Daniel Face

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New government figures have revealed that 1,500 staff – as well as 500 apprentices and graduates – joined the UK's nuclear weapons HQ in Berkshire over the past year. It comes as defence secretary John Healey paid a visit to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at Aldermaston, where he hailed the site's impact on local economic growth. The AWE employs 9,500 staff, including 3,000 engineers and 1,500 scientists.

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Surrey-based housebuilder Berkeley Group has announced that Michael Dobson is set to step down from his role as chair on 5 September 2025. Dobson steered Berkeley through a three-year period of geopolitical and macro-economic volatility and initiated a strategic review leading to the development of the company's new 10-year strategy, 'Berkeley 2035'. Rob Perrins, chief executive of Berkeley since 2009, is set to succeed Dobson as executive chair to oversee execution of the strategy.

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Oxfordshire's Tokamak Energy has partnered with Furukawa Electric Group to establish a joint operational base in Japan for the manufacturing of magnet technology used in fusion power plants. It follows Friday's announcement of a new international partnership between the UK and Japanese governments to collaborate on fusion energy. Tokamak Energy has built a wide network of government, commercial, scientific and academic partners in Japan in recent years.

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Accountancy and business advisory firm MHA has made a new director appointment at its Thames Valley office in Maidenhead. Matt Wheeler joins the firm's banking and finance division with more than two decades of commercial experience in the financial services sector – including roles at Barclays, Allied Irish Bank, Close Brothers and Propel Finance.

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Blandy & Blandy has acquired Henley-on-Thames law firm McQueen Turner Solicitors. Based on Station Road, the three-strong firm has been advising clients in and around the town for over 40 years. Alexa McQueen-Turner, a solicitor with 20 years' experience, has joined as a partner in Blandy & Blandy's growing residential property team, while Sidra Ahmed has become a legal assistant in the firm's wills, probate, tax and trusts team.