Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Tom Webb, corporate commercial partner at law firm Mogers Drewett, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Air. I loved the documentary film on Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, so was...
A lack of interest among the West of England’s politicians in its tech sector, despite its strength, is holding it back compared to other regions, according to a major new report. At the same time, the government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda is steering funding towards parts of the country with strong and supportive political leadership. As...
Renewable electricity provider Good Energy has made another strategic acquisition as it looks to move into complementary markets. The Chippenham-headquartered group is paying £2.5m for Wessex EcoEnergy, an established UK-based solar installation business. Good Energy said the acquisition represented a further milestone in delivering on its strategy to expand its capability in decentralised energy...
The chief executive of Designability, the Bath charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence, is to step down from the role in September after four highly successful years. Catharine Brown, pictured, has significantly expanded the charity’s reach and impact since joining in 2019 following a successful early career in marketing. As well...
A leading academic and digital pioneer at the University of Bath’s Institute of Coding (IoC) has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. The award to IoC director Prof Rachid Hourizi, pictured, was “richly deserved”, said the university’s vice-chancellor and president Prof Ian White, who hailed the institute’s work in breaking down barriers...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Outcry as HMRC closes self-assessment helpline Helpline will reopen in autumn. Click here for more information MTD set to cost five times its original budget Tax experts claim Making Tax Digital is ‘out of control’ Find out more here
The University of Bath’s commitment to fostering innovation and enterprise in the city will step up a gear next week when it hosts a major business show. The two-day Bath & North East Somerset Business Show takes place in the university’s new School of Management next Tuesday and Wednesday, 27-28 June. will feature exhibitions, workshops,...
A team from Bath-based law firm Stone King has raised more than £6,000 for charity by cycling from its headquarters in the city to London. The nine riders, pictured, covered the 155 miles from the firm’s office on Upper Borough Walls to its London office in the Barbican over two days to raise the...
A team made up of employees from Bath-headquartered Wessex Water Group businesses has been recognised for its mentoring support for disadvantaged young people. Through its partnership with charity Envision, which empowers young people from less-advantaged backgrounds to develop essential skills and confidence, the team mentored 21 individuals from two Bristol schools. The young people...
The government and the Bank of England must do more to curb interest rates and lower inflation to avoid firms in Bath being “pushed to the brink”, the area’s largest business organisation has said. Following the Bank’s decision yesterday to hike the base rate from 4.5% to 5% – its highest for 15 years...
