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Cirencester Business Awards 2014 nominations open

Entrants to the West Oxfordshire Business Awards 2014 gathered to discover if they had been shortlisted as a WOBA finalist at a vibrant Entrants’ Celebration event hosted at AirTanker in Brize Norton this month. The 33 finalists were selected across 11 award categories and the winners will be announced at an Awards Gala Dinner on 14 March 2014.

John Workman, Senior Partner at BPE Solicitors LLP, recently hosted a drinks reception to mark his appointment as Honorary Consul to the Republic of Estonia.

Some people spot opportunities way before the rest of us. Polly Gowers spotted how to use internet retailing for good way back in the early 2000s, while most of us were still unaware that we could actually buy stuff online. Such has been her success that she was awarded an OBE in 2012 for her services to philanthropy.

Apart from the wheel of course, innovations that very often make the biggest difference to our quality of life are medical and these started in earnest only around 100 or so years ago (X-ray was discovered in 1895, penicillin in 1928).

As a Christmas treat Hampshire Life is pleased to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an array of fantastic prizes in our Christmas quiz worth over £2,000. There is a prize for each of the 12 days of Christmas and one lucky reader will win all 12 prizes

Lockton Global talk to us about Jackson Reforms and how in 1999 the Association of British Insurers (ABI) estimated that 38 pence was paid in third party legal costs for every £1 in injury damages. By 2009 this had increased dramatically to 86 pence paid in third party legal costs for every £1 in injury damages.

Situated on the edge of the New Forest National Park near Lymington, Macdonald Elmers Court Hotel & Resort has long views of Hampshire’s stunning Solent coast. The original manor house, which dates back to 1820, is set in 23 acres of private grounds with facilities for a variety of outdoor activities plus two restaurants, an indoor leisure centre, spa and 42 bedrooms set around separate courtyards.

Barclays helps garden centre boss create the country’s third biggest independent

Tristan Freer joined the Financial Services industry 15 years ago when he was recruited by Eagle Star in Cheltenham. He built up a wealth of experience and formed Bank House in 2006. It is his knowledge and expertise, combined with a fresh and young approach, which has made him so successful.