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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

October 29, 2012
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Monday October 29 INTERIMS Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd. GDR EGMS ICB Financial Group Holdings (CDI), Wood Group (John) AGMS Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd., City of London Inv Trust, Parallel Media Group UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS M4 Money Supply (estimate) (09:30) M4 Sterling Lending (estimate) (09:30) Mortgage Approvals (09:30) Trends in Lending (09:30) Tuesday October...

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Move to high-profile office planned by Bath law firm Withy King

October 25, 2012
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Move to high-profile office planned by Bath law firm Withy King

Withy King, Bath’s longest-established law firm, has revealed plans to move from one of its locations in the city to a large refurbished office block in a deal which agents say is among the biggest Bath this year. The firm will relocate staff from its Green Park base to the prominent, 18,000 sq ft,...

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Child protection lawyer recruited by Stone King’s family law team

October 25, 2012
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Child protection lawyer recruited by Stone King’s family law team

Bath-based Stone King has appointed Lucy Smith as an associate solicitor in its fast-growing family law team. Lucy joins from Bristol City Council where she worked as a child protection lawyer for five years. Prior to this she spent a decade working as a criminal defence lawyer specialising in representing youth defendants. Lucy is...

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Bath law firm Mogers goes back to school to support Ted’s Big Day Out

October 25, 2012
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Bath law firm Mogers goes back to school to support Ted’s Big Day Out

Lawyers from Mogers solicitors in Bath swapped the courtroom for the classroom as part of their support for this year’s Ted’s Big Day Out. The firm sponsored the annual fund-raising day for the Forever Friends Appeal at Bath’s Royal United Hospital, which is raising £5m for a new cancer centre, with staff taking Ted...

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Regional CBI dinner to hear from BBC security correspondent

October 25, 2012
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The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner is to be guest speaker at this year’s CBI South West annual dinner next month. He replaces fellow BBC journalist and world affairs correspondent John Simpson, who was originally booked to make the keynote speech to around 500 of the region’s most senior business figures. Mr Gardner, a...

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Spooky theme for Bath media make-up school’s official opening

October 25, 2012
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Spooky theme for Bath media make-up school’s official opening

The South West’s first dedicated media make-up school is officially launched in Bath today with a showcase of Halloween-themed exhibits. Bath Academy of Media MakeUp (BAMM) is the brainchild of experienced make-up artist Melanie Crump, who was born and raised locally. She chose the city to launch the business, which will offer training in...

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New Bath office adds to strong growth for accountants Bishop Fleming

October 25, 2012
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New Bath office adds to strong growth for accountants Bishop Fleming

Accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which opened an office in Bath last December, is celebrating growing by 28% over the past year and taking on an additional 74 staff. The expansion confirms its title as Britain’s fastest-growing Top 50 accountants. The firm now operates out of seven offices – having added Bath and Worcester during...

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Olympics help pull economy out of recession

October 25, 2012
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Olympics help pull economy out of recession

The economy has emerged from recession, official figures out today show. The economy grew by 1%, in the three months from July to September, helped by the Olympic Games. The Office for National Statistics said that Olympic ticket sales had added 0.2 percentage points to the gross domestic product figures (GDP). Today’s figures end...

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Withy King helps software firm Intergraph plug into major electricity contract

October 23, 2012
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Withy King helps software firm Intergraph plug into major electricity contract

Bath law firm Withy King has provided legal advice to specialist software firm Intergraph (UK) in its successful bid to secure a multi-million euro contract with Irish electricity distributor ESB Networks. Under the contract, Swindon-based Intergraph will implement its leading-edge, map-based software to support the planning, design, construction and day-to-day operations of ESB’s network. Intergraph...

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Jobs on the menu as Bath Ale’s latest outlet prepares to open in The Vaults

October 23, 2012
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Jobs on the menu as Bath Ale’s latest outlet prepares to open in The Vaults

Up to 50 jobs are to be created in Bath with the opening in December of Bath Ales’ Graze Bar, Brewery and Chophouse in the city’s new Vaults restaurant quarter. The 5,000 sq ft venue – Bath Ales’ largest outlet to date – will include a micro-brewery and two alfresco dining areas seating up...

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