Novia Financial, the Bath-based financial services platform, has become the first firm of its kind in the city to be accredited by the Good Business Charter (GBC) in recognition of it embedding ethical and responsible business practices. A non-profit initiative of charity the Good Business Foundation, the GBC acts as a benchmark to demonstrate a...
An independent financial adviser for Chase de Vere in Bath has been included in a list of the next-generation leaders of the wealth management industry. Simon Walshe, pictured, appears in the first cohort of PAM NextGen Leaders, which recognises the individuals destined for the top as the industry leaders of tomorrow. Compiled by information...
The former group head of operations at Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels has returned to the business to become its new CEO. John Badley, pictured, takes over from his former boss Stephanie Hocking in the role. Stephanie announced last week that she was leaving the group, which owns 13 luxury venues in countryside settings and...
A documentary made by a team from the University of Bath highlighting the challenges faced by African cobalt miners has won two national film awards. Cobalt Rush, produced in-house by university development scholar Prof Roy Maconachie, filmmaker Simon Wharf and Dr Bossissi Nkuba, a specialist in mining governance from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
Monday May 8 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday May 9 Finals: Anexo Group, Tialis Essential IT Interim: Treatt Q1 result: Kosmos Energy Trading announcement: Diversified Energy Company Economic announcements: BRC Sales Monitor, Halifax House Price Index Wednesday May 10 Finals: Airtel Africa, Directa Plus, Vertu Motors, Anexo Group, Ondine Biomedical Interims: Compass Group, Hambro Perks Acquisition Company, ASOS Q1 result: Georgia Capital Trading...
TEDxBath returns later this year with a mission to “kick-start new and inclusive conversations” – with its organisers now offering sponsorship packages to firms in the city and beyond. The event, to be staged in The Forum on Saturday 14 October, will feature six speakers and two acts and, according to the team behind...
Bath-headquartered Wessex Water has been urged to do more to stop sewage discharges into rivers and waterways in the face of growing public anger over the issue. Charity Surfers Against Sewage, which monitors how discharges impact water quality, says research it commissioned confirms its call for tougher regulations. It also claims public backing for...
A group of businesses and charities have teamed up to launch a scheme that means families using Bath Foodbank can now take new books home for their children alongside their groceries. Bath Bookbank’s launch follows publication of a survey revealing that nearly one-in-five children aged from five to eight do not have a single...
Holiday group TUI is to introduce a new summer destination and increased frequency on some of its established routes from Bristol Airport next year, giving another boost to the airport as it continues to recover from the impact of Covid. Tui’s announcement, which includes Boa Vista in Cape Verde for the first time, follows...
Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels is to begin the search for a new chief executive following the announcement that Stephanie Hocking is set to leave the group at the end of the month. Stephanie, pictured, joined Andrew Brownsword Hotels, which owns 13 venues in countryside settings and city centre locations across the UK, including The...
