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Olympics, rain and economy combine to hit West tourism sector

May 16, 2013
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Olympics, rain and economy combine to hit West tourism sector

More than 80% of West hotels and tourism businesses suffered a decline in bookings last year as the London Olympics, economic gloom, and wet weather combined to keep visitors away from the region. And so far this year is not looking much better, with 90% reporting fewer or no change in booking levels. The...

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Lawyers get physical to raise funds for children’s charity

May 16, 2013
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Lawyers get physical to raise funds for children’s charity

Staff at law firm Stone King, which has offices in Bath and Melksham, have been busy raising funds for a charity which cares for children and teenagers with life-limiting conditions. Employees have taken part in a number of physical challenges during the last year to raise more than £6,000 for Shooting Star CHASE which...

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Sugar’s Apprentice sidekick Nick Hewer to speak to West accountants

May 16, 2013
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Sugar’s Apprentice sidekick Nick Hewer to speak to West accountants

Nick Hewer, best known as Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on The Apprentice, will give Bath accountants and professional advisers a behind-the-scenes view of life as TV celebrity when he speaks at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner this evening. Swindon-born Nick, pictured, who also...

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Del Monte say yes to Bath agency Moresoda for high-profile juice contract

May 15, 2013
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Del Monte say yes to Bath agency Moresoda for high-profile juice contract

Bath creative digital agency Moresoda has won a major contract with food giant Del Monte to design and manage the digital and web activity for four of its UK juice brands. The account, with Del Monte’s UK partner Gerber Juice, represents a significant win for Moresoda and covers the mass market Del Monte juices...

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Global drive to attract more business travellers and conferences to Bath

May 15, 2013
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Global drive to attract more business travellers and conferences to Bath

Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) will be showcasing the city’s top attractions at the world’s leading exhibition for meetings, incentive travel and events in Frankfurt next week in a drive to attract more business events. As continental Europe’s largest financial centre and home to one of the world’s largest hub airports, Frankfurt is a key...

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Somerset vet products firm in running for coveted Business of the Year Award

May 15, 2013
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Somerset vet products firm in running for coveted Business of the Year Award

Somerset-based Centaur Veterinary Services was today announced as a finalist in the prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards. The Castle Cary veterinary products distributor lines up against five other expanding firms in the awards. Sponsored by accountants PwC, they are the most-coveted in the region, recognising for the past 25 years...

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Creative focus for next Bath Business News/Circo Networking event

May 9, 2013
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Creative focus for next Bath Business News/Circo Networking event

Bath’s expanding creative sector is the focus for the next in the Circo Networking series, staged in conjunction with Bath Business News. The South Parade bar and Bath’s only dedicated business website have teamed up with Creative Bath, the organisation promoting the industry in the city, for the event next Tuesday which will bring...

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Bath City Conference tackles the economy, health – and vicious seagulls

May 9, 2013
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Bath City Conference tackles the economy, health – and vicious seagulls

Preserving Bath’s independent retailers, securing the future of The Rec and Guildhall Market, and making Bathonians healthier were among the topics up for debate at the Ask the Panel session that concluded this week’s Bath City Conference. Taking place in the council chamber at the Guildhall, the session provided an opportunity for anyone to...

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NHS’s trusty moisturiser gets branding and website support from Aerian Studios

May 9, 2013
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NHS’s trusty moisturiser gets branding and website support from Aerian Studios

Digital agency Aerian Studios, based at Holt, near Trowbridge, has launched a website and branding exercise to support sales of a unique sunflower oil based moisturiser developed by NHS clinical scientists. For more than 20 years, doctors at a Salisbury hospital have prescribed the cream to patients recovering from burns and plastic surgery. It...

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Electric cars spark interest at Monahans Chippenham Breakfast Club

May 9, 2013
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Electric cars spark interest at Monahans Chippenham Breakfast Club

The potential for electric cars to be a realistic alternative to traditionally-fuelled vehicles provided food for thought at Monahans Chippenham Breakfast Club. The events continue to attract business people from right across Wiltshire, as well as from Bath and Bristol, and are rapidly becoming some of the must-attend business events in the region. Some...

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