The South West’s tech businesses have bounced back strongly from the pandemic, according to a new survey, with more than half saying they are now performing better than their pre-Covid levels. Some 96% of tech firm leaders, including founders and directors, said they were optimistic about the future with high levels of confidence for...
The government’s new Innovation Strategy, which aims to turbo charge the UK’s most pioneering businesses, will fall flat unless its key decisions are devolved to the regions, according to West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris. In his latest broadside against what he sees as over control by Westminster, the Labour mayor said there...
A new prize named in tribute to Bath astronomer Caroline Herschel will celebrate outstanding research by women astrophysicists in the UK and Germany. The Caroline Herschel Medal will be administered by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) in collaboration with the German Astronomical Society (Astronomische Gesellschaft, AG). It will be awarded in alternate years to...
Bootcamps for people looking for new and additional skills to embark on a career in marketing or business development are to be launched across the West of England – and employers are being urged to get involved to help the students. Supported by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and run in partnership...
To date, the government has spent more than £372bn on the nation’s response to Covid-19 and while much of the financial support on offer is due to end in a few months’ time, the spiralling costs have had a heavy hit on the public finances. That is why we are calling on taxpayers to...
Independent PR and communications consultancy Carnsight Communications has promoted Leigh-Ann Hewer to account manager two years after joining as an intern. Leigh-Ann, pictured, became an account executive after just six months at the Marshfield-based agency, which works with small and creative businesses. Now, 18 months later, she has been promoted again to account manager. All Carnsight...
The South West team of LDC, the leading mid-market private equity firm, is predicting significant growth and investment opportunities for small and mid-sized businesses over the coming year as the regional economy recovers from the pandemic. The team completed three deals in the first half of this year with a combined enterprise value of...
Shares in Future, the rapidly-expanding Bath-based global platform for specialist media, have soared to another new high after the firm’s directors said annual profits would be higher than expected. Future has put in a stellar performance over recent years, snapping a host of new titles, exploiting a shift to digital among its readers and,...
Bath tech firms are being invited to follow in the footsteps of some of the city’s most innovative businesses by entering the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Awards. Now in their 24th year, the awards rank and recognise the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, based on the past four years of revenue data....
Iconic international magazine TIME has named Bath among the 100 greatest places in the world – one of only two destinations in England to appear in the annual list. To compile the list, TIME solicited nominations of places—including countries, regions, cities and towns—from its international network of correspondents and contributors, with an emphasis on...
