An initiative aimed at nurturing the talent and skills of the thousands of young people who graduate from Bath each year has been launched by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The Graduate Talent initiative has been developed by the LEP in partnership with the area’s four universities – Bath Spa University,...
The decision by Ofcom to lift the price controls on Royal Mail has disappointed the managing director of Radstock-based CFH Total Document Management, Dave Broadway. The Royal Mail is being allowed to set the price of first-class and business mail – and this resulted yesterday in the announcement of a record price rise...
Fascia Graphics, the Chippenham-based specialist print firm, has become the first UK manufacturer to invest in a new state-of-the-art press made by Japanese firm Sakurai. The Sakurai MS80-SD will boost Fascia’s performance, energy efficiency and lower its carbon emissions. Fascia, the market leader for the production of membrane keypads and graphic overlays in the...
The Cotswolds’ first annual health fair, set up by Malmesbury-based chiropractor Emma Newby and the town’s Chamber of Commerce, will raise funds for Bath’s Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care, which opened last summer. Emma’s daughter was saved by Bath’s previous neonatal unit in 2009 and she is determined to raise as much money as...
Chancellor George Osborne opened his Budget by saying it would “unashamedly back business". But did he succeed? Here are the views of a range of business leaders and professionals. Paul Bennett, managing director of specialist printer Fascia Graphics, Chippenham: “The incorporation of National Insurance and Income Tax, relaxation of employment laws and the pledge...
INCOME TAX 50p top rate of tax cut to 45p from April 2013 Personal income tax allowance raised to £9,205 from April 2013 New general anti-tax avoidance rule to be introduced Age-related allowances to be removed for new pensioners from April 2013 and replaced with a single personal allowance for all Allowances for those...
SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS Corporation tax cut to 24% from next month and to 22% by 2014 Consultation on simplifying the tax system for small firms with a turnover of up to £77,000 Support for £150m of tax increment financing to help councils promote development Additional £270m for the Growing Places fund Tax relief for...
Corporation Tax is to be cut by 2% to 24% next month, the Chancellor said in today's Budget. Further cuts will take it to 22% by 2014, said the Chancellor – calling it "an advertisement for investment and jobs in Britain."
Bath Business News, the Bath area’s fastest-growing source of authoritative business news and information, will be delivering the full analysis of today’s Budget in the following ways: · Twitter. We will be tweeting the key points as they are announced by Chancellor George Osborne · Online. Our website will be updated throughout the Chancellor’s...
Radstock-based CFH Total Document Management is to make up for the carbon emitted from its print and post Docmail service by planting trees under an agreement with Woodland Carbon, the Woodland Trust’s carbon removal scheme. Managing director Dave Broadway: “Investing in carbon in the UK has a strong message to our customers and stakeholders...
