Bath area employers are being invited to take part in a new £2m programme that will support hundreds of individuals across the West of England to learn new skills. The scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), is designed to plug the skills gaps in the region that are slowing the...
Passengers arriving at Bristol Airport are now greeted by an eye-catching artwork featuring many of the West of England’s family-friendly attractions. Produced by Visit West, the region’s destination marketing organisation, in partnership with the airport, specialist advertising experts Eye Airports and businesses, the 136 ft-long mural, pictured, weaves its way along the arrivals corridor, giving...
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has partnered with a housing developer on a major scheme with more than 1,350 homes on the site of the 2012 London Olympics. The London Legacy Corporation (LLDC) has unanimously approved the plans, submitted by Get Living, for three applications in what is now known as London’s East...
Rebecca Dennis, head of employment at Goughs Solicitors, lists the top 10 tips you need for employment law and HR in your business. Speak. Don’t be afraid to speak to employees and to speak privately about difficult topics. You don’t need to send a formal invitation to any employee to ask them to come...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Chartered Institute of Taxation: Taxpayers using pilots must not be disadvantaged Tax institute flags concerns following HMRC consultation. Click here for more information MPs call for multi-billion pound tax break transparency Tax system labelled as overly complicated. Find out...
Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus has scored a hat-trick in a prestigious building industry awards scheme, including taking the top prize as overall winner. The Grade II listed building, pictured – home to its Bath School of Art, Film & Media and Bath School of Design – was victorious in the Education and Sustainability...
Bath-headquartered housing association and developer Curo has launched its latest foodbank as it seeks to help hard-to-reach communities amid the cost of living crisis. Supported by UK food poverty charity Fareshare, Curo building materials supplier Travis Perkins and local supermarkets, The Pantry in Midsomer Norton is open to all Curo customers – from young carers to families...
Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Nicola Littlejohn as its new group ambassador for the South West. Nicola, pictured, will engage with policymakers, regional business leaders, community networks and charitable organisations to deliver the group’s purpose. She will also bring people together to share insights to address the challenges facing the region – from access to...
One of the UK’s largest regional fund managers has opened a West of England office to provide finance to small and medium-sized business through the British Business Bank’s new £200m South West Investment Fund. FW Capital will manage the debt finance fund for the north of the region, providing commercial loans of £100,000 to £2m...
Monday July 31 Finals: Amedeo Air Four Plus, Everest Global, Kropz, Unicorn Mineral Resources, Tertre Rouge Assets, Bank of Ireland Group, Induction Healthcare Group, Orient Telecoms, Gstechnologies Interims: Spectris, Hutchmed (China), Quartix Technologies, AFC Energy, Smithson Investment Trust, GlobalData, Senior, Minoan Group, AIQ LD, National World, Pod Point Group Holdings Trading announcements: Ingenta, Glantus Holdings, Venture Life...
