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Veteran broadcaster John Simpson to speak at regional CBI annual dinner

September 14, 2012
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Veteran broadcaster John Simpson to speak at regional CBI annual dinner

Around 500 of the region’s senior business figures are expected to attend this year’s CBI South West annual dinner in November when the guest speaker will be veteran journalist and BBC world affairs correspondent John Simpson. The event, sponsored by Barclays, has established itself over many years as one of the most important dates...

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Plug in and power up. Glasto farm’s second solar roof goes live

September 14, 2012
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Farmer Michael Eavis’s Worthy Farm, best known as the home of Glastonbury Festival, has taken another step towards total sustainability with the installation of a second solar roof. The dairy farm and its herd of 400 cows already have one of the UK’s largest private solar arrays on one of its cowsheds, nicknamed the...

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Bath lawyers’ two-day bike ride brings in £1,300 for children’s hospice

September 13, 2012
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Bath lawyers’ two-day bike ride brings in £1,300 for children’s hospice

Staff from Bath law firm Withy King have raised more than £1,300 for Children’s Hospice South West by cycling 136 miles over two days. The team started out at the charity’s head office near Bristol before riding on to Wiltshire Air Ambulance in Devizes and then finishing in Oxford at Helen & Douglas House....

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Fast-growing slimming aid appoints TheAgency to handle national marketing

September 12, 2012
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Fast-growing slimming aid appoints TheAgency to handle national marketing

TheAgency, the rapidly-expanding Bath-based integrated creative agency, has been appointed by natural weight loss aid Slimsticks to spearhead its advertising and marketing communications ahead of a national roll-out. Slimsticks, a natural product which helps weight loss by reducing the body’s appetite, appointed model and former Big Brother housemate Imogen Thomas, pictured, as its brand...

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Pensions overhaul on the menu at Fidelius breakfast

September 12, 2012
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Pensions overhaul on the menu at Fidelius breakfast

Bath employee benefits specialist Fidelius is holding a free breakfast seminar to explain the implications of the impending overhaul of UK pensions. Fidelius’ co-founder and employee benefits director Iain Fox will discuss the change to auto-enrolment – which requires firms to put eligible employees in a suitable workplace pension scheme. The seminar, which is...

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Seminar series launched in Bath to help business people beat stress

September 12, 2012
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Seminar series launched in Bath to help business people beat stress

Bath author and life coach Julie-Ann Blackmore is launching a series of stress management seminars in the city aimed at business people who need help in managing their busy schedules. The seminars, called Stress Management for Busy People, will provide guidance to help individuals work less and achieve more through relaxation and stress-free productivity....

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Alliance Pharma hit by increased competition but stresses healthier outlook

September 12, 2012
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Alliance Pharma hit by increased competition but stresses healthier outlook

Half-year sales and pre-tax profits have fallen at Chippenham-based specialist drugs firm Alliance Pharma after sales of its Deltacortril steroid were hit by a new competitor and changes in doctors’ prescribing trends. Sales in the six months to June 30 were down 10% to £22m which pushed won pre-tax profits during the period from...

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Community group aims to breathe new life into Chippenham town centre

September 11, 2012
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A team of enthusiastic volunteers are making good ground in ensuring that Chippenham becomes a vibrant and socially successful town again. Cherish Chippenham, a Community Interest Company (CIC), is made up of a wide variety of business owners, independent and national retailers, developers, community support groups, members of the public, and the town and...

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Stone King sponsors social care advice event in Bath

September 11, 2012
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Bath area residents concerned about the cost of social care and other issues affecting older people can get free advice at a public event sponsored by local law firm Stone King. The Later Life Show on September 26 will showcase the wide range of specialist services available to older people in the area and...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

September 10, 2012
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Monday September 10 INTERIMS Brady, PowerFilm Inc. (Reg S), Telit Communications FINALS Murgitroyd Group AGMS Unitech Corporate Parks TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Associated British Foods Tuesday September 11 INTERIMS Hilton Food Group FINALS Ashmore Group, Interior Services Group AGMS Avarae Global Coins, Betfair Group, Cohort, JPMorgan Brazil Inv Trust , Oxford Instruments, ReNeuron Group, Rockhopper Exploration...

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