The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) today cleared Bath-based media group Future’s £140m takeover of Country Life and Chat publisher TI Media after accepting its offer to sell on three titles. The CMA launched an investigation in January into the acquisition, the largest in a spate of deals that have transformed Future over recent...
More than 40,000 businesses have sought advice and guidance on how they can survive the coronavirus pandemic from a special service set up by Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. Trading Through Coronavirus, which went live exactly a month ago, provides expert information and guidance to businesses as well as capturing...
Bath marketing communications agency Marcom has celebrated 30 years in business by running a series of free webinars on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) to help firms during the coronavirus lockdown. The digital marketing specialist has been at the forefront of technologies and trends since it was founded in 1990 by Mark Baines, pictured, below...
Bath community radio station BA1 Radio has attracted four times its usual number of listeners during the coronavirus lockdown as its volunteers keep the city informed and entertained. Over the past few weeks total listener hours have doubled while the number of unique listeners has risen by more than 200%. All 35 volunteers at...
Small charities in Bath have received much-needed finance from an emergency fund set up by region’s community foundation to help them cope with spiralling demand as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Quartet Community Foundation, which covers Bath and across the West of England, has distributed more than £250,000 to local charitable organisations since...
As the city’s leading independent online business news provider, Bath Business News is stepping up during these challenging times to ensure that Bath remains a successful, innovative and forward-looking business hub. Next week we will launch the Bath Business News Coronavirus Knowledge Hub, a unique source of essential news, information and advice as the...
A top accountant is warning Bath firms hit by the coronavirus crisis not to rush into seeking financial help through the government’s newly-amended package of business support. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced changes to the measures yesterday amid widespread criticism that they were not assisting enough businesses and that some banks were putting too many...
Bath area hospice Dorothy House is urgently seeking support from city businesses to help it step up its response to the national health emergency triggered by coronavirus pandemic. It has launched its Stepping Up Support appeal to raise funds for its clinical teams to provide extra care for the community in response to rising...
Future, the Bath-based media group, is set to axe six of its titles and cut its freelance budget as the coronavirus pandemic devastates sales of print magazines. The group’s Official Xbox Magazine, which it has published for nearly 20 years and at one time was among its flagship titles, is understood to be one...
Fast-growing Bath-based specialist PR, communications and content agency Clearly has expanded its team further with the appointment of three new staff. Stephanie Brown has joined as PR account manager, Aino Rantala as digital marketing executive, while Lindsey Purser has become the agency’s new office manager. Clearly was launched in 2014 by experienced PR and editorial consultant Paul MacKenzie-Cummins...
