Autumn Budget 2021 – businesses react
By Nick Batten
on 28 October, 2021
Yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of his Budget in the House of Commons.
Here’s what a selection of South...
Latest ONS data shows rise in UK unemployment
By Nick Batten
on 26 February, 2018
The number of unemployed people in the UK rose to 1.47 million in the last quarter of 2017 according to February 2018 figures released by the Office...
PM congratulates Business West for global win
By Nick Batten
on 27 October, 2017
Business West, the Bristol-based Chamber of Commerce for Bath, Bristol, Gloucestershire and the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative, was one of five...
Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative announce key appointment
By Anita Jaynes
on 23 October, 2019
Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative, part of Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has announced the appointment of Dave...
Unemployment at lowest rate since 1970s
By Gill Harris
on 22 August, 2018
Unemployment is at 4%, the lowest rate since the 1970s, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The Labour Force...