West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris attacked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement for failing to tackle key, long-standing issues for the region The Labour mayor, pictured, who leads the West of England Combined Authority, said: “After 13 years of Conservative Government, the question West of England residents will be asking at the next...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Statement. The key points were: The statement included 110 measures to boost the economy by £20bn a year, according to Mr Hunt. All alcohol duties frozen. Benefits to go up by 6.7% next year, based on the inflation rate for September. Increase in State pension by 8.5% to...
Bath legal and financial planning firm Mogers Drewett has become one of the first businesses in the South West to be certified as carbon neutral. A string of green initiatives introduced over the past year have enabled the firm to offset 100% of the amount of carbon it generates. Mogers Drewett, which also has...
A trailblazing scheme aimed at funding innovative creative tech projects from the Bath area has been launched for the fourth year running. The Studio Innovation Fund has backed a range of pioneering projects ranging since its start – last year these included using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create art and building low-tech robots from...
A director of Bath design agency Matter has spoken of his pride to have worked on the new plastic-free poppy launched as part of the Royal British Legion’s annual appeal. As millions of people across the country prepare to mark Remembrance Day this weekend by wearing a poppy, Jonathan Sturgess said he was honoured...
Interaction, the Bath-based workplace design-and-build company, has been certified as a B Corporation, the latest firm in the city to join the movement to use business as a force for good for people and the planet. To gain the accreditation, Interaction had to meet high standards of social and environmental impact with regard to...
Bath-based international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has attracted widespread praise of its work on a social housing scheme described as “reimagining the almshouse for 21st century inner-city living”. The firm worked with RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann and charity United St Saviours on the scheme of 57 units in Bermondsey, South...
Specialist investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has introduced two new senior roles to its team – with a further two to follow within months – as part of its ambitious five-year growth strategy. Paul Dennis-Jones has been appointed as chief investment officer at BBRC, which launched in 2015 as the West of...
Creating sustainable, well-designed and inspiring school buildings has earned an architecture firm a major industry accolade. Frome-based NVB Architects won the Education category at the annual Building Design Architect of the Year Awards, topping a shortlist of eight firms. The hotly contested title, which celebrates the very best UK architecture in the education sector,...
Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase, organised by Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) Council, has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held...
