South West hotels market booming with £86m of deals in 2021 Investors look to region as staycation boom makes hotels a very attractive prospect Birmingham Post · Feb 15, 2022
South West jobs market recovers but wage growth lags behind inflation Huge drop in benefits claimants across region and lots of jobs available but soaring cost of living outstrips pay rises Birmingham Post · Feb 15, 2022
UK weather: Met Office's 12- hour warning as rain set to lash parts of South West High winds and rain are set to batter Bristol on Sunday Bristol Post · Feb 12, 2022
Devonshire Homes extends credit facility as it plots to double £47m turnover Tiverton-based housebuilder aims to build 400 homes each year after finance deal with Lloyds Bank Birmingham Post · Feb 11, 2022
Midas boss paid £500k as troubled South West construction group made £2m loss Accounts reveal directors shared £1.8m in pay as company slumped into a loss before eventually going into administration Birmingham Post · Feb 11, 2022
Apprenticeship Week 2022: The older apprentices boosting their career at a later stage in life BusinessLive spoke to three mature apprentices who want to bust the myth that apprenticeships are for college leavers Birmingham Post · Feb 10, 2022
Openreach to create more than 400 South West jobs, including 300 apprenticeships The provider said it had recruited a record number of women engineers last year Birmingham Post · Feb 10, 2022
Future of South West housing projects still uncertain despite Mi-space rescue Bell Group's swoop to acquire Mi-space (UK) Ltd from Midas Group collapse only saves building services arm leaving construction work in hands of administrators Birmingham Post · Feb 10, 2022
Brady Construction to complete Fragrance Group's £30m Torbay hotels after Midas collapse Cornwall and Plymouth firm will continue work on Paignton seafront after original contractor Midas Group went into administration Birmingham Post · Feb 9, 2022
Covid blamed for collapse of South West construction giant Midas Administrators from Teneo appointed as construction work ceases and 303 workers face redundancy Birmingham Post · Feb 9, 2022
Insolvency warning for South West businesses after 2021's CVL surge Restructuring trade body R3 in the South West warns many bosses are so concerned about trading in 2022 they are contemplating shutting up shop Birmingham Post · Feb 9, 2022
Six young South West entrepreneurs named among UK’s most innovative Their award-winning projects all have a climate change focus Birmingham Post · Feb 9, 2022
BBC Spotlight presenter Chris Rogers dead as tributes pour in for popular presenter The BBC has paid tribute to one of the most familiar faces of South West news, Chris Rogers, whose death was announced yeserday Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022
South West energy firm relocates to Bristol with plans to double workforce Best. Energy helps around 100 firms globally to monitor and reduce energy cost Birmingham Post · Feb 8, 2022
Birmingham Post · Feb 4, 2022 South West Water to cut bills in 2022 as households face rising inflation Utilities giant says average household bills for 2022/23 will be lower than in 2021/22 and 10 years ago
Birmingham Post · Feb 4, 2022 Egg-free Cake Box chain opens Plymouth store as it expands into South West Bakery company now has more than 180 branches and continues to grow after making £3.7m six-month profit
Birmingham Post · Feb 3, 2022 Great South West formally recognised in Levelling Up plans The Great South West Partnership has been pushing for more than warm words from the Government on its £45billion ambition to become the UK's Natural Powerhouse - could the Levelling Up paper offer the support it needs?
Bristol Post · Feb 3, 2022 UK weather: Met Office forecasting 'snow and sleet' for the South West tonight amid reports of 'snow bomb' Strong wind and rain is set to arrive overnight into tomorrow morning
Bristol Post · Feb 2, 2022 Covid latest: Bristol records eight new deaths amid huge spike for region The South West is recording the country's third highest Covid rate
Birmingham Post · Feb 2, 2022 'No nuggets for the South West': Business reacts to Levelling-Up plans Business leaders say they feel overlooked compared to their cousins in the North and Midlands but 'county deals' could pave the way for a brighter future
Birmingham Post · Feb 2, 2022 Midas collapse could hit South West economy and jobs says SWBC South West Business Council says as many as 1,000 jobs could be at risk directly and in the supply chain if construction giant Midas goes bust
Birmingham Post · Feb 1, 2022 £25m deal completed by Henry Boot for 760 South West plots on 125-acre Bridport site Barratt Developments and Vistry Parternships to take on delivery after planning secured in 2019
Birmingham Post · Feb 1, 2022 Listed: the key South West construction projects troubled Midas is involved in Exeter-headquartered company's intention to appoint an administrator causes concern for future of schemes it is working on
ABC News · Feb 1, 2022 Martin bushfire at emergency level in Perth Hills as Kirup fire intensifies An emergency level bushfire breaks out in the Perth Hills suburb of Martin, as firefighters battle another emergency level blaze near Kirup, in the state's South West.
Birmingham Post · Jan 31, 2022 South West to 'close economic gap' on London by 2025, EY report finds The accountancy giant said Bristol, in particular, recovered to pre-pandemic levels of economic activity last year