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Rates held as inflation risks rise

Unemployment remains a threat

Chancellor ‘backing the right horses’

New chair elected by BCC board

Tariff clouds weigh on exports as 2026 begins

Economy flatlines as firms struggle to invest

Trade support gap leaves firms flying solo

BCC Economic Forecast: global turmoil to hit growth and push up inflation

Fears over low value imports reform

Feared EU procurement rules won’t impact UK firms

Delivery on economic potential ‘vital’

‘Made In Europe’ plan could upend EU reset

Energy costs continue to spark business concern

Yeovil College, UCS College Group and Somerset Chamber join forces to strengthen support for Somerset manufacturers

Somerset Chamber to host major business & investment conference: Ignite Somerset 2026

New plan needed as fresh tariff pain hits

Somerset Chamber welcomes Lord Lieutenant of Somerset as Patron

Trade accelerator to transform export opportunities

Inflation eases but business costs still biting

Growth elusive as labour market loosens

Fragile end to 2025 on growth

Somerset Chamber launches campaign to save funding for Skills Bootcamps

Apprenticeship system reform must go further

Further rate cuts crucial to support growth

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