A compulsory purchase order could be issued on in Bath’s King Edward’s School Building, which has been left empty for nearly four decades, under plans to revitalise the Milsom Quarter area of the city centre. The Grade II listed building on Broad Street, pictured, which dates from 1752, closed as a school in 1986....
Bath-headquartered specialist engineering consultancy Tensys, which has worked on more than 2,000 lightweight structures worldwide including Wimbledon’s Centre Court, is embarking on a new period of expansion supported by the University of Bath. The firm has been awarded a grant under a programme run by Innovate UK to help develop its in-house software suite,...
Bath’s 2022 Christmas Market delivered a £50m-plus boost to the city’s economy – a 61% increase on the last time it was held in 2019 and making it the most successful in its 20-year history – according to latest figures. Last month official visitor statistics revealed that total footfall during the 18-day event was...
Bath-based full fibre broadband provider Truespeed has taken on a vastly experienced chief information officer to play a pivotal role in its continued growth. Robert Purdy, pictured, has a background spanning 38 years in technology and telecommunications joins from BT, where he was director of consumer IT responsible for delivering the BT, EE and Plusnet...
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Flights from Bristol Airport to the Irish city of Cork are to start next month – the latest new route to be added to its destination board as it continues to recover strongly from the impact of the pandemic. The six-times-a-week service will be operated by Emerald Airlines, the exclusive operator of national flag...
A team from Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has helped the shareholders of a cyber security consultancy sell the business to a fast-growing digital consultancy and sector challenger brand. London-based Savanti, which provides cyber services such as strategy, security leadership, architecture design and security risk assessment, was acquired by FSP Consulting Services. Savanti, which...
Setting up a business or going self-employed can give LGBT people a sense of liberation and freedom to be their authentic selves, according to research by the University of Bath. The academics, who worked on the study of small businesses with LGBT owners with the Radboud University in the Netherlands, found that negative experiences in the...
Bath-based advanced analytics firm Actual Experience has taken on another non-executive director as it continues to rebuild its board following major changes last year including the sudden departure of its founding chief executive. Barry Hoffman, who has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic and operational Human Resources roles in the technology and real estate sectors,...
As the end of the 2022/23 tax year approaches on 5 April, it is also a good time to review your affairs, making the most of opportunities to maximise your income and minimise your tax, writes Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden. Some tax planning may require action to be taken before 5 April. I...
