Regional News

Foundation Degrees

Chambers of Commerce in the South West have recently begun working together on an exciting project. Dorset Business and FDF (Foundation Degrees Forward) are working with Business West, Somerset and Plymouth Chambers of Commerce to promote the opportunities that higher skills, based on academic study and workplace learning, can bring to their members.

The aim is to give SMEs a voice in the higher-level skills provision they need for business improvement and to develop stronger   More...

Top UK Experts Support Devon Ferry Link

Plans for a North Devon and West Somerset to South Wales ferry link are 'inevitable' claims one of Britain's top shipping experts, Professor Alf Baird, head of the Maritime Research Group at Edinburgh's Napier University.

Supporters campaigning to set up the multi-million pound route, have also been given the thumbs up by leading Welsh business academic Professor Brian Morgan from the Cardiff School of Management at the University of Wales. He and his team have examined the business  More...

Internet shopping hits all-time high

A payment processing company have reported that online spending hit a record high at 1.09pm on 10th December.

Shoppers spent £767,500 over the internet within 60 seconds at that time - the most money per minute ever spent online by UK shoppers.

The surge in spending is expected to make today the biggest ever online shopping day for the UK, according to Retail Decisions which processes card payments.

Shoppers will splash out a predicted £370 million online today   More...