Penelope Lively

Top 20 places for business in the West Country

Take, for example, Paul and Charlotte Thomas, who run the family-owned Lower Rodhuish Farm on the edge of Exmoor. They now supplement their agricultural earnings with income from six ultra-luxurious Feather Down tents (prices from £400 for thr

West Somerset business booms in the sunshine

David Baker, managing director of Rodhuish-based Styles Ice Cream, said: “The recession doesn