A start-up using University of Bath research to develop wearable in-ear devices to help people with disabilities communicate has been showcasing its latest product at the world’s biggest technology show. EarSwitch, which was set up to help people with disabilities including motor neurone disease (MND, also known as ALS) to communicate, demonstrated its new...
A programme to help the West of England’s 2,000-plus charities, third sector organisations, social enterprises and co-operatives cope with increased demand amid the cost of living crisis has been launched. Called Social Economy West, the £1m initiative aims to make the sector more resilient and less reliant on one-off grants and short-term funding. It also has...
An 18-month scheme to trial a next generation 5G mobile network in central Bath looks set to go ahead. Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) looks set to secure a government grant for the pilot, which would involve between 200 to 300 volunteers from a broad mix of local communities testing the new...
Staff wellbeing will go under the spotlight at a business breakfast in Bath next month, with a panel featuring two of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs. The event, on 9 February, is being staged by Bath BID in partnership with Bath Forum. It is the first in a quarterly series linked to popular topics from...
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A PR professional who has won numerous awards since starting his own agency nearly four years ago has launched a service to help businesses showcase their own successes by entering award schemes. Ben Veal, pictured, set up Second Mountain Comms in Bath during the 2020 pandemic with the aim of helping good people do...
Businesses have been given a rare opportunity to acquire Georgian properties converted to modern offices on one of Bath’s most sought-after squares. The two former houses on Kingsmead Square – one of which was originally the Mayor of Bath’s home – have been put on the market by city-based property management company HPH. The...
Turnaround and restructuring expert Tim Sloggett has been appointed as the new South West and Wales chair of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. Tim, pictured, who is managing director in the financial advisory team at independent advisory firm Quantuma’s Bristol office, will work with R3 to plan and deliver events and conferences for its...
Bath-headquartered regional law firm RWK Goodman is to open a permanent base in Bristol nearly five years after launching a satellite office in the city. The firm employs more than 570 across its office network, which also includes Swindon, Oxford and London. It opened a small office in Bristol in 2019 to service a...
New rules are being brought in by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) requiring online sales platforms to make an annual report to them with the details of individual sellers, writes Pearson May partner Matthew Rutter. This is so that HMRC can check whether the individuals have paid tax correctly on such sales, where applicable,...
