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University-business partnership will aim to power West of England’s economic growth and devolution

November 21, 2024
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University-business partnership will aim to power West of England’s economic growth and devolution

Pioneering ways of meeting the West of England’s economic challenges while building on its strengths are to be explored by a new data and research project. The Brunel Centre, which will officially launch next year, will bring together businesses and universities with policymakers to support regional growth and industrial strategy.  It has been created by the...

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Bath’s aspiring talent celebrates another successful year for city’s leadership development scheme

November 15, 2024
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Bath’s aspiring talent celebrates another successful year for city’s leadership development scheme

Bath Future Talent Programme, the city’s unique leadership development scheme, ends its eighth annual programme today with a celebratory event and a look ahead to exploring challenges for 2025. The world-class programme is staged by Bath Bridge, the community interest company that brings together a wide range of knowledge, skills and experience to boost...

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Grant Associates’ prescription for sustainability as well as health and wellbeing with new hospital design

November 15, 2024
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Bath-based landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has played a key role in the design of one of Europe’s most advanced healthcare buildings. The Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), pictured, which recently opened its doors in Birmingham, revolutionises healthcare delivery in the region, combining cutting-edge medical facilities with a restorative and sustainable landscape.  Grant Associates’ landscape...

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Pearson May Financial Update: Key announcements in the Autumn Budget 2024

November 6, 2024
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Pearson May Financial Update: Key announcements in the Autumn Budget 2024

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget on 30 October, the first by Labour for almost 15 years. She pledged to ‘invest, invest, invest’ to drive growth and ‘restore economic stability’. Ms Reeves said the Budget would raise a massive £40bn in taxes, a significant proportion of which will be borne by businesses. Here Pearson...

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Upmarket regional housing developer builds for its future with help from Thrings’ corporate team

November 5, 2024
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Upmarket regional housing developer builds for its future with help from Thrings’ corporate team

Corporate lawyers in Thrings’ Bath office have advised Wiltshire housebuilder Stonewood Homes on a string of deals linked to its schemes across the West of England. Stonewood, which specialises in small-to-medium developments of high-quality, sustainable new homes, received funding from a consortium of investors as part of its plans to bring forward a proposed...

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Competition watchdog warns it could launch probe into US group’s takeover of Wincanton

November 1, 2024
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Competition watchdog warns it could launch probe into US group’s takeover of Wincanton

UK logistics group Wincanton’s £753.5m acquisition by global operator GXO could be subject to an in-depth investigation by the competition watchdog following fears it could lead to higher costs in the sector. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today said there was risk that the deal, approved by the government in April, could reduce competition...

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Bath venues looking to book a place among the winners in the region’s top tourism awards

November 1, 2024
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Bath venues looking to book a place among the winners in the region’s top tourism awards

Hospitality businesses from Bath will line up against the cream of the West of England’s tourist attractions next month when the region’s most prestigious awards scheme for the sector returns for another year. The Bristol, Bath, and Somerset Tourism Awards celebrate excellence in an industry that has continued to face huge challenges over recent...

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Budget 2024: Rob Chedzoy, tax partner, Milsted Langdon. SMEs squeezed despite Reeves’ ‘balance and stability’ message

October 31, 2024
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Budget 2024: Rob Chedzoy, tax partner, Milsted Langdon. SMEs squeezed despite Reeves’ ‘balance and stability’ message

The sweeping fiscal changes announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget will hit SMEs and business owners hard as the government seeks to plug a ‘£22bn black hole’ in the public purse. In one of the most hotly anticipated Autumn Budgets in recent years, the Chancellor announced the government’s plan to achieve its...

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Experienced spa director joins country house hotel as it prepares to elevate its wellbeing offering

October 31, 2024
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Experienced spa director joins country house hotel as it prepares to elevate its wellbeing offering

A country house hotel near Bath is aiming to become a ‘destination spa’ following the appointment of a new director to play a pivotal role in leading its transformation. Pippa Hartwell joined Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa as spa director from Celtic Manor Resort, near Newport, South Wales, where she served as head of spa...

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Budget 2024: Regional business reaction

October 30, 2024
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Budget 2024: Regional business reaction

Tax rises in the Budget aimed at companies could slow much-needed economic growth and undermine investment decisions, the region’s largest business organisation fears. Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce, said it recognised that the Chancellor faced a tight fiscal position and had to make hard decisions. But it added that it was...

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