Bath Spa University’s creative writing incubator has been announced as one of only a handful of cultural organisations in the South West to be awarded Arts Council England funding over the next three years. Paper Nations will receive a total investment of £603,060 from Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). The funding will...
Goughs Solicitors has strengthened its residential property team with two new recruits to meet growing client demand. The firm, which has seven offices across Wiltshire including in Chippenham, Trowbridge, Melksham and Corsham, has welcomed Victoria Williams and Gillian Moore. Gillian, pictured far right, who has joined the Chippenham office, and Devizes-based Victoria, have extensive property sector...
The CEO of 100% renewable electricity supplier Good Energy has hit back at a report by industry regulator Ofgem which claimed it was failing vulnerable customers. Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy was among 17 energy suppliers told by Ofgem to improve their customer service ahead of what will be a costly winter for many consumers. Its review...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. OBR report confirms UK in recession Economic recovery expected in late 2024. Click here for more information HMRC to change salary advance reporting requirements The legislation aims to reduce administrative burdens. To find out what is changing,...
The Bath-based advisors behind the sale of Mercedes-Benz commercial franchise partner Rygor to its management have spoken about their involvement in the deal. Lawyers from Bath-headquartered RWK Goodman worked with Rygor’s shareholders while the Bath office of regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming provided them with tax advice. Corporate finance advice came from the Bristol office...
Time Finance, the Bath-headquartered alternative funding provider, has strengthened its invoice finance team with the appointment of a new business development manager. Jake Smedley, pictured, joins with a background in corporate insolvency and alternative finance, having spent the past six years supporting businesses through recovery and turnaround plans in addition to helping them to...
Spaces in cities across the world will increasingly be repurposed to allow biodiversity to thrive, according to the Bath-based design team behind this year’s transformation of the historic Tower of London moat. Landscape architects Grant Associates, which masterminded the design of the Superbloom experience, pictured, for Tower of London custodian Historic Royal Palaces, believes...
Attention all business customers – Taste of Bath’s online Christmas shop for business gifting will be closing on the 7 December. Delivery slots are filling up fast too, so it’s time to get those orders in. Luckily it couldn’t be easier to browse our gorgeous Christmas collection online and place your order in just...
Mercedes-Benz truck dealer Rygor Commercials has become the latest business to join forces with a pioneering scheme that donates unwanted and refurbished laptops to schools, charities and individuals who do not have access to technology. Westbury-based Rygor will use Wiltshire Digital Drive to recycle its IT equipment as part of its drive to focus...
Bath-based full fibre broadband provider Truespeed has been championed as a regional success story in a new UK-wide programme. The fast-growing firm is among 16 South West mid-sized businesses chosen by specialist consulting firm WIRED that typify its vision of trailblazing enterprises – not only generating local growth but also boosting the wider UK...
