Bath-based housing association and housebuilder Curo has added its voice to calls for the government to amend Universal Credit (UC) calculations that could leave some of its tenants without enough money to pay their rent this year. The shortfall is due to the calculation used by government which pays UC monthly while housing association...
Bath-based utility Wessex Water’s community fund has handed out its first grants supporting 12 projects across the West of England. The fund is managed by Quartet Community Foundation and aims to support community cohesion projects and bring communities together across the region. It offers grants of up to £1,500 to smaller community groups and...
Bath businesses are being invited to enter teams for the city’s third annual Dragon Boat Race and bring in much-needed cash for two charities. Since its launch in 2016 the race has raised more than £34,000 for Designability, the Bath-based charity which designs and creates assistive technology and products for people living with a...
Carolyn Matravers, an adviser at West of England financial planning firm Old Mill, has joined the prestigious Society of Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) organisation. SOLLA was formed in 2008 as a not-for-profit society dedicated to helping people and their families find trusted accredited financial advisers who understand the financial needs of later life. SOLLA...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at . . . Over-55s withdraw £25.62bn from pensions Withdrawals hit record high since April 2015 and show no signs of slowing. Click here to find out if this...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has appointed private client, succession and tax specialist Douglas Smith as partner. Douglas, pictured, has more than 30 years’ experience of acting for UK and non-UK domiciliaries on tax planning, preparing wills and trusts, and probate work involving the administration of substantial and complex...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming’s corporate audit director Ria Burridge has been promoted to partner less than three years after joining the firm. Ria takes up her new role from June 1. Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bath, said the promotion was in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the firm together...
The Prince’s Trust has appointed Andrew Billingham as chair of its South West Development Committee (SWDC). Andrew, who is managing director of YTL Arena Bristol, has been SWDC vice-chair for four years. He will take over from Mike Beesley, the CEO of Bristol-based recruitment group RSG who set up the SWDC in 2015. The...
Finance giant Legal & General is to launch a pioneering retirement village concept in Bath in a move it says will go some way to easing the city’s housing crisis linked to its ageing population. L&G has bought the 4.5-hectare former Homebase site off Pines Way from owner British Land in a £13.5m deal...
Justine Fearns, senior research manager in national independent financial advisory firm Chase de Vere’s Bath office, is in the running for a prestigious industry award. Justine, pictured, who has worked at the firm for 21 years and plays a key role in managing clients’ investment portfolios, has been shortlisted in the Woman of the...
