Bath’s economy will get a boost from the £24.5bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power station approved last week by the European Commission, according to experts. The controversial plant, on the Somerset coast near Bridgwater, will be Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for nearly 20 years and could create around 25,000 jobs across the region...
Law firm Mogers Drewett has appointed Kirstie Carr to its Bath-based private client team. Kirstie, pictured, has a broad range of experience including dealing with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, court of protection work and estate administration. She also has a particular interest in tax and estate planning having spent the past two years...
Accountancy firm BDO has appointed a new lead partner for the South West as it prepares to grow its staff by a fifth and expand its regional head office. Andrea Bishop, an experienced audit partner who has been at the firm for 10 years, has taken over from Graham Randall, who has led the...
Friska, the healthy fast food group started by two University of Bath graduates, has secured an investment of £1.25m towards its long-term goal of becoming a national chain. The money, raised through two angel investors and Santander, will allow Bristol-based Friska to open 10 new sites in Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester. It forms the...
Specialist software firm SciSys has landed a £1m extension to a contract to supply its innovative technology to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The Chippenham-based firm was originally contracted to supply system and information management (SIMS) systems for the first 11 vessels in the RNLI’s latest class of lifeboat, the Shannon, pictured. The...
The CBI has appointed University of the West of England (UWE) vice chancellor Steve West as its South West regional chair. Prof West, pictured, replaces Graham Cole of helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, who has held the role for the past two years. He will support CBI member companies in the region and represent South West...
Solicitors from Bath law firm Withy King have compiled a short briefing for business owners, directors and managers, based on legal changes and issues which their clients have raised. Is VAT payable on your business premises? All too often, we see commercial property being sold or rented before the VAT status has been clarified....
The Bath office of property agents Carter Jonas has appointed Thomas Parker to its commercial team as a graduate surveyor. Thomas, pictured, worked in the estates department at Wessex Water for three years before joining Carter Jonas. He has an undergraduate degree in geography from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in property...
The Bath office of law firm Stone King has pledged its support to the Bath Carers’ Centre, a charity that offers vital help to people who care for loved-ones, as it seeks to buy a base in the city. Kathryn Layzell of Stone King’s trusts and estates team, presented a cheque for £600 to...
Two of Bath’s most famous landmarks, The Weir and Pulteney Bridge, have been bathed in light to celebrate the renew of the city’s accreditation under the Purple Flag scheme for a fourth year. Bath was one of the first UK cities to receive the standard, which indicates excellence in the management and safety of...
