AXBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE member The Oak House Hotel and Restaurant offers roast Sunday dinners to residents during the Covid-19 crisis – details here

The Oak House Hotel & Restaurant SUNDAY ROASTS ARE BACK Don’t miss out – pre-order by 5pm TODAY!! Our delicious Sunday roasts are back, available for delivery or collection this Sunday 3rd May between 12pm – 4pmPre-orders only. All pre-orders to be emailed to: info@theoakhousesomerset.com or text: 07447 424674 Pre-order NOW! – Last orders to be […]

AXBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS: the next meeting for the Chamber along with the networking and working from home meeting have been postponed due to coronavirus crisis. New dates will be confirmed later this spring

CANCELLED: The next meeting of the Axbridge Chamber of Commerce was on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 7.30pm at the Oak House Hotel, Axbridge. Address: The Square, Axbridge BS26 2AP. Phone: 01934 732444 The Oakhouse Hotel, situated in the market square of the historic Somerset Town of Axbridge.With its original features, oak beams and snug fireplace the […]

AXBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS: a local Government officer at Sedgemoor District Council gives information to business people about coronavirus and what the Government and council are offering

Sedgemoor District Council’s economic development officer Vicky Banham has this information for members of the Chamber: We have the following advice on where to find information about Coronavirus (COVID-19) that is relevant to businesses. As you will appreciate, this is a rapidly evolving situation. We anticipate that it will have a significant impact on our […]

AXBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS: The Almshouse Tea Shop in the town is to offer takeaway food and drink – plus a home delivery service for the vulnerable and house bound who are low on supplies due to the coronavirus crisis

One of the town’s most popular businesses has made an offer to vulnerable residents during the coronavirus crisis. The Almshouse Tea Shop on the Square has taken steps to remain in business during the emergency following the unhelpful advice from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ‘avoid pubs and restaurants.’ The advice has been criticised […]

Axbridge Chamber of Commerce member reacts to the chancellor’s £350bn caronavirus business package: ‘We need help for the self-employed and to fast track the business loans on offer’

The headlines today suggest the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a £350bn package to help the economy survive the next three months but closer scrutiny suggests it may not be enough. His package includes a business rates holiday for the hospitality sector, help for home mortgage payers, and interest free loans for companies. ICSM Credit’s […]

AGENDA WEST NEWS: Companies on the brink with the economy on the slide as coronavirus panic sees cash flow drying up and businesses in a crisis – the thoughts of a member of the Axbridge Chamber of Commerce

Worst economic situation since 2008’s Credit Crunch The British economy is heading for a recession and the worst economic prospects since the global credit crisis in 2008. This time it’s not sub-prime mortgages irresponsibly sold by the likes of the Lehman Brothers in New York but a virus thought to have crossed to humans from […]