Two more new shops have opened in Bath city centre as it maintains its fightback against the retail slowdown. The arrival of premium men's clothing brand Rodd & Gunn on Broad Street, pictured, and Arlo & Jacob, the handcrafted British furniture store chain, on New Bond Street follows a number of other retailers opening...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Tax hike fears trigger asset sell-offs Investors braced for Capital Gains Tax increase. For more details, click here Late payment issues worsen for UK SMEs Over half of small business owners and freelancers face overdue invoices. Click here to find...
Sports bar Ludo has extended its partnership with Bath Rugby just over a year after opening next to Bath Spa railway station. It became the official sports bar for the Premiership Rugby club last September shortly after taking over the former Graze restaurant in Brunel Square. Now the bar has extended the agreement for...
Bristol Airport’s only on-site hotel has added 50 more bedrooms to meet growing demand for overnight stays as the airport itself continues its expansion. The Hampton by Hilton hotel opened with 201 bedrooms in 2017 – a year when the airport handled 8m passengers a year for the first time in its history. That...
Bath-headquartered alternative finance provider Time Finance has boosted its offering to expanding small businesses after becoming an accredited lender for the government-backed Growth Guarantee Scheme. Designed to help more smaller firms access finance, the scheme was launched in July as a successor to the government’s Recovery Loan Scheme. It is expected to benefit around...
Monday August 26 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday August 27 Interim: Faron Pharmaceuticals Wednesday August 28 Final: Naked Wines Interims: Pensionbee Group, Puretech Health, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings Economic announcement: BRC shop price index Thursday August 29 Interims: Hunting, Grafton Group, BBGI Global Infrastructure, PPHE Hotel Group, Gem Diamonds, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Friday August 30 Interim: Fondul Proprietatea Economic announcements: Nationwide house...
Bath businesses innovating in the health and care sectors can learn how to commercialise their products or services by taking part in a free eight-week training programme. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, the organisation tasked with putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS in the region, the course is designed...
Bath-based workplace design company Interaction’s latest people-centric project for national law firm TLT has been described by the long-standing client as the “perfect space to allow clients and colleagues to collaborate”. The office in Manchester, pictured, includes staff wellbeing and multifaith rooms as well as a coffee bar while also reflecting TLT’s approach sustainability. ...
A University of Bath initiative that sends surplus management and engineering textbooks to universities in Nigeria has been extended to Kenya as it continues with its ambition of becoming a near-global programme. Readcycle Bath is the brainchild of Bath School of Management associate professor Teslim Bukoye, pictured, who launched it with a mission to ‘inspire...
Bath Rugby Foundation has launched an appeal for more volunteers to help change young lives in the city, including supporting students with CV writing and interviewing skills. Each year the Foundation, Bath Rugby’s charitable arm, helps around 4,000 vulnerable youngsters to succeed through inspiring programmes that focus on health, education and employability. Its team...
