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Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

The draft of the Mendip Economic Development Strategy 2017-2020 is now available for consultation. The Chamber has been consulted about this and it has been presented to Frome Town Council. Mendip District Council is listening and acting, particularly on the lack of...

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Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

May Retail Group report

The Retail Group convened by the Chamber and Frome Town Council met on 2nd May at The Cornerhouse. Waste Retailers identified the main problems as cardboard and plastic waste. There are a plethora of suppliers and solutions, some of which are probably not legal....

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Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

Business survey shows confidence is improving

Somerset’s first Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) Breakfast Briefing took place on Wednesday 3 May, highlighting the regional findings from Q1 2017 of the British Chambers’ national business barometer. Business people from across the county attended the event at...

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Two new faces join Harris+Harris Solicitors’ Frome office

Two new faces join Harris+Harris Solicitors’ Frome office

Two new faces have joined Harris + Harris Solicitors to build its specialist legal teams. The firm now employs more than 50 people in its two offices in Frome and Wells after welcoming Christiana Olomolaiye and Victoria Panchal, who work from the Stony Street office....

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Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

Economic survey for Mendip businesses

Mendip District Council has asked us to share this information with you and we’d also like to ask you to take the time to fill in the survey. “I’ll start with an apology – as a business in the UK you probably get survey requests all the time.  This one is important...

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Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

Consultation on planning

Mendip District Council is launching a final stage of consultation on an important new planning document which sets out the council’s requirements when planning permission is sought for the change of use of a community facility or employment site. The first stage of...

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Find out what was discussed at January’s Retail Group

Find out what was discussed at January’s Retail Group

Retail Group 31st January 2017 These are some notes of the Retail Group Meeting. There were not quite as many people as usual but they made up for that in both volume and quality. Review of December Trade had been seriously disrupted by the roadworks on Bath St. These...

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Mendip Draft Economic Development Strategy

Chamber responds to out of town restaurant approval

We are disappointed that approval has been given by Mendip District Council (MDC) for an edge of the bypass ‘family restaurant’ outside Frome between Sainsbury’s and the Mason’s Arms. Frome Town Council, Selwood Parish Council and Frome Civic Society all objected to...

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GROW with DIGITAL programme

GROW with DIGITAL programme

Enterprise Mendip is hosting a comprehensive programme of free digital training to support Mendip based businesses to grow. The programme covers many topics from digital marketing to small business IT. With a  seminar called ‘The A – Z of Business Computing’ the...

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