An innovative partnership making free legal advice more accessible in Bath is to be championed during Pro Bono Week. Run by Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King, Bath Spa University and Citizens Advice Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES), the Bath Law Clinic involves lawyers from Stone King offering initial advice supported by Bath...
Iconic office furniture maker Herman Miller, which has its UK headquarters in Melksham, is to take on additional distribution and space by occupying a major disused warehouse. The firm, best known for its instantly recognisable Aeron chair, is to occupy the 92,510 sq ft Consortium building on Trowbridge’s Canal Road Industrial Estate. The near six-acre...
James Durie, an executive director of Business West – the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce – is to step down from his role after 21 years at the end of this year. James, pictured, who is also chief executive of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Initiative, is widely acknowledged as playing a significant role in the...
Truespeed, the Bath-based full fibre broadband provider, is to invest a further £22m in its network, extending it to new 12 areas in the West of England, including parts of Bath. The firm said the rollout was set to bring guaranteed speed, ultrafast and ultra-reliable broadband to a potential further 43,000 properties. Truespeed has...
Monday October 31 Final: Lok'N Store Group Economic announcements: M4 money supply, Mortgage approvals, Consumer credit Tuesday November 1 Q3 result: BP Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Wednesday November 2 Interim: Appreciate Group Q3 result: GlaxoSmithKline Trading announcements: Smurfit Kappa, Next, Morgan Sindall Group, Coca-Cola Europe, Gem Diamonds Thursday November 3 Finals: Up Global, Gattaca Interims: Wizz Air, Sainsbury (J), Trainline, RS Group, Nuformix...
A section of the land owned by Bath Rugby at Lambridge alongside its training facilities has been sold to discount supermarket group Lidl GB for a new food store. At the same time, the Premiership club has also permanently transferred the training pitches and clubhouse at Lambridge to Bath RFC, securing the amateur club’s long-term...
Shares in Inspecs, the Bath-based spectacles designer and manufacturer, lost more than half their value in one day after it warned that sales would continue to be hit by the cost of living crisis into next year. The departure of Inspecs chairman, the former Tesco boss and City grandee Lord MacLaurin, on 1 December...
Bath has been named as one of the world’s most inspiring destinations by prestigious National Geographic Traveller magazine, which praised the recent investment in its world heritage sites. The 35-strong annual list puts Bath alongside such diverse locations as Egypt, the Scottish Highlands, Austrian Alps and the Azores. The magazine said its choice of...
Government plans to create two investment zones in Bath and North East Somerset aimed at boosting the economy have been given a cautious welcome by councillors amid concerns over their impact on the environment and local democracy. Two sites – Bath City Enterprise Zone, which includes the Bath Quays development and the Somer Valley...
Overseas property portal Kyero has become the latest Bath-based firm to gain the coveted B Corporation certification, strengthening the city’s reputation as a leading centre for businesses that pursue purpose as well as profit. Kyero, which has more than 750,000 properties listed on its site, achieved the accolade after being certified by B Lab,...
