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Friday 26 February 2021

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Dairy behind major cheese brand secures LEP backing

Production of one of the UK's best known cheeses is being boosted by a multimillion-pound investment from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
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Business Matters: We need to reinvent work, not create ‘horrible hybrids’

When future historians look back at the pandemic era they may well find it curious that we were so hung up on where work was done, rather than the work itself, says Dr Nicola Millard, principal innovation partner at BT. Much is being talked about "home working", "remote working", "hybrid working" and "digital workplaces" now, but very little of the conversation so far has been about reinventing work itself.
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Wiltshire insurance broker acquired by Jensten

Advance Insurance Agencies, a specialist personal and commercial lines broker based in Wiltshire, has been snapped up by the acquisitive Jensten Group.
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Almost £73bn provided to firms under coronavirus lending schemes

Almost £73bn in finance has now been provided to more than 1.6 million businesses across the UK through government-backed coronavirus lending schemes, according to figures published by HM Treasury.
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Atom to raise £40m as it eyes IPO

Atom, the UK’s first app-based bank, is to raise £40m from existing shareholders in a bid to pave its way to profitability as it eyes an initial public offering (IPO)
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Ask the expert: How to make remote working a long-term solution

Martin Robbins, sales manager at BCR Associates Ltd, says the majority of office-based businesses have been working from home for the best part of a year now. Many have been forced to adapt to lockdown restrictions and have found that initial challenges were relatively easy to overcome. By now most companies are well-adjusted and it’s safe to say that the working environment will never be the same again and that remote/home working is here to stay.
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Business

Mowgli outlines Cheltenham expansion plans

Indian street food restaurant business Mowgli has outlined plans to expand into Cheltenham.
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Asda sets out proposals in response to changing retail demands

Asda has begun consultation with about 5,000 staff potentially affected by planned changes to its business but said 4,500 roles would be created in its online operations with year.
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Funding awarded for global flood risk project

A project to better predict global flood risk has secured grant funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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Business Matters: The importance of community in a pandemic

Marcela Pomphrey from 299 Lighting looks at the importance of community in a pandemic.
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Property

New future for disused BT site

A decommissioned and disused BT repeater station in Cheltenham has been sold to Brookworth Homes by Telereal Trillium for about £2.25m.
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£6.6m Exeter Science Park building opens

A £6.6m building has opened at Exeter Science Park to meet demand for office and laboratory space from South West STEMM businesses.
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Refusal again recommended for Brislington scheme

Plans to clear a former industrial site in south Bristol to make way for a development of almost 150 affordable homes have again been recommended for refusal despite the changes which have been made to the proposal.
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Crowdcube success for cat furniture firm

A designer and manufacturer of cat furniture has raised almost £200,000 through a campaign on the Exeter-based Crowdcube platform.
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