HSBC Commercial Bank in Bath has provided a loan of £27,500 to enable the Primrose Hill Community Woodland Trust to complete the purchase of its 24-acre site, giving it greater control over future projects. The Trust was set up in 1996 to develop woodland for community use within walking distance of Bath city centre....
Businesses from the Bath area are being encouraged to head up the M4 and market themselves at The Business Show Swindon, the area’s leading business-to-business exhibition, which returns next month following the success of the last two annual events.The show, organised by Business West’s Swindon Initiative, is free to attend. Staged on March 19...
Eastern Airways, the airline flying from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen and Leeds/Bradford, has launched a promotion offering a 25% discount for travellers booking four return flights. The 4-4-3 Route Pass means any passenger buying four flights on any Eastern Airways route gets them for the price of three. The fares are fully flexible, there...
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Thousands of West firms could qualify for compensation running into millions of pounds after being mis-sold complex interest-rate protection schemes by their banks, according to a regional finance expert. David Cornelius, banking services partner at West accountants Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, says 3,000 businesses in the region could be affected...
Avon Rubber, the Wiltshire-based specialist manufacturer, said it was confident of further growth this year as its investment in innovative new products and entry into new markets paid off. In an interim management statement for the period between October 1 and yesterday, the Melksham-based group said it had enjoyed a positive start to its...
Techbenefits, the Bath-based scheme that makes state-of-the-art computer equipment affordable for participating employees, launches this evening with a demonstration in the city. Delivered and managed online, the scheme represents the cutting edge of employee benefits, enabling business to attract and retain staff through relevant and up-to-the-minute incentives. Employees, meanwhile, have the opportunity to get...
Entries opened today for the SPARKies awards, aimed at celebrating the very best of the region’s tech and digital sector. The SPARKies awards are run as part of Bath Digital Festival and are open to companies and individuals based in the city as well as Somerset and Wiltshire. The awards were launched last year...
Inventor Sir James Dyson has revealed his company’s latest device aimed at making our lives easier – a tap that dries as well as washes your hands. Combining a high-speed hand dryer with hot and cold water outlets, the Airblade Tap builds on the engineering firm’s success with its speedy hand driers, which have...
Independent high street pet store chain PamPurredPets has opened a branch at the Leekes store in Melksham. The Dorset-based firm, founded in 1981, now has 45 outlets across the South, making it the largest independent group of its kind. The 4,000 sq ft Melksham store, a £80,000 investment for the group, has created five...
