Robert Buckland

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Home / South West / Local Government / New deputy mayor for West of England will usher in ‘new chapter for the region’ The leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council, Cllr Kevin Guy, is set to be confirmed as deputy mayor of the West of the England next week. Recently elected Labour West of the England Mayor Helen Godwin announced the role would rotate between the leaders of each of the local councils making up the region when she was sworn in earlier this month. Now Liberal-Democrat Cllr...

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Home / South West / Financial Services / Nationwide members enjoy bumper £2.8bn payout following its Virgin Money takeover Members of Nationwide have received a record £2.8bn in payments over the past year, the building society said today as it unveiled financial results for what it described as an ‘outstanding’ 12 months. The Swindon-headquartered mortgage and savings giant reported a leap in statutory profit before tax increased to £2.3bn from £1.8bn in the year ended 31 March. Over the...

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The CEO of a highly innovative South West medical device firm has welcomed a ruling by a powerful group of US healthcare professionals that could pave the way for higher sales of its products in the world’s largest market. Shares in Creo Medical, which develops and commercialises minimally invasive electrosurgical devices from its bases in Chepstow and Bath, soared by more than 17% yesterday following the American Medical Association’s decision.

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Home / South West / Tourism / No rest for expanding holiday lets firm as it makes third acquisition in under 12 months Classic Cottages, the UK’s largest independent holiday letting firm, has continued its expansion with the acquisition of a well-established agency focused on the North Devon coast. The takeover of Ocean Cottages brings a further 55 high-quality properties into the Classic portfolio, taking its total number of properties managed across the UK to more than 1,400. Founded in...

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Home / South West / Education / University tackles climate change with UK’s first fully sustainable artificial sports pitch The country’s first fully recyclable artificial sports pitch has been unveiled at the University of Bath after it teamed up with a Bristol-based specialist contractor in what it called “a fantastic illustration of its profound focus on sustainability”. The all-weather rubber-free playing surface, which has been produced without latex and uses the same polymer throughout,...