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Growth rates for output and new business pick up in March

The South West private sector economy registered a faster increase in output in March, according to the latest PMI® survey data.

This was accompanied by a stronger gain in incoming new business, a rise in backlogs of work and sharper job creation. The latest survey results also signalled weaker price pressures, as input price inflation slowed and firms’ charges were broadly unchanged...

New appointment will boost Plymouth’s charity and voluntary sector

Voluntary sector organisations and charities in Plymouth will receive a boost next year, following the announcement that Lloyds Banking Group will be seconding a full time Business Connector into the area.

Joanna Bunker has left her role as Senior Manager at Lloyds Banking Group in London for a year, to return to her home town of Plymouth to work as a Business Connector. She will be...

Business confidence slips in SW

Business confidence in South West has slipped in the last six months, partly due to renewed concerns on global growth, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds Bank.

The twice-yearly report, now in its 23rd year, gathers the views of more than 1,500 UK businesses and tracks the overall “balance” of opinion on a range of important performance and confidence...

Plymouth-based Post Office expands

A Plymouth-based Post Office has undergone extensive renovations and expanded its services, with support of funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

Tamerton Village Stores, based in the village of Tamerton Foliot near Plymouth, was acquired by local entrepreneurs Paul and Deborah Butler in June 2013, after they spotted a gap in the market for a convenience store in the village...