A pioneering cooperation agreement between Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and a community-owned renewable energy organisation in the city has been extended for a further five years. The longer link-up between Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) and the council will enable them to continue working together to identify local energy projects...
The UK’s oldest privately owned bank, C. Hoare & Co., has appointed Lucy Porter as its relationship manager for the South West. Lucy has been with C. Hoare & Co. since 2015 in a similar role based in its London head office. She previously worked for HSBC Private Bank. Her new role is part...
A Bath City FC home shirt has been presented to city-headquartered national law firm Stone King to celebrate the firm’s success in the club’s annual shirt sponsorship draw. Some 91 businesses paid £350 each to enter the draw. As winner, Stone King’s logo is now on the front of both home and away shirts...
Bath’s newest exhibition space, Roseberry Road Studios, is to host a major retrospective next month of one of the UK’s foremost video artists. A winner of major international awards, Terry Flaxton, pictured, has been a leading light in British video art for almost two decades and has assembled an impressive body of work combining...
International automotive specialist firm Holman has appointed Nimesh Chauhan to oversee its recently won deal with BT Group, one of the country’s largest and highest-profile fleet contracts. As customer success director, Nimesh, pictured, will lead all aspects of the account, using the expertise he has gained from nearly two decades’ experience in the automotive...
Three trainees at regional law firm Goughs have qualified as solicitors, with two joining its nationally accredited family law team and one becoming a private client solicitor. Hannah Francis and Amelia Inglis, pictured, centre and right, will now practice family law, based in Goughs’ Melksham and Corsham offices respectively, while Emilie Gouzien, pictured left, will be assisting...
Monday September 4 Final: Dechra Pharmaceuticals Interims: Belvoir Group, Ashtead Technology Holdings Economic announcements: PMI services, PMI composite Tuesday September 5 Finals: Craneware, Alumasc Group Interims: Getbusy, Johnson Service Group, Tissue Regenix Group, Midwich Group, Eurocell, The Pebble Group, Ecora Resources, Headlam Group, Gamma Communications, Blackbird, Luceco, Sigmaroc, STVG Group Economic announcements: PMI construction, BRC sales monitor Wednesday September 6...
A sharp rise in the number of firms in the South West becoming insolvent has made the region the worst in the country for increasing business instability. The latest analysis by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 reveals an increase of just under 40% in insolvency-related activities in the region in July compared to...
Bath is to become one of the first cities outside London to introduce car parking charges based on a vehicles’ emissions. The move, which takes effect from next Friday, September 8, in the eight car parks owned by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES), is the latest in the city aimed at improving...
Bath organic farm and veg box provider Middle Ground Growers, fresh from being hailed as one of the West of England’s best bee-friendly businesses, has unveiled plans to create more wildflowers, wetlands and pollinator trails. Middle Ground Growers won a Bee Bold Award in June in recognition of its “regenerative pollinator-friendly” farming model, including...
