Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Autumn Budget and Spending Review. The main points are: Chancellor began speaking at 12:34pm Employment is up and wages are rising, he said. Budget prepares for a new economy post-Covid, he said. “An economy fit for a new age of optimism.” Higher inflation was a global problem, said the...
The potential of hydrogen to transform the West of England’s economy, from its transport to the way its homes are heated, is to be explored by a new consortium of businesses and universities. The group, which includes many of the region’s largest firms such as Airbus and EDF, was launched at an event at...
One of Bath’s longest-running charity events – the annual Brain of Bath quiz – is on target to raise around £12,000 for the city’s main homeless charity. The competition’s unique smells round always proves key in the hotly contested event – and this year it helped architectural and urban design company Feilden Clegg...
The administrators of Bath energy supplier Pure Planet, which last week became the latest victim of the wholesale gas price surge, have said their first priority is to support its 235,000 customers. But they also pledged to Pure Planet's 197 staff – none of which have so far been made redundant. Eddie Williams,...
The founders of Bath-based Pure Planet, which this week became the latest energy supplier to collapse, have hit out at the government over its handling of the crisis. The firm became Britain’s first digital green energy supplier when it was launched in 2015 by some of the UK mobile telecoms industry’s most experienced executives. ...
Renewable power supplier Good Energy has said it remains positive over long-term opportunities in the highly volatile UK energy market due to its experience and its hedging policy. The Chippenham-headquartered firm is 90% hedged for the next 12 months, which its chief executive officer Nigel Pocklington insisted would help limit its exposure to soaring...
Regional accountancy group Bishop Fleming is to put a new environmental, social and governance strategy at the heart of the firm following it joining the UK’s largest membership organisation dedicated to responsible business. The firm, which has an office in Bath, is undertaking what it called “a thorough, diagnostic process” to implement the strategy. It...
The founder of a Bath-based specialist communications consultancy launched during the first national lockdown has won Gold in a prestigious PR awards scheme. Ben Veal was named ‘Independent PR Practitioner of the Year’ at the annual PRide Awards for the South of England and Channel Islands, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Ben,...
Young people struggling with challenges ranging from bullying and exam stress to suicidal thoughts and bereavement are to receive support in special room named after Bath-based specialist software house Mayden. Charity Off the Record Bath and North East Somerset decided to recognise Mayden’s outstanding support, including introducing its iaptus CYP software earlier this year...
Business West, the region’s largest business group, has been certified as a B Corporation, joining an elite, forward-looking global community that balances profit with people and the planet. The B Corp movement encourages organisations to take an ethical approach to business to make a positive difference in the world. To gain its certification, businesses...
