Skinner's Brewery hops into overseas trade

A Cornish brewery which turned over more than £4m last year has told Insider of its plans to target international growth. Skinner's Brewery, which stocks its ales in Waitrose and Tesco, is set to take its award-winning produce to Canada and Australia.   READ MORE...

WH Smith boss sells £2.3m stake

The chief executive of Swindon-based WH Smith has sold 40 per cent of her share capital in the business.   Read More...

Wells Fargo buys Burdale

Wells Fargo has completed the sale of Bristol-registered Burdale Financial Holdings from the Bank of Ireland.   Read More...

Nationwide to miss out after Beetham collapse

Swindon-based Nationwide Building Society is not expected to recover all of the £29m it is owed from the collapse of a Birmingham hotel business, according to a new report.   Read More...

Sovereign and Knightstone in housing switch

Two South West housing providers have completed the swap of more than 1,400 houses in Somerset and Wiltshire.   Read More...

Work begins on 350-house scheme

Construction has started on a £77m housing scheme which will provide 350 houses in west Wiltshire.   Read More...

Highwood Pavilions goes to market

Office accommodation close to the Mall at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol is being jointly marketed by property agencies Colliers International and Knight Frank.   Read More...

Manufacturing Summit comes to South West

The government's Manufacturing Summit is to be held at Bristol and Bath Science Park later this month.   Read More...

'Management shake-up' at Fitness First

Senior management at Dorset-based gym chain Fitness First have reportedly been fired as its private equity backer attempts to protect its stake in the overdrawn company.   Read More...

Fraud increase seven fold in 2011, says KPMG

The total amount of fraud in the South West and Wales topped £201.9m in 2011, according to research from KPMG.   Read More...

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