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Apartment scheme and car park set for green light

Plans for a major apartment scheme in Bedminster and an adjacent multi-storey car park have been recommended for approval.
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Business matters: What the extension means to SMES

Tom Seymour, regional director at Growth Lending, says that businesses must take a long-term view on CBILS funding in order to succeed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Deals

Growth set to accelerate at WiFi Spark

Exeter-based tech business WiFi Spark is aiming to accelerate its growth plans after being acquired by Kinetic Solutions, a UK subsidiary of the Volaris Group. The transaction was supported by prominent advisers.
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Funding for platform designed to help students catch up on lost learning

A machine learning tutoring tool designed to help students catch up on lost learning during lockdown has been awarded funding from Innovate UK.
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iPipeline expands with IFS acquisition

iPipeline, a provider of cloud-based software for the life insurance and financial services industry, has acquired IFS, a provider of service request automation whose technology is deployed at some of the world's largest brokerage, wealth, banking and insurance companies.
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Ask the expert: Are you Brexit ready in a Post Covid-19 world?

Lizzie Hill, tax partner at Deloitte in the South West, looks at the impact of Covid-19 on how businesses are preparing for Brexit.
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Business

Mixed response to new job protection measures

Business leaders have reacted to the Covid-19 job protection and cashflow plans announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
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Loganair to introduce Manchester-Newquay route

Loganair has further boosted its UK connectivity by outlining plans to introduce flights between Manchester and Cornwall Airport Newquay next summer.
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Mothercare expresses confidence for the future

Mothercare has said it is confident it could "move forward as a profitable and cash generative" franchise business as it prepares to launch its products in Boots UK stores. It comes as the company reported a total profit for its latest financial year.
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Business Matters: A brief journey through lighting design

Marcela Pomphrey from 299 Lighting, says lighting has gone through a revolution over recent decades. It is no longer limited to the flick of a switch. Where once we illuminated offices and workspace in a universal harsh glow, now you can reap the benefits of clever, creative lighting that can do more for a business than you ever expected.
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Property

CAMERA to base motion capture studio at Bristol’s Bottle Yard

CAMERA has revealed that its new innovation motion capture studio will be based at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol.
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Business Matters: St. Modwen talks sustainability and wellbeing at its sites in the South West and Wales

James Irwin-Singer, development manager from St Modwen Industrial & Logistics, talks about the company’s upcoming new phases at two of its landmark sites in the South West and Wales, and how they’re adapting to meet environmental and wellbeing requirements from occupiers and tenants.
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Manufacturing

UK car production falls almost 45 per cent in August

UK car production declined by 44.6 per cent in August, new figures have revealed.
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Turnover and profits rise at historic manufacturer

Turnover and pre-tax profits both rose at a manufacturer that can trace its roots back almost 150 years during its latest financial year, new documents have confirmed.
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Buyer sought for Taunton hotel

A Taunton hotel has been brought to market by business property adviser Christie & Co.
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Good Energy partners with iconic film studio

Renewable electricity supplier and energy services provider Good Energy has partnered with an iconic film studio.
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