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Bath’s pandemic-hit creative talent can have a brighter future, thanks to new support programme

September 2, 2021
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A new support programme to help people working in the West of England’s thriving creative sector has been officially opened by Metro Mayor Dan Norris. Some 55 businesses in areas spanning music recording, web design, photography, theatre, illustration, film, video and TV production will take part in the five-month Creative Sector Growth Programme, which...

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Smith & Williamson webinar to shed light on Employee Ownership Trusts

September 2, 2021
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Smith & Williamson webinar to shed light on Employee Ownership Trusts

Some of the key advantages of Employee Ownership Trusts will be outlined at an online event staged by accountancy group Smith & Williamson next week. The Zoom webinar on Wednesday, September 8, will set out the rules around Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) and how the structure works in practice, along with practical issues facing...

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Use furlough’s final weeks to address any financial issues, insolvency group urges directors

August 31, 2021
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Use furlough’s final weeks to address any financial issues, insolvency group urges directors

A West of England insolvency expert is calling on Bath’s bosses to make use of the final month of the government’s furlough scheme to plan for the future. Philip Winterborne, who chairs insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 in South West, says directors should review their businesses over the next four weeks and seek...

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Mixed picture on short-term outlook for region’s businesses as confidence levels waver

August 31, 2021
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Mixed picture on short-term outlook for region’s businesses as confidence levels waver

Optimism among South West firms in the economy is increasing as the region continues to recover from the pandemic, according to a new survey, but businesses have become less confident about their own prospects. The latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking shows confidence levels among firms in the South West dropped month-on-month by four...

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‘Game-changing’ pollution mask for city cyclists and runners launched by former Bath Uni students

August 27, 2021
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‘Game-changing’ pollution mask for city cyclists and runners launched by former Bath Uni students

Three former University of Bath students have achieved their dream of getting their pollution mask for commuters, cyclists and runners in cities onto the market. Best friends Harry Young, Alex Smith, and Elliot Denvir, pictured, who met while studying Economics, were determined to design and manufacture a mask in the UK that combined personality...

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Brewery aims for zero growth with its first foray into the booming low-alcohol market

August 27, 2021
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Brewery aims for zero growth with its first foray into the booming low-alcohol market

Craft brewery Butcombe, which owns pubs in and around Bath, has made its first move into the fast-growing no and low alcohol drinks market with the launch Goram IPA Zero. Butcombe, which has been making beer since 1978 and owns The Broad Street Townhouse and The Pig & Fiddle in Bath, described Goram IPA Zero as an...

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Bath firms’ expertise called on to help deliver the UK’s first truly green logistics park

August 27, 2021
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Bath firms’ expertise called on to help deliver the UK’s first truly green logistics park

Two Bath consultancies are helping create a ‘green vision’ for one of Europe’s largest distribution parks with a clear focus on biodiversity and ecology. International landscape design practice Grant Associates and environmental consultants Nicholas Pearson Associates are involved in the landscape design of the expanded 550-acre Magna Park in Leicestershire site, which will also feature...

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Heritage Open Days to give rare glimpse into some of Bath’s hidden places

August 27, 2021
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Heritage Open Days to give rare glimpse into some of Bath’s hidden places

A rare chance to explore an example of Bath’s industrial heritage – along with its better-known Roman and Georgian history – will come next month when venues around the city take part in this year’s Heritage Open Days. Saltford Brass Mill, the only remaining example of the 18th and 19th-century brass industry on the...

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Fashion Museum launches appeal to bag £17,500 to fund relocation of its world-class collection

August 26, 2021
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Fashion Museum launches appeal to bag £17,500 to fund relocation of its world-class collection

 A ‘buy-a-bag’ fundraising campaign has been launched by Bath’s Fashion Museum to help raise the £17,500 it needs to pack up and relocate its collection to its new home. The museum needs 1,400 special archival garment bags by the end of this year ready for its move out of the Assembly Rooms in spring...

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IoD Director of the Year Awards return to champion the region’s outstanding boardroom talent

August 25, 2021
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IoD Director of the Year Awards return to champion the region’s outstanding boardroom talent

Directors in the Bath area are being invited to enter the top regional awards scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The annual Institute of Directors’ Director of the Year Awards seek to champion outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs in both the public and private sectors.  Award nominations are open to anyone working at director level...

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