Somerset News (United Kingdom)

Following the success of the first Langport market held earlier this year, the Langport Area Business Group has organised another market which will take place on the morning of Friday 8th June from 09.30 – 13.30 hours.

Langport is backing British and local with a new quarterly market in town. With the support of Langport Town Council and the business community, a local market is being trialled and it is hoped that it will become a regular fixture in 2013.

Beyond th​e Numbers deployed Hosted Accountants’ hosted desktop solution to cloud enable their Digita accounting package, in order to provide more flexibility and security for the practice.

Leading South West solicitors firm, Pardoes, has announced it is offering free legal advice at the upcoming Taste Fair, taking place at Wincanton Racecourse on Saturday 14th April.

Could more employee-owned businesses like the retailer John Lewis help the economy recover. DEPUTY Prime Minister, Nick Clegg will travel across the country this week he launched a Government initiative to encourage Mutualism.

Jacki McCartney, a partner in organizational development consultancy Syat, has been awarded the ‘Organizational Development Leadership Award’ as part of the Global HR Excellence Awards, held annually at the World HRD Conference in Mumbai, India.

The launch of Into Somerset’s new marketing campaign, which has the support of some of Somerset’s most high profile ambassadors.

LiteTile Ltd. supplies first illuminated splashback on Isle of Wight

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.

Yeovil MP, David Laws, hosted a business breakfast for members of the construction industry on Friday.

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.

Greg Stevens of The Burnt Welly Show gets Fired from 10radio for apparently being rude and abusive on air.

The first and only disabled person in the world to have successfully led expeditions to both the North and South Poles, Michael McGrath, was invited by Her Majesty The Queen to attend a Royal Reception.

Pardoes solicitor Nick Dell has been elected President of the Bristol Law Society at its Annual General Meeting.

Fundraisers tackle mud, puddles and moguls for UK charity The Muscle Help Foundation.

The Muscle Help Foundation (MHF) raised nearly £13,000 at a glittering auction in central London on Wednesday 16th November 2011.

The newly appointed Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, John Longworth, visited Somerset this week to present the Somerset Chamber of Commerce with their official accreditation certificate during the Annual General Meeting.

Games Play UK will turn retailer at the Nuremberg Toy Fair. The Weston-super-Mare firm has been supporting some of the brightest new minds in the games world for 12 years, but 2012 will see an exciting new chapter in the firm’s development.

Children at the New England Community in Freetown, Sierra Leone have received 200 SchoolBags from Somerset based disaster relief charity the Piers Simon Appeal and, in a gesture of thanks, have renamed their school the ‘Piers Simon School’.

Pardoes solicitor Imran Khodabocus has become an accredited member of the Law Society Family Panel.

With just over 100 days to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, its ready, set, go for some 200 young people participating in the Muscle Help Foundation’s flagship 2012 'Games Inspired Muscle Dreams' programme

As the deadline fast approaches for the Taste of the West Product Awards 2012, food and drink producers are urged to complete their entries before it is too late!

Innovation and collaboration were the hot topics at this year’s Somerset in Business Conference, which took place on 17 May at the Westland’s Conference & Leisure Centre in Yeovil.

Diamuid Gavin has created a unique structure for Chelsea Flower Show this year entitled Magical Tower Garden. This fantastic 80ft high creation throws caution to the wind by having a Victorian Greenhouse perched near the top.

Leading South West independent financial services company, Cooper Associates, has pledged its support to one of Somerset’s most promising young cricketers, Jos Buttler.

A Somerset relationship retreat is offering couples the opportunity to get away and work on their relationship. Run by professional coaches and counsellors the 2 day retreat offers couples the opportunity to, relax and reconnect with their partner.

Following the success of the first Langport market held earlier this year, the Langport Area Business Group has organised another market which will take place on the morning of Friday 8th June from 09.30 – 13.30 hours.

With funding from various local bodies, the young people of Langport and Huish Episcopi Youth Club embarked on a collaborative project, creating some wonderful, colourful flags to decorate the small market town of Langport.

17 – 18 May, The ExCel Centre, Stand Number 810 Rupert Cox, Chief Executive of Into Somerset, Somerset’s inward investment organisation, is one of the key speakers at the Great British Business Show.

Leading Somerset solicitors firm Pardoes has strengthened its agricultural division by appointing Tim Howells, who is recognised in the Legal 500 as one of the region’s top agricultural solicitors.

j1 automotive have re-launched their high performance air intake kit for the Ford Focus RS Mk2. Incorporating an air cleaner upgrade lid, high performance cotton air filter and silicone intake hoses, this kit offers excellent gains in BHP.

All farm buildings have fixtures in them, such as electrical and plumbing systems, cubicles and in some instances, sanitary ware.

When Lilias Ahmeira the founder of Special Horses for Special Children was invited this year by the Royal Bath & West Show to hold a daily demonstration at the show, she was both delighted...and just a little anxious.

Special Horses for Special Children, the unique equine therapy centre near Chard in Somerset, has received a special invitation from the Royal Bath & West Show to provide daily demonstrations in the Countryside Arena at this year's four day show.

Leading South West solicitors, Pardoes, has announced its move to one of Taunton’s most beautiful and historic buildings, Creech Castle.

As the deadline approaches for the prestigious Taste of the West Product Awards 2012, food and drink producers throughout the South West are urged to complete their entries before it’s too late!

Culture Vultures, Kwintessential, are giving away a free cultural awareness handbook for the tourism and hospitality industry in preparation for The Olympics.

Leading rotational moulding company, Orchid Plastics, is celebrating a number of significant developments with the arrival of three new company directors and securing a new investment of £200,000 to support continued growth.

Chemring EOD will be launching a new IED Defeat system at the Counter Terror Exhibition at Olympia, London on 25 -26 April 2012.

The workplace coaching programme with NHS staff has produced positive results across all areas of the year three evaluation. Becky Wright at New Leaf Life Design delivered the coaching entitled Liberating Innovation and Leadership.

Leading Somerset independent financial services company, Cooper Associates, founded by Lee, Glyn and Samantha Cooper, is celebrating growing its full time staff to 20 and increasing its year on year turnover by 30 per cent.

The Somerset Chamber of Commerce hosted its inaugural Business Start-Up Exhibition on 17th April.

The progress of New Zealand’s newest adventure event has been tracked using Yellowbrick tracking devices, supplied by Yellowbrick Tracking Ltd, the world’s largest rental provider of truly-global tracking devices.

The new management of Seed Developments, a company that produces materials to facilitate the successful growth of flower and vegetable seeds, is targeting international and domestic expansion.

The ‘Creative Economy’ has been identified by Government as an important area for economic growth. New Leaf Life Design developed the Creative Economy Business Coaching. This evaluation shows its fruitful outcomes with Somerset artists.

Swiftspin 360, a scheme which helps professional photographers produce 360 product spins, is seeing a dramatic increase in its worldwide membership.

New enhancements include extended forecasts, improved granularity of modelling, and greater differentiation between precipitation types.

An alternative solution to spending a fortune in classy restaurants. Why not try dining solutions direct, gourmet food in your home.

A leading South West solicitors firm has been announced as the largest provider of legal aid in Somerset according to recent statistics released by the Legal Services Commission (LSC).

The BBC’s face of classical music, Charles Hazlewood, is the latest well-known personality pledging support for inward investment organisation, Into Somerset.

Langport is backing British and local with a new quarterly market in town. With the support of Langport Town Council and the business community, a local market is being trialled and it is hoped that it will become a regular fixture in 2013.

Beyond th​e Numbers deployed Hosted Accountants’ hosted desktop solution to cloud enable their Digita accounting package, in order to provide more flexibility and security for the practice.

Dr Clive Wilson, one of the Met Office’s leading scientists in mesoscale model development and diagnostics, will be a key speaker at an international event focussing on Wind Resource Assessment.

British indie label Tatami Records is now offering bundle discounts on singles by the labels best selling artists Aztec Experiment and The Hooded Respirator

Leading South West solicitors firm, Pardoes, has announced it is offering free legal advice at the upcoming Taste Fair, taking place at Wincanton Racecourse on Saturday 14th April.

He may be only 26in high, but new arrival Pingu, the shetland pony, has already won the hearts of both staff and clients at equine therapy centre Special Horses for Special Children near Chard.

Leading marine footwear and clothing brand Chatham has agreed a sponsorship deal with Britain's first windsurfing youth world champion and Olympic hopeful, 19 year old Izzy Hamilton.

Into Somerset presented its strategic plans for the next three years to a gathering of some of Somerset’s most impressive and influential business people at the Into Somerset Business Ambassadors’ Dinner in Wells last week.

Leading South West solicitors firm, Pardoes, has expanded into Dorset in response to increasing client demand.

The inaugural Business Start-Up Exhibition will take place on Tuesday 17th April, providing advice and support to help budding entrepreneurs.

The Somerset Chamber of Commerce has been selected, following a competitive pitch, to handle the Into Somerset inward investment drive for Somerset for another three years from 1st April 2012.

South West accountancy firm, Albert Goodman, is celebrating a successful year’s fundraising for the Macmillan Cancer Support Centenary Business Challenge, having raised more than three times its original target.

Could more employee-owned businesses like the retailer John Lewis help the economy recover. DEPUTY Prime Minister, Nick Clegg will travel across the country this week he launched a Government initiative to encourage Mutualism.

Jacki McCartney, a partner in organizational development consultancy Syat, has been awarded the ‘Organizational Development Leadership Award’ as part of the Global HR Excellence Awards, held annually at the World HRD Conference in Mumbai, India.

Tatami Records has released the second single 'Ambient Fields' from the upcoming British Drum & Bass producer The Hooded Respirator.

Bridgwater is seeing an industrial renaissance thanks to numerous large scale investment projects such as Hinkley Point C, the Morrison’s Distribution Centre and the Bridgwater Gateway development.

Movie Genius film recommendation is different. It compares the plots and themes of movies to make suggestions that match in subject matter and style giving recommendations you would normally only get from friends or family by word of mouth.

First time buyers are being warned not to rush into buying a property to avoid paying stamp duty.

Minehead Counsellor Juliet Edwardson will be helping to support those who want to explore relationship issues. Valentines day can be positive for some renewing their relationship but for some people it can be a painful reminder.

Richard Drax, recently spoke at a business breakfast for members of the construction industry.