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South West firms win multi-million pound lots on £4.5bn construction framework

Five companies with headquarters in the regions have secured a spot on the fifth generation of the Southern Construction Framework

Birmingham Post

North-South divide opens up in UK's 'broken and inhumane' asylum system

Latest figures show the North East is housing a larger proportion of people fleeing persecution than any other region of the UK, with a rate ten times higher than the South East and South West

Daily Mirror

British region on 'UFO alert' with '42 sightings' reported in 12 months

The South East, North West and South West still come out on top on the unearthly sightings chart for 2022 but the West Midlands is spiking after UFO researchers compiled last year's data

Daily Mirror

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South West 'could become global hub for next generation engineering' as innovation project moves ahead

Digital Engineering Technology & Innovation links universities and giants including Rollys-Royce and Siemens

Birmingham Post

Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide 2023: Full list of South West locations

Our city was named one of the best places to live, but it wasn't crowned the regional winner

Bristol Post

Vision for South Wales and South West transport revealed - with journey times halved and better connections to London

Business and government leaders call for up to £8bn of improvements

Birmingham Post

SS Great Britain to get over £700,000 for urgent repairs

South West to receive a £9 million boost for museums, libraries and cultural venues

Bristol Post

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Bristol Flyers cruise to season sweep over South West rivals Plymouth City Patriots

Bristol Flyers bounced back impressively in the British Basketball League after dropping a mid-week game at Manchester Giants

Bristol Post

SWAH campaign group calls for new NHS Trust for South West area

Emergency general surgery services were suspended by the local health trust in December

Belfast Live

Cornwall fishing firm nets funds to create jobs and upgrade fleet

Ocean Fish Group describes itself as the largest fish buyer on the South West markets, processing more than 30 different species of fish and molluscs

Birmingham Post

South West business leaders call on government for skills and funding support

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has urged the government to address a regional skills gap in tech-driven sectors and help firms through the current economic downturn

Birmingham Post

Police investigate man's abseiling death at Brides Cave in WA's South West

A man was supervising a group of Year 11 students from Newman College, in Perth's inner north, when he fell to his death at Brides Cave in Boranup Forest on Thursday.

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Construction firm Beard sees turnover build to pre-pandemic levels

The 130-year-old Wiltshire-based business completed 45 projects last year, including some multi-million pound renovation jobs in the South West

Birmingham Post

‘No mention of the South West’ - business leaders react to the Budget

Bosses across the region have described its absence from a list of 12 new investment zones as ‘disappointing’ and ‘a blow’

Birmingham Post

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South West business Budget predictions and wish lists ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech

You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the Budget via our live blog which you can find on BusinessLive's home page

Birmingham Post

Service to attract South West nuclear investment extended for extra year

The South West Manufacturing Advisory Service said the scheme had helped bring five investments into the region and create more than 550 local jobs in the past year

Birmingham Post

Pennon completes South West Water and Bristol Water merger and is 'on track' with financial expectations

The Exeter-based utilities group added water resilience work was 'progressing well'

Birmingham Post

‘Positive picture’ for South West firms as confidence hits one-year high

A NatWest survey of bosses across the region reported rising output, sales and employment

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DART line plans include new station at Heuston and tunnel under Phoenix Park

The new DART line to South West and Cellbridge will include the construction of a new station at Heuston

Birmingham Post

Bristol firm offers free workspace and support for woman-owned start-up

Istoria Group has launched a competition open to all early-stage, female-founded enterprises in the South West to coincide with International Women’s Day

Birmingham Post

PwC finds South West now second best place in the UK for women in the workplace

The region had been ranked as the best place in the country for women to work by the accounting firm for three consecutive years

Birmingham Post

Networking group for working mums expands with five South West hubs

Freelance Mum was founded by former BBC Radio Bristol presenter Faye Dicker

Bristol Post

South West had fewest fly-tipping incidents in England in a year, study says

Figures released by DEFRA show the region has improved on fly-tipping in the last year

Bristol Post

Met Office snow weather warning issued in South West as ice injury risk predicted

A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued across large parts of the region

Birmingham Post

2023 FSB South West Small Business Awards winners revealed

Women’s urinal creators Peequal and the Devon Seaweed Company were among the firms to home prizes on the night

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