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The food and drink product awards for this year’s Taste of the West Awards have been launched this week at the Giving & Living Trade Show in Exeter.

Well-known Somerset designer and entrepreneur, Roger Saul, is the latest high profile businessperson to become an Ambassador for the county’s inward investment body, Into Somerset.

South West accountancy firm Albert Goodman LLP has announced its merger with Exigo Corporate Finance, enabling Albert Goodman to offer an enhanced range of services to corporate clients.

It’s time for a South West autumn getaway

The food and drink product awards for this year’s Taste of the West Awards have been launched this week at the Giving & Living Trade Show in Exeter.

West Country garden lovers have the chance to visit a unique horticultural expo this year that is only staged every 10 years.

Well-known Somerset designer and entrepreneur, Roger Saul, is the latest high profile businessperson to become an Ambassador for the county’s inward investment body, Into Somerset.

Nothing is guaranteed to spark Christmas spirit more than sipping mulled wine and wandering around under the twinkling lights of a traditional Christmas market.

In its Notes & Stories – a bi-annual accompaniment to its new ‘Directory 2012’ brochure – Classic Cottages, the UK’s leading independent cottage holiday company for the last 34 years, delves into the hidden gems of the South West.

A new initiative to help keep the South West region as a major centre for the financial services sector will be launched at a conference later this month.

South West accountancy firm Albert Goodman LLP has announced its merger with Exigo Corporate Finance, enabling Albert Goodman to offer an enhanced range of services to corporate clients.

It’s time for a South West autumn getaway

Arjent, the specialist stockbroker and investment manager, welcomes Private Client Investment Manager, Martin Badder to their South West team.

Classic Cottages - the UK’s leading independent cottage holiday company and a specialist in the South West – introduces art as you don’t normally know it

Britain’s Got Talent finalists Matt, Max and Harry are paying West Country fans a visit to showcase their new material after relaunching as boyband Reconnected.

Yeovil MP David Laws officially opened Pardoes Solicitors’ new Yeovil office on Friday 8 July. Around fifty guests, including the Mayor of Yeovil, Philip Chandler, attended the launch event, which marks a new chapter in Pardoes’ history.

A recent European attractiveness survey by a leading accountancy firm has shown that Somerset ticks all the boxes for inward investment.

The South West’s premier hotel, health club and spa walked away with a top award at a prestigious business event held in Bristol (UK).

The Chief Executive of St Peter’s Hospice, Bristol has been named as the top director in the public sector in the South West at an award ceremony held by the Institute of Directors.

West Country people will be first out of the blocks when it comes to taking a privileged peek behind the scenes at the newly completed Olympic Park in London.

A new general manager has been appointed at the region’s premier hotel, health club and spa.

Leading South West range cooker and stove specialist Rangemoors have launched their new Rangemaster Design Centre at their Winkleigh showroom, Devon. It houses one of the largest selections of range cookers and wood burning stoves in the South West.

BBC’s Watchdog and Rogue Restaurants hygiene expert Dr Lisa Ackerley was guest of honour at Trainers Forum

Cornwall conjures up thoughts of breathtakingly-beautiful sandy beaches, rugged cliffs and wild moorland – but it’s also a green paradise, boasting 70 magnificent gardens

"This is a unique trading system that revolves around bartering," says regional magazine publisher Duncan Williams. "It has been most welcome in the South West. Our company has been an active member of the Bartercard network for over 6 years now."

A family holiday only exists in its relatively fiscally fret-free and unflustered form for four years. Once school starts, costs mount dramatically and you’re holidaying with the masses at peak times.

The first Wild Trout Festival is a chance for novices and experts alike to enjoy the fantastic river ways. It will include daily demonstrations and workshops as well as help and advice out on the river from the resident fly fishing instructors.

Gatenby Services Ltd, an IT and computing solutions company based in the South-West of England has begun its 2011 recruitment drive with the post of Web Designer.

Fitness fans in the West are being given the chance to sample some of the best health club facilities in the region for free and support a leading children’s charity into the bargain.

Sales are still going well at Crest Nicholson's Harbourside development as all four of Bristol’s (UK) most hotly anticipated properties have now been sold.

The Bristol (UK) hotel sector enjoyed an excellent start to the New Year with all the key indicators posting positive figures in January.

Lonely Planet claims that this region – in particular Cornwall – has overtaken the rest of the UK in the culinary stakes

At the beginning of March Gatenby Services Limited, an IT and Computer support company based in Wells, Somerset introduced a new support ticketing system as part of their programme of improvements to their support desk.

Total Disc Repair (TDR) has been announced as the latest company accepted into the prestigious Beacon South West network of companies, having been recognised for its quality management, workflows, innovation and growth.

Bristol (UK) office of PKF Accountants & business advisers moves office from Clifton to new premises at 1 Redcliff Street.

Radstock-based print and mail provider CFH Docmail has chosen peak time viewing slots such as All Star Family Fortunes, Stars on the Street, Emmerdale, Coronation Street’s Big 50th, and the European Champions league extending its first TV campaign.

Latest figures released by PKF Accountants & business advisers shows that the Bristol (UK) hotel sector enjoyed a good September.

Husbands and partners need panic no more about choosing and wrapping the perfect Christmas gift for their loved ones. Birds of a Feather Lifestyle Boutique are providing a Gift List service complete with wrapping this Christmas.

The launch of state-of-the-art customer feedback system at the South West's (UK) leading health club and spa.

Sporting Weston football team was wearing a new strip at the weekend when newly formed ASC Recruitment commenced their sponsorship of the club.

Thousands attend BrisFest 2010 as record crowds are reported at the City Centre's urban spectacular music and arts festival.

Local man returns home to Plymouth, a place his family have helped to build over the years, to open a new creative advertising agency designed to help businesses in the South West compete more effectively with bigger city rivals.

A graduate on the Unlocking Cornish Potential scheme has secured a permanent contract at luxury property company Cornish Gems.

With countless award-winning beaches and spectacular views it’s no wonder the South West is the UK’s number one holiday destination. That’s why Retirement Villages Ltd chose to develop three age-exclusive villages in the region.

Bakers Dolphin, the South West's leading coach tour operator is seeing a surge in sales for its days out programme in the run up to the school holidays.

The launch of a new range of professional skincare treatments at thespa, DoubleTree by Hilton, Cadbury House (UK) specifically designed to tackle teenage skin and its changing needs

Newton Abbot Racecourse have introduced a new initiative to help support pubs in the South West

Gatenby Services in Somerset has recently taken on a brand new Field Sales Representative based at their offices in Wells.

Thousands of people visit England looking for things to do. The chilled out nature of the country, along with its history and landscape, makes it the perfect place to escape. But what do you do to escape? Why not go ballooning?

It may be winter, but the summer travel season will be here before you know it. In order to get the best deals on the trips you want, you need to start planning now.

New company formed by Biker wins Best Business Award at FSB ceremony.

Bristol public relations agency Empica has expanded taking on two graduates to join its team of experienced journalists and public relations specialists.

Somerset’s finest will be making a special appearance at Cadbury House Hotel, Health Club and Spa November 7 for a spectacular firework night celebration.

Classical diva Katherine Jenkins is gearing up for her performance at the Big Gig weekend taking place in Shepton Mallet from September 25 to 27.