Bath branding agency The House has unveiled its latest work for race event specialist GO2. The agency has created the identity and race website for the Cheltenham half marathon which takes place on September 15, 2013. (Full website launch on the 22nd April) GO2 appointed The House to oversee a completely new look and...
West business figures welcomed some of George Osborne’s Budget measures but many thought much more should have been done to boost small firms, kick start the ailing property industry and increase confidence. Business West managing director Phil Smith welcomed the fact that the Chancellor had not wavered from his Plan A as businesses relied...
Chancellor George Osborne: "This is a Budget for people who aspire to work hard and get on. It’s a Budget for people who realise there are no easy answers to problems built up over many years." "This is a Budget for those who aspire to own their own home; who aspire to get their...
British Chambers of Commerce director general John Longworth said the Chancellor could have done more for business. “While there is much for business to welcome in the Chancellor’s statement, such as reviewing the MPC’s remit, scrapping the rise on fuel duty, and putting £3.5bn into helping buyers afford new homes, he and his Cabinet...
Key points from today's Budget: Income tax threshold to be raised to £10,000 by next year Beer duty cut by 1p a pint Planned fuel duty rise scrapped £3bn for infrastructure Economic growth is forecast to be 0.6% this year Service personnel to be exempt from public sector 1% pay rise cap Public sector...
Chancellor George Osborne kicked off his fourth Budget this afternoon by saying he wanted to help those "who want to get on". He called it a Budget "for our aspiration nation". He said the Government was "building a modern, reformed state, bringing business to our shores with competitive taxes and fixing the banks". Britain...
You can’t get a better illustration (forgive the pun) of the power of a brand than the recent abortive sale in Miami of a Banksy which had last been seen attached to the wall of a north London Poundland. Setting aside the furore over who actually owns the work and who has the right...
The SPARKies awards, which are aimed at celebrating the very best of the region’s tech and digital sector, take place this evening at Bath’s to Komedia venue. The awards are part of Bath Digital Festival, which is now taking place. They were open to companies and individuals based in the city as well as...
RACS Group, the fast-growing Warminster-based outsourced payroll provider, has launched its prestigious new offices with an official opening party at which South West Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison cut the opening ribbon. More than 90 guests were given tours of the recently refurbished 10,000 sq ft offices. Following a £750,000 refurbishment, the former Wessex...
Civil and structural engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has been appointed to the £100m regeneration of the Royal Bath & West Showground. The Midlands-based firm is working alongside developers London & Wharfedale on the project, which will create 1,500 jobs on more than 100 acres of redeveloped land on the edge of Shepton Mallet. The...
