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HGV driver crisis: Pall-Ex boss warns crippling driver shortages ‘one of the greatest challenges of a generation’
BBC
Fears º£½ÇÊÓƵ freight network grinding to a halt due to combination of Covid-19 and Brexit
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Bristol space business gets funding to develop reusable manufacturing satellite
Technology
Space Forge has attracted investment from Virgin Galactic’s former chief executive
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Research reveals £135m boost from Airbnb in Devon and Cornwall
South West
Online holiday business estimated by Oxford Economics to support 4,652 jobs in the two counties
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Penzance Dry Dock saved after being bought by marine engineering firm
Engineering
Opened in 1834 the dry dock was leased to the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group but it has decided to concentrate on transport business
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South West firms face staff shortages as jobs market booms
Employment
Easing of Covid restrictions and growing economy seen as key reasons why there are more jobs than people to fill them
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Travel industry relieved as Government ditches quarantine for fully vaccinated
Coronavirus
Airlines, travel agents and business groups look forward to rebuilding sector after Covid-hit 18 months
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How Ninja Warrior is helping shake-up the traditional shopping experience
Retail & High Street
‘Experiential activities for all ages are what people are looking for, so all the signs are positive for us’
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Direct-to-door pharmacy Remedi investing in jobs and tech
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy business which delivers prescriptions to people’s homes secures six figure funding
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Brittany Ferries predicts 'avalanche' of bookings after Shapps scraps quarantine for double jabbed
Coronavirus
Plymouth-based cross channel operator is delighted fully vaccinated adults will not have to quarantine on return to England
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Boss of Scotland's largest arts venue named new CEO at Theatre Royal Plymouth
South West
James Mackenzie-Blackman will leave Eden Court Highlands to take over from long-serving Adrian Vinken at º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest regional producing theatre
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Humber economy is back firing after first quarter setback
Economy
Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey has been published
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Devon's Brunel-designed manor set to open as hotel, restaurant, bar and golf course
Hotels
19th Century Welbeck Manor undergoing major revamp after being bought by family-run development company
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Plymouth online construction retailer CMO raises £27m from share offer
Finance
E-commerce company now valued at £95m after admission to London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market
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Jet2 slumps to £336m loss amid Covid-19 travel chaos, but remains optimistic for future
Company Results
Passenger numbers plunged by 91 per cent over the year after the pandemic grounded its planes for more than six months
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Cornish offshore wind power venture rebrands as Celtic Sea Power
Environment
Cornwall Council-owned Wave Hub Development Services Ltd will now be called Celtic Sea Power as it bids to attract floating wind turbine firms
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Work starts on £2m Aviation Centre at Cornwall's Spaceport
Construction
The Aviation Centre will be part of Spaceport Cornwall’s £5.8m Centre for Space Technologies
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Plymouth's Sutton Harbour Group swings to £2m loss as Covid hits income
Company Results
Marina and fisheries owner badly impacted by repeated lockdowns but confident of recovery as restrictions are lifted
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Eco-measures on £56m enterprise park will include solar panels, vehicle charging points and super-efficient insulation
property news
Units will also be set in native wildlife areas making use of rainwater with bat and bird boxes, reptile and hedgehog homes
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Gaining 2025 º£½ÇÊÓƵ City of Culture status for Derby would be 'gamechanger'
Marketing
'Here, the industrial revolution first took hold, fuelled by scientific discovery and enlightenment - that legacy resonates today'
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Business bosses take on new role as co-chairmen of º£½ÇÊÓƵ manufacturing collective
West Midlands
Peter Davies and Austin Owens have taken the helm of the Manufacturing Assembly Network (MAN)
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£260m to be invested in º£½ÇÊÓƵ's first offshore wind monopile plant as decision to build bigger made
Engineering
SeAH has committed to build the plant - bigger than originally envisaged - at Able Marine Energy Park
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Cornwall tech firms attend º£½ÇÊÓƵ's major Space-Comm Expo
Technology
With Spaceport Cornwall about to play a major role in space exploration the duchy's leading technology take part in industry showcase
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British Lithium applies for patents as it prepares to open Cornwall processing plant
Technology
St Austell-based firm expects to have pilot plant in operation before the end of 2021
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Exeter's swcomms acquires neighbouring tech firm to form part of £120m business
Technology
Sponsor of Exeter Chiefs rugby club expands after being swallowed by Focus Group earlier in 2021
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