up for 2023 also features the likes of Ben Howard, Cypress Hill and Liam Gallagher

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Tiny Bristol curry house best in South West at Just Eat Restaurant Awards

The swanky London ceremony was attended by various celebrities

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South West firm makes four day-working week permanent after trial

Environmental consultancy Tyler Grange has offices in Bristol, Exeter and the Gloucestershire village of Rendcomb near Cirencester

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Ambulance services providers merge in ‘multi-million pound’ deal

E-zec Medical, which has sites across the South West, has reached an agreement with Leeds-based ERS Medical

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Furniturebox targets global growth after sales near £17m

Monty George and Dan Beckles founded Chippenham-based Furniturebox after leaving school in Salisbury seven years ago

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