Monthly Archives: October 2011

Soaring fuel bills push inflation to 3-year high

October 18, 2011
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Inflation has risen to 5.2%, its highest level for three years, mainly due to soaring gas and electricity bills, new figures released this morning show. The increase will pile more pressure onto hard-pressed households as average wage increases are trailing rising prices. Today’s figures highlight the risk to the Bank of England, which recently...

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Business failure rates climb faster in South West as economy falters

October 18, 2011
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Business failures are rising faster in the South West than the national average as the tough market conditions and weak economy take their toll. The latest figures from business information provider Equifax show the number of businesses going bust in the region climbed by 22.5% during the three months to the end of September...

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Bristol Airport passenger numbers soar to new high in September

October 17, 2011
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More than 610,000 passengers passed through Bristol Airport last month, making it the busiest September on record. The 1.5% year-on-year increase meant the monthly total surpassed the previous high of 601,432 in 2008. And despite the tough economic conditions, 2011’s passenger numbers are expected to be close to last year’s total of 5.7m, with...

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More gloom over economy as another survey slashes growth forecast

October 17, 2011
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UK economic growth has stalled and the Bank of England’s latest £75bn injection is unlikely to kick start it, another downbeat report said today. The respected Ernst & Young ITEM Club, which bases its quarterly report on the Treasury’s models, downgraded its forecast for growth this year from the 1.4% it predicted three months...

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Property: Final unit up for grabs at Trowbridge business centre

October 14, 2011
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The last vacant unit at Trowbridge’s Doric Business Centre is being marketed as an ideal base for a trade counter business. The 12-unit development, behind Islington Motors on Canal Road, is already home to mainly trade counter businesses and Colin Scragg of commercial agents Carter Jonas believes the remaining unit will fit the bill...

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Media: Bath PR agencies in running for prestigious PR awards

October 14, 2011
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Bath PR agencies will next week battle it out with rivals from across the region in the prestigious CIPR West of England PRide Awards. Among the Bath agencies vying for awards, which are presented at a black-tie dinner on Friday, are Geometry, shortlisted in the Best Use of Media category for its Made in...

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Regional green awards and conference heads for Bath

October 14, 2011
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Bath is to host this year’s Green Energy Awards and the annual conference of renewable energy agency Regen SW. Speakers at the high-profile event, which takes place on November 9 at the Assembly Rooms, include Alasdair Grainger of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Juliet Davenport, chief executive of Chippenham-based renewable electricity...

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Survey adds to gloom on jobs and economy

October 12, 2011
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The Government has been urged to reinvigorate the UK economy by introducing supply side reforms, particularly changes to the tax system, to head off a full-scale collapse in business confidence. The plea, which come from accountants and business advisors BDO, coincided with this morning’s dire unemployment figures. BDO said they also want to see...

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Jobless increase puts pressure on Coalition to change economic course

October 12, 2011
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Unemployment has shot up to a 17-year high of 2.57m across the UK, worse-than-expected official figures have shown. The 114,000 increase between June and August took the official jobless rate to 8.1% – and immediately triggered calls for the Government to take firm action to avoid further increases. In the South West the number...

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Govt trial of longer vehicles backed by trucking firm

October 12, 2011
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Distribution group Wincanton has welcomed Government plans to allow a trial of longer trucks onto UK roads. The Chippenham-based distribution group Wincanton has welcomed Government plans to allow a trial of longer trucks onto UK roads. The group, the largest UK-owned logistics company with around 8,000 vehicles and employing around 30,000 people, says a...

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