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One of the UK’s largest and best-know retail chain is set to create 250 new jobs in Cheltenham after opening a new department store in the area, a news report can reveal. John Lewis alongside BlackRock and Cheltenham Borough Council, will transform the Beechwood shopping centre in Cheltenham into a new outlet.

Up to 100 jobs were saved after a Weymouth engineering firm was bought out of administration, according to a news report in the local business media. FGP Precision Engineering Ltd was placed under administration on 10 September 2015. The joint administrators from Deloitte managed to sell the business and assets to Cyrus Investment Management and safeguarded 98 jobs of the total of 130 employees at FGP Precision.

A South West-based trade supplier has revealed plans to open up to 45 new shops by the end of the year after a "very strong" 2014/15, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Yeovil-headquartered Screwfix will open an average of 50 new stores per year as part of a UK-wide expansion, its chief executive, Andrew Livingston, has been able to reveal.

Plans for building an extensive student development in Bournemouth are likely to get the green light from local councillors, a recent news report in the local business media has revealed.

Plans for building a ten-storey development of more than 100 homes along with a 200-space multi-storey car park have been submitted to Bournemouth Borough Council, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

Around 170 employees are in danger of losing their jobs after a paper mill in Watchet, West Somerset, is set to close, a news source has revealed. The 250-year old Wansbrough paper mill is owned by packaging company DS Smith and is the main employer in the town. The company has entered into a consultation with employs ahead of the proposed closure in December 2015.

Two grade II-listed property located at 37-39 and 41 Corn Street in Bristol are set to be transformed into 100 student flats under plans set to be approved by the Bristol City Council, a recent news report has been able to reveal.

A residential developer has managed to obtain planning permission for building 70 new homes on the site of a former office development in Swindon, a news report in the local business media can reveal.

Around 100 jobs could be lost as a Weymouth-based engineering business has gone under administration, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal. Universal Engineering, which also has a site in Llantrisant, is a subsidiary of the Bland Group and specialises in equipment for the sub-sea, oil and gas sectors, defence and aerospace industries.

The first phase of a project to build a new community in Sherford, which will eventually include 5,500 houses and 890,000 sq ft of schools, shops, community spaces and leisure facilities, has finally received planning permission, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.

A manufacturer of organic butters and spreads, has opened its new eco-friendly factory in Chacewater, creating multiple new jobs in the process, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Carley’s of Cornwall has invested £1m in the renovation and extension of the former pumping station at Wheal Daniel to house its food processing factory. It has also created six additional jobs.

A new proposal regarding the development of a 791-bedroom student village at the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville campus in Cheltenham will be approved shortly, paving the way for the construction work to start in the near future, a recent news report in the local business media has been able to reveal.