Work to start on £1.2 million Bridgwater station improvements
May 20, 2019
Paul Jones of The County Gazette A £1.2 MILLION scheme to improve Bridgwater station is set to get underway today. The work aims to provide better access to the station and improve the forecourt. However, drivers will have to use a temporary car park, on the college side, while the work is carried out. The…
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Solar panels installed at Bridgwater Gateway Premier Inn
May 17, 2019
Over 50 electricity-generating panels have been mounted on the roof of the hotel, which is due to be handed over to Premier Inn owners Whitbread later this month. Around 30 jobs will be created at the hotel, which is located on one of the prime road frontage plots on the £150 million, 100-acre mixed-use site…
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Great News! ~ The Old Vicarage welcomes diners once again
May 17, 2019
THE NEW owners of The Old Vicarage hotel in Bridgwater are taking (May 21 onwards, 2019) dinner bookings after refurbishing the property’s kitchen and restaurant and will welcome diners again after years of closure. Husband and wife team Peter Starling and Candida Leaver have renovated the Grade II listed property’s restaurant and are open for…
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Urgent Appeal! ~ Become a Young Enterprise Volunteer
May 16, 2019
We are appealing to our Chamber Members and subscribers for mentors who would like to know more, and hopefully get involved, with the Young Enterprise Scheme, particularly for business mentoring opportunities. There are a wide variety of programmes which may interest you and Tracey Prosser the Area Manager would be delighted to answer any questions…
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New look and feel to Fore Street and High Street, Bridgwater
May 14, 2019
Works to give Fore Street and High Street in Bridgwater a new look and feel is set to start at the beginning of June. Eagle-eyed residents will have noticed that some trees have already been felled to make way for the works, but there will be replacement trees once the works is finished. Contractors, Alun…
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Have your say - Hinkley Point C
April 30, 2019
Nuclear Regulation News - An update from the Environment Agency We’ve received an application to vary an existing environmental permit, under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, from NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited at the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, near Bridgwater. Permit application number EPR/HP3228XT/V004 The company now wants to…
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Key cycle link set to be delivered in Bridgwater
April 29, 2019
Improvements to cycle and footway provision between the Wylds Rd/ The Drove junction and the A39 Bath Road, Bridgwater are set to begin this month. Starting on Monday 7 May, the work forms part of The Bridgwater Way project which is delivering a host of travel improvements to existing roads and junctions, as well as…
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Chamber of Commerce meets to discuss Bridgwater Tidal Barrier
April 29, 2019
By Stephen Salter MORE details have been revealed about the £100m tidal barrier to be built across the River Parrett between Express Park and land to the east of Chilton Trinity. Project manager Andy Hohl gave a presentation to members of Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning, outlining progress with the barrier, how it…
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Bridgwater MP says "Prime Minister's days are numbered" after Brexit debacle
April 18, 2019
BRIDGWATER and West Somerset’s MP has joined Conservative rebels calling for a leadership challenge, saying ‘the Prime Minister’s days are clearly numbered’. MP Ian Liddell-Grainger was talking to members of Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce at a Meet The MP event on Friday morning when he made the comments. Mr Liddell-Grainger said when he spoke to…
Read MoreThe opening of the Holiday Inn Express at Junction 24
April 18, 2019
The Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce was really pleased to be involved in the opening of Bridgwater’s newest Hotel The New Holiday Inn Express at Junction 24. Joined by Mayor of North Petherton Cllr Alan Bradford - who helped to cut the ribbon with Tim Wheeldon from Zeal Hotels as well as key members of SDC…
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Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce 'Supply the Supplier' chain.
April 17, 2019
Bridgwater Chamber of Commerce initiated the launch of its successful supply chain in April 2018. Its main aim being to support local Sedgemoor Businesses to achieve growth through the work generated by the ongoing development projects in the Sedgemoor area. The Supply the Supplier Project manages a database of information from a wide variety of…
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Presentation to Secret World for winning 'Charity of the Year'
April 16, 2019
The presentation to Secret World of £1000 bursary as a reward for winning Charity of the year at the recent “Sedgemoor Business Excellence Awards” took place today at their headquarters in East Huntspill, near Highbridge. On presenting the award, the Chamber management team were shown some of the very important work they carry out to…
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Mantech Safety Systems drive industry standards with new training facility
April 16, 2019
It’s no secret that working at height can be dangerous and even potentially life-threatening. The Health and Safety Executive consistently ranks it as the leading cause of workplace fatalities, with falls from height accounting for 26 per cent of all workplace deaths between 2013/14-2017/18. Tragically, the HSE considers almost all these fatalities to have been…
Read MoreFiona appointed as General Manager at The Old Vicarage
April 16, 2019
FIONA Crook has recently (April, 2019) been appointed as the General Manager at The Old Vicarage hotel and restaurant in Bridgwater. Her role includes overseeing the running of the hotel, restaurant, bar, kitchen and housekeeping in the Grade II listed property, which is currently being renovated. She said: “I am really excited about my new…
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Clarke Willmott crowned Law Firm of the Year at Devon & Somerset Law Society Legal Awards
April 15, 2019
The Taunton office of national firm Clarke Willmott LLP won the Law Firm of the Year category at the Devon & Somerset Law Society Legal Awards. The sold-out event, held in Exeter Cathedral, was attended by over 500 people. In addition, Kayleigh Linford, team supervisor in the Taunton…
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