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Employee-owned law firm to move to new Somerset office and open base in Bournemouth
Law
Stephens Scown was named among the Sunday Times' best places to work in 2025
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British Business Bank backs 2,200 more South West firms
Finance
The state-owned lender has released its second Impact Report for the 2024-2025 financial year
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Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole declared º£½ÇÊÓƵ's first 'nature towns' while Bristol receives £1m for green spaces
Environment
A group of heritage bodies is launching an initiative to help develop better access to nature within urban communities
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Dorset farm's plan for wedding venue rejected
Dorset
The Wootton Fitzpaine site is already trading as a retreat and holiday site
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South West hotels in demand among investors in 2025
Hotels
Buyers are looking outside of London and the South East, according to real estate firm Savills
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Dorset Council planning to spend more cash on local goods
Dorset
Changes in Government rules should now make it easier for the authority to 'buy local', it has said
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Dorset nursery planning to expand amid surge of new housing developments
Dorset
Happy Feet Nursery and Pre-School says it hopes the facilities will be open by the autumn of this year
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Dorset's 'appalling' mobile phone coverage sparks call for improvement
Technology
Many businesses in rural parts of the county struggle to get a decent signal, the council has been told
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AI adoption will be major economic growth driver, say South West firms
Technology
Of the businesses using the technology, 88% said it had improved profitability
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Broadband firm Wessex Internet wins £50m investment to connect tens of thousands of rural homes
South West
Dorset business hails 'one of the most significant commitments to rural broadband infrastructure'
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Pub operator and brewery business Butcombe hails 'record' performance
Company Results
The group consists of more than 120 pubs, bars and inns across the South of England and Channel Islands
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Guy Ritchie opens smokehouse restaurant at Dorset airfield
Food and Drink
Lore of the Sky will serve Texas-inspired barbeque food and local Dorset and Wiltshire beer, ale and cider
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Major South West heritage and belonging project awarded £1.25m from National Lottery
Black Communities
The 'UnMuseum' project will work with Black-led organisations across the region to deliver events, commission cultural works and create spaces of learning
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Lost Gardens of Heligan and Triodos Bank among King's Awards for Enterprise 2025 South West winners
South West
A total of 17 companies from across the region received awards this year
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Owner of Beryl electric bike scheme sees losses widen to more than £7m
Transport
The firm runs the rentable bike scheme in places including in Cornwall, London, Manchester, Leeds and the West Midlands
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Hobbycraft to shut nine stores and axe up to 126 jobs
Retail
The restructure will also result in redundancies at its Bournemouth head office and distribution centre in Burton-on-Trent
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South West calls for Government to unlock £1.5bn by investing in region's ports
South West
A new report says harnessing the full potential of the region's ports could unlock 'major' opportunities for the º£½ÇÊÓƵ
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Dorset property finance firm appoints new chief executive
Appointments
He has previously worked for major banks including NatWest and Westpac New Zealand
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South West and London leading º£½ÇÊÓƵ economic growth
Economy
The West Country was the top-performing region for growth in March alongside the º£½ÇÊÓƵ capital
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Chatsworth House owner snaps up Dorchester industrial estate
Deals
Devonshire Property Group has also acquired a trading estate in Norwich
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West Country predicted to be among fastest-growing regional economies in º£½ÇÊÓƵ
Economy
Bristol in particular is projected to achieve growth above the country's national average
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South West no longer one of º£½ÇÊÓƵ's best places for women to work
International Women's Day
The pay gap for has worsened over the last year, according to PwC's latest Women in Work Index
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Alton Towers operator Merlin Entertainments names new full-time chief executive
By City AM
Global theme park operator also runs the likes of Legoland and Madame Tussauds, with its new boss having been in the role on an interim basis since November 2024
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Dorset accountancy practice snapped up by º£½ÇÊÓƵ professional services firm
Deals
The acquisition has expanded Xeinadin's presence in the South West of England
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