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The Yeovil Chamber have been lobbying on behalf of local business to improve local rail services. The Bristol-Weymouth Service fails to meet the needs of business users with infrequent services, poor timetabling and unreliability. We are working with the Heart of Wessex Rail Partnership to build a business case for investment in improved services on this line and your help is needed. One of the principal defects of the rail service is the lack of potential for staff t ...
Teachers from schools in Yeovil, Taunton, Sherborne and Shepton Mallet have been working together for the past year creating a number of enterprise activities to help embed enterprise into the curriculum. Teachers have worked with local, national and international companies creating a series of enterprise activities involving students from all the schools. Last year, the schools worked with Clarks Ltd on a market research task for Business Studies, others worked with Bishopst ...
We'd all like to do our bit for the planet wouldn't we? I know I am not as good as I could be (I drive a guzzler and go abroad for my holidays) but I do want to help the environment where I can and without too much of an impact on my lifestyle please. Certainly nobody likes pollution and as businesspeople we know waste costs money, so I am all signed up for being "eco friendly", but I don't have a clue what I can do to reduce my "carbon footprint", more than I do now which is ...
In this age of e-commerce, global enterprise and hi-tec solutions to every manner of problems (some of which we never thought we had!), bear a thought for the poor old railway. Once at the cutting edge of technology itself, the railway forged links first across countries and then continents and was instrumental in creating the modern world in which we live. The purpose of the railway remains the same today as it always has done - to transport people and goods efficiently to where they need to g ...
The Chamber is giving its backing to the new Innovation Centre currently under development and due to be completed later thisyear. The Innovation Centre is aimed at nurturing 34 fledgling businesses and turning them into fully profitable companies. It is expected to create around 100 high-profile jobs in the first three years and has been hailed as a major boost for the local economy. The Chamber will be giving the new businesses every support and are planning a spec ...
The Chamber is actively campaining for better rail services in the South West to exploit the location of Yeovil as a key North-South and East-West transport junction. In conjunction with local MP David Laws, the Chamber has been lobbying for the promised investment in the Exeter - Waterloo service including the dualling of the track an increasing train frequency and improving the timetable for business users. The Chamber is also fighting for improvements to the Bristol Weymou ...
The Chamber is challenging Yeovil companies to make Yeovil the greenest town for business in the south west. The Chamber is urging all local businesses to save themselves money and help the planet by adopting enviromentally friendly business practices such as reducing energy consumption, packaging and waste. The Chamber is promoting practical ways to make a real difference to the enviroment and can provide members with help and support to look at their own practices a ...
The Chamber is committed to working with the authorities and Town centre Partnership to maintain and improve on Yeovil Town Centres already excellent range of shops and services. The Partnership is driven by Town Centre Manager. One of its biggest successes has been a highly successful anti crime scheme, which has it's roots in the Radio Link project - a system which itself was originally introduced some years ago by the Chamber of Trade! This type of unity between the Chamber and the Partner ...
The Chamber has given its backing and a £5,000 donation to a project to establish a Shopmobility scheme in Yeovil. James Middleton Stewart says "This is an important project for Yeovil, not only helping those with mobility problems but also bringing new shoppers into the town. There are 16,000 people within the Yeovil catchment area and they have a lot of spending power. We are calling on shops and businesses to support this scheme which will help both the local economy and those w ...
James Middleton Stewart is the Chambers expert on transport and strategic infrastructure matters and regularly attends powerful meetings like the local strategic partnership which have a major impact on the future of Yeovil.
The Chamber has given the thumbs up to the recently presented Urban Development Framework which provides a blue print for the development of Yeovil. However, the Chamber has stressed the need to avoid the risk of allowing a Clone Town standard approach by ensuring that land values and development yields are managed to deliver the desired quality of built environment. The Chamber has also called for further detailed consideration of the Boulevard approach to the A30 route through town to ...
Through the Market Towns Employment Strategy Group the Chamber is centrally involved in the process of developing an inward investment strategy covering topics such as marketing the town as a location for investment , dealing with enquires from relocating businesses and supporting start-up businesses. With a new strategy in place the Chamber is taking a pro-active role in driving plans forward. Chamber President James Middleton Stewart says The Yeovil offer is strong and when combined with the ...