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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 5, 2013
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Monday August 05 INTERIMS Powerflute Oyj (DI) Q3 GW Pharmaceuticals AGMS SerVision UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Official Reserves (09:30) PMI Services (09:30) Tuesday August 06 INTERIMS AL Noor Hospitals Group, BBA Aviation, Clarke (T.), Dragon Oil, esure Group, Heavitree Brewery, Hill & Smith Holdings, Legal & General Group, Meggitt, New Europe Property Investments, SDL, Share,...

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£8m funding up for grabs for innovative tech firms

August 1, 2013
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£8m funding up for grabs for innovative tech firms

West firms working in sectors spanning advanced materials, biosciences and communications technology are being urged to apply for new funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The £8m investment is aimed at stimulating innovation and building on recent technological breakthroughs. Proposals must be collaborative, involve more than one organisation and at least one of...

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Dorothy House chosen by Bath Building Society as its charity of the year

July 30, 2013
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Dorothy House chosen by Bath Building Society as its charity of the year

Bath Building Society has selected Dorothy House hospice care as its charity of the year. The association will last until the end of 2014. As part of the society’s commitment to Dorothy House, staff will stage fundraising activities throughout the rest of this year and next year to raise much-needed funds for the charity...

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Paralympics campaign puts Media Safari in running for top regional PR award

July 29, 2013
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Paralympics campaign puts Media Safari in running for top regional PR award

Bath-based specialist PR agency Media Safari has been shortlisted in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) PRide 2013 Awards for its work on a campaign for last year’s London Paralympic Games. It is the third consecutive year the agency, which specialises in tech and social media, has been nominated in the awards, which...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 29, 2013
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Monday July 29 INTERIMS Fidessa Group, Hammerson, InterContinental Hotels Group, Intertek Group, JKX Oil & Gas, Keller Group, Senior, Vernalis, XP Power Ltd. (DI) AGMS Albion Venture Capital Trust, Ashley House, Cranswick, Medilink-Global UK Ltd., Mountfield Group, National Grid UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS CBI Distributive Trends Surveys (11:00) Consumer Credit (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30)...

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Upbeat second quarter economic figures welcomed by Business West

July 26, 2013
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Upbeat second quarter economic figures welcomed by Business West

Business West, the region’s leading business organisation, has welcomed yesterday's official economic growth figures, saying they reflect the picture among local businesses. But it warned that business could not turn around the regional economy by themselves – the Government had a role to play by creating an enterprise-friendly environment. Yesterday’s Office for National Statistics...

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£5.8m armoured vehicle programme contract secured by SciSys

July 25, 2013
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£5.8m armoured vehicle programme contract secured by SciSys

Specialist West software group SciSys has won a £5.78m contract with defence giant Lockheed Martin UK to work on its programme to upgrade and improve the British Army’s Warrior armoured fighting vehicle fleet under the MoD’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP).  The group, which has its headquarters in Chippenham and an office in Bristol,...

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Economic growth strengthens in second quarter

July 25, 2013
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Economic growth strengthens in second quarter

The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the second quarter of this year, boosted by consumer and business spending, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed this morning. While Chancellor George Osborne will welcome the much-hoped-for good news as a sign that the economic recovery is gaining traction, critics have pointed out...

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Bishop Fleming takes title of fastest-growing accountants for second year in a row

July 23, 2013
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Bishop Fleming takes title of fastest-growing accountants for second year in a row

West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has been named as the UK’s fastest-growing full-service firm among the Top 50 accountants for the second year running. Research conducted for Accountancy Age, the industry’s respected magazine, shows that Bishop Fleming’s 23% annual growth rate outpaced all the other firms in its yearly league table of the UK...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 22, 2013
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Monday July 22 INTERIMS Dialight, Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (DI) FINALS Filtronic AGMS Ensor Holdings, European Convergence Development Co, Quintain Estates & Development, Ventus 2 VCT, Ventus VCT, Volex Tuesday July 23 INTERIMS Beazley, Premier Foods, Provident Financial FINALS IG Group Holdings EGMS Central Asia Metals AGMS Astar Minerals, Bloomsbury Publishing, Chaarat Gold Holdings...

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