Be bold in the Budget and boost confidence, Business West urges Chancellor
Business West, the leading business organisation that runs the Swindon Initiative, is urging Chancellor George Osborne to deliver a Budget next week that creates an environment for enterprise and...
View ArticleAsk the Expert – with Milsted Langdon. Tax efficient investment in new plant
Q: I’m looking to invest in new equipment or machinery for my business. How can I ensure that my investment is as tax efficient as possible? A: If you qualify for the Government’s annual investment...
View ArticleAhead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead
Monday March 18 INTERIMS Nanoco Group Q4 Planet Payment Inc. FINALS Capital Drilling Ltd. (DI), EKF Diagnostics Holdings , Espirito Santo Financial Group SA, Global Ports Investments GDR (REG S), John...
View ArticleBudget 2013: A Budget “for our aspiration nation”
Chancellor George Osborne kicked off his fourth Budget this afternoon by saying he wanted to help those “who want to get on”. He called it a Budget “for our aspiration nation”. He said the Government...
View ArticleBudget 2013: Key points
Key points from today’s Budget: Income tax threshold to be raised to £10,000 by next year Beer duty cut by 1p a pint Planned fuel duty rise scrapped £3bn for infrastructure Economic growth is forecast...
View ArticleBudget 2013: Business reaction
Swindon-based Banks, Chartered Accountants described the Budget as one of the most interesting and intriguing for years and said it could be good for the town’s businesses. Director Richard Mathews...
View ArticleBudget 2013: Swindon business reaction
Business West managing director Phil Smith welcomed the fact that the Chancellor had not wavered from his Plan A as businesses relied on continuity – especially around low interest rates – to make...
View ArticleMay start for Swindon’s Regent Circus leisure scheme
Work is to start in May of the £50m retail and leisure scheme development to transform the former Swindon College site at Regent Circus. The scheme will include a 52,000 sq ft Morrisons superstore,...
View ArticleBristol expansion for Swindon conveyancer Hoffman Male
Leading Swindon conveyancer Hoffman Male is expanding again by opening a Bristol branch, less than two years after moving to bigger premises. Hoffman Male, which also specialises in wills and probate,...
View ArticleIT group SciSys upbeat despite fall in annual revenue
SCISYS, the West-based specialist IT group, today blamed foreign exchange movements and a reduction in low-margin resale activity for a fall in annual revenue. However, operating profits at the group,...
View ArticleAhead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead
INTERIMS Finsbury Food Group, Infrastrata, Savile Group FINALS Globaltrans Investment GDR (Reg S), Michelmersh Brick Holdings, SpaceandPeople, Toumaz Limited EGMS Datang International Power Generation...
View ArticleExperienced corporate lawyer joins fast-growing Thrings
Thrings, the M4 corridor law firm with its largest office in Swindon, has recruited Jane Oakland as a partner in its corporate team. Jane joins from the Bristol office of rival Clarke Willmott, where...
View ArticlePraise for Swindon’s Bluebird Care franchise from standards watchdog
Bluebird Care, the Swindon care-in-the home franchise which has been in business for less than 18 months, has received a glowing report from the watchdog charged with maintaining high standards in the...
View ArticleThree-year franchise extension for First Great Western on West routes
First Great Western is to continue running rail services between the West and London for another three years under a franchise extension announced today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The...
View ArticleFormer council HQ fully let again after NHS signs property deal
The NHS is to take office space in Bewley House, Chippenham, in a deal that means the former headquarters of North Wiltshire District Council is fully occupied again. Wiltshire NHS Primary Care Trust...
View ArticleAhead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead
Tuesday April 02 FINALS Eurasia Drilling Co Ltd GDR (Reg S) AGMS Lo-Q UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Consumer Credit (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30) M4 Sterling Lending (09:30) Mortgage Approvals (09:30)...
View ArticleFrankfurt flights launched from Bristol Airport
Frankfurt become the latest German city on Bristol Airport’s destination map earlier today when bmi regional started its six-times a week service to the major European finance centre. The first flight...
View ArticlePoor transport links are holding us back, West manufacturers tell Govt.
West manufacturers are calling for significantly increased investment in roads, regional airports and port capacity as part of a radical overhaul of the approach to the UK’s transport infrastructure....
View ArticleWhat’s so Funny about Business? Our unique Bath Comedy Festival event
Fed up with flip charts, PowerPoint and pie diagrams? Swindon Business News’s sister site Bath Business News is presenting an antidote this evening to business seminars as part of Bath Comedy Festival....
View ArticleFundraisers needed to go over the top for innovative water charity
WellBoring, the Chippenham-based charity that drills boreholes for clean, secure water supplies at schools and communities in developing countries, is staging a fund-raising abseil down the Avon Gorge...
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