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Live webinar: How to finance solar PV

September 14, 2023
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Live webinar: How to finance solar PV

What are the commercial finance options for solar PV and is it worth the investment? Join an independent panel of experts at this live webinar on Tuesday 3 October and get all your questions answered.  Solar PV is leapfrogging ahead of other energy sources across Europe and taking an ever-increasing share of energy generation...

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Pearson May financial round up

September 14, 2023
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Pearson May financial round up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC recognises that R&D system needs improvements But  the Chartered Institute of Taxation remains concerned about HMRC’s ‘volume approach’ to claims. Find out more here 13% of UK adults never plan on retiring, new survey suggests It also...

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Regional brewery and pub chain snaps up “high-quality and well-respected” Bath gastropub business

September 14, 2023
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Regional brewery and pub chain snaps up “high-quality and well-respected” Bath gastropub business

The Bath Pub Company, which runs four of the city’s best-known pubs, has been acquired by St Austell Brewery, the parent group of Bath Ales. Under the deal, Cornwall-based St Austell will take over The Marlborough Tavern, The Locksbrook Inn, The Moorfields and The Hare & Hounds, pictured below, bringing its number of pubs...

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Coveted Stirling Prize shortlisting for Bath architecture practice’s university arts building

September 14, 2023
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Coveted Stirling Prize shortlisting for Bath architecture practice’s university arts building

Bath architectural practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been shortlisted in UK architecture’s most prestigious awards for a third time. The firm’s design for the University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts Building has been selected as one of the six projects shortlisted for the 2023 Stirling Prize for Building of the Year. The coveted...

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Goughs Solicitors commits to developing new talent by taking on four more trainees

September 14, 2023
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Goughs Solicitors commits to developing new talent by taking on four more trainees

Four new trainee solicitors have been recruited by regional law firm Goughs following continued business growth, taking its total number to eight. The firm, which has seven offices across Wiltshire, including in Chippenham, Trowbridge, Melksham and Corsham, said the arrival of Gemma Creighton, Megan Solomon, Caoimhe Edwards and Tabitha Stockham, pictured, reflected its policy...

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Power firm staff channel their energy into helping create wildlife corridor alongside restored canal

September 12, 2023
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Power firm staff channel their energy into helping create wildlife corridor alongside restored canal

Volunteers from 100% renewable energy firm Good Energy swapped the office for the outdoors to help with a canal restoration scheme, including creating a new woodland and wildflower meadow. The staff from the Chippenham-headquartered firm got stuck in on a section of the Wilts & Berks Canal near the town to support the ongoing...

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RWK Goodman hoping for second time lucky as it lines up in running for social care award again

September 12, 2023
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RWK Goodman hoping for second time lucky as it lines up in running for social care award again

Bath-headquartered law firm RWK Goodman has been shortlisted for a major social care industry award for the second year in a row.   The firm is one of eight selected by an independent judging panel in the Private Legal Advisor of the Year category in the LaingBuisson Awards.  Staged by health, care and education business...

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New director of programmes for organisation putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS

September 12, 2023
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New director of programmes for organisation putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS

The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has appointed its first director of programmes after receiving confirmation of a new five-year licence from NHS England. The AHSN operates as the local ‘innovation arm’ of the NHS and supports the spread and adoption of proven technologies across health and care. Based in the...

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Pearson May Financial Update: Act now if you need to register for self-assessment

September 11, 2023
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Pearson May Financial Update: Act now if you need to register for self-assessment

Do you need to complete a tax return for the year ended 5 April 2023? If you don’t normally complete a tax return but think that you may have tax to pay then remember, it is your responsibility to tell HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), writes Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden. Don’t wait for them...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

September 10, 2023
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Monday September 11 Interims: Engage XR Holdings, Inspired, M. P. Evans Group Tuesday September 12 Finals: Mattioli Woods, Feedback, Petra Diamonds Interims: Equals Group, Cornerstone FS, The Gym Group, JTC, Smart Metering Systems, Harworth Group, Property Franchise  Group, Dowlais Group, Eleco, hVivo, IQE, Itaconix, Creo Medical Group, Ocean Harvest Technology Group Trading announcement: AB Foods Economic announcements: Unemployment rate,...

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