West Business News, the owner of Bath Business News and its sister websites in Bristol and Swindon, has been acquired by TheBusinessDesk.com. Founder Robert Buckland has joined TheBusinessDesk.com as its South West editor as part of the publisher's growth plans. He has led the development of Bath Business News, Bristol Business News and Swindon Business News for more than a decade. ...
The United Nations’ theme this year for International Women's Day on 8 March is ‘For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment’. It is a rallying cry for the world to advance women’s and girls’ rights, promote gender equality and foster empowerment by ensuring access to education, employment, leadership and decision-making. UK charity People...
Time is running out to enter the Michelmores Property Awards, the annual celebration of the best property, development and construction projects from across the South West. Staged by law firm Michelmores and now in their 22nd year, the awards have long-championed sustainability and innovation by placing social, environmental, sustainable and economic values at the heart...
A slowdown in the car insurance switching market has moderated the performance of Go.Compare, the comparison website owned by Bath-based global specialist media group, after a ‘standout’ year in 2024. The group, which bought Go.Compare in 2021 for £594m, described the weaker market as expected and said it was diversifying into other categories, such...
Private equity investment in the South West increased marginally last year to £6.2bn as a near 33% increase ahead of the Autumn Budget overcame a slow first half. Deal volume in the region also remained stable, edging down slightly from 104 to 100 year-on-year, according to a survey by global accountancy firm KPMG. This...
The risks to society posed by digital technology are to be explored by academics from Bath as part of a major new research collaboration. The University of Bath’s newly launched Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour brings together behavioural and social scientists to help people and organisations navigate the digital revolution, including artificial intelligence (AI),...
The retrofit and regeneration of a 1970s office building known as the ‘Hanging Gardens of Basingstoke’ has been completed, with three Bath architecture firms playing key roles. Grade II listed Plant Basingstoke, pictured – formerly known as Mountbatten House and considered one of Britain's 15 most important listed modern buildings – was commissioned in...
Clearly PR, the Bath-based agency, has pledged to provide free public relations consultancy services to 100 certified B Corp businesses and brands over the next 12 months – double the number it delivered last year. The move means the agency, itself B Corp accredited, will have worked with more than 5% of the total number of...
A new podcast that delves into the tobacco industry’s “relentless pursuit of profit at the expense of public health” has been launched by a special team at the University of Bath. The Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG), a world leader in uncovering what it calls Big Tobacco’s darkest tactics, has released the first episodes...
Future, the Bath-headquartered specialist global media group, has named an executive who has worked at the business for more than 20 years as its next CEO. Kevin Li Ying, pictured, currently executive vice-president (EYP) of its B2C arm, will take over from current chief executive officer Jon Steinberg at the end of March. Shares in...
