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Chancellor ‘must prioritise economic development’ in spending review, say West firms

June 23, 2013
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Chancellor ‘must prioritise economic development’ in spending review, say West firms

West businesses will be looking for Chancellor George Osborne to reallocate departmental budget savings to local areas so they can determine their own economic futures in his spending review this Wednesday. Businesses feel the Government needs to meet its commitment to implement Lord Heseltine’s recently-announced proposals for a Single Pot. However, there is uncertainty...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 23, 2013
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Monday June 24 INTERIMS Andor Technology, Porvair FINALS Cohort EGMS Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure Sicav S.A.(DI), Ishaan Real Estate AGMS African Eagle Resources, Amati VCT , Ark Therapeutics Group, Coalfield Resources, Crawshaw Group, Eden Research, Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., JZ Capital Partners Ltd, Lebanese Co for the Development & Reconstruction of Beirut Central...

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Responsible businesses rewarded for their work at gala awards dinner

June 20, 2013
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Responsible businesses rewarded for their work at gala awards dinner

Businesses across the West were celebrating last night as they received awards for community and sustainability work from Business in the Community. The national charity, led by HRH The Prince of Wales, is committed to building resilient communities, diverse workplaces and a more sustainable future. The annual Responsible Business Awards ceremony, at St George’s...

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Help us tackle gull menace, council tells Bath businesses

June 19, 2013
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Help us tackle gull menace, council tells Bath businesses

Businesses are being urged to do their bit to help combat Bath’s urban gull problem. Bath & North East Somerset Council has reaffirmed the measures it is taking to deal with the issue – including deterring the birds by making building smell as if they are on fire. Businesses can help by only putting...

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Bath’s ‘feastival’ puts it at the top table for UK food and drink

June 19, 2013
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Bath’s ‘feastival’ puts it at the top table for UK food and drink

The table is being set to welcome some of the country’s top chefs to Bath this autumn for a month-long food festival. The Great Bath Feast in October will put Bath firmly on the UK’s culinary map with a celebrity line up that reads like a who’s who of gastronomy. Events during the festival...

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Gallery opens in Bath with pledge to showcase city’s artistic talent

June 19, 2013
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Gallery opens in Bath with pledge to showcase city’s artistic talent

Lane House Arts has opened its first permanent gallery in Bath, with a commitment to encourage and support local artistic endeavour. The gallery, in Nelson Place East at the top of Walcot Street, specialises in contemporary art, ceramics, sculpture and prints selected by director Jenny Pollitt for their quality and originality. Lane House Arts...

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£2.5m R&D project funded by University of Bath and Wessex Water

June 19, 2013
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£2.5m R&D project funded by University of Bath and Wessex Water

Wessex Water and the University of Bath have teamed up in a new research and development collaboration worth more than £2.5m. The link up will fund research into five areas such as sustainable water and sewage treatment, keeping bills affordable and reducing carbon footprint – all of which will be explored by a multi-disciplinary...

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Changes in legal market put 28% of West law firms on danger list

June 19, 2013
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More than a quarter of West law firms are at risk of failure in the next 12 months, according to an alarming new report. But the research by R3, the insolvency trade body, shows that the West’s expected failure rate of 28% over the next year is lower than the national average of 31%....

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New account wins spark record financial results for Bath’s The Agency

June 18, 2013
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New account wins spark record financial results for Bath’s The Agency

Bath-based creative firm The Agency has completed a 12-month period of unprecedented growth, with its latest set of filed accounts showing turnover rose by 30% and gross profit by 36% in the period ending January 2013. Since then The Agency has continued its rapid expansion with record-breaking first quarter results, and three further account...

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Pioneering Bath commercial law firm Rubric recruits legal high-flyer

June 17, 2013
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Pioneering Bath commercial law firm Rubric recruits legal high-flyer

Bath commercial solicitors’ chambers Rubric has taken on commercial lawyer Candace Kendall. Candace, pictured, brings heavyweight commercial expertise and substantial experience to the fast-growing firm having advised a wide range of commercial clients. She worked at City firms DJ Freeman and DLA before spending 14 years in senior in-house counsel roles at international financial...

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