A new programme to help Bath’s small businesses improve their digital presence has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) as it expands its Growth Hub to help firms bounce back from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Trading Better Online programme has been developed in partnership with regional tech...
The public is getting the chance to go online to view – and comment on – Bath’s planned Quays North development, which is poised to transform a high-profile site on the edge of the city centre. The project will regenerate the area around the Avon Street car park site with 176,292 sq ft of...
Bath firms based in shared offices or flexible workspaces, as well as B&Bs and guest houses, have only a few days left to apply for a grant up to £5,000 from a special business support grant. The Small Business Grants Discretionary Fund was established to support small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak but...
An eight-point checklist to help owner-managers deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their businesses has been launched by the South West arm of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The organisation’s members, who include insolvency practitioners, lawyers, and turnaround and restructuring experts, work with business owners to mitigate and resolve financial...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has helped a regional care provider group acquire of an eighth care home despite the deal completing during the coronavirus lockdown. The firm, a leading provider of legal services to the social care sector, acted for Swindon-based Coate Water Care in the transaction to buy the home in...
The success of Bristol Airport as it prepares to come out of lockdown is vital to the region’s economy, with thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, according to research commissioned by the Unite trade union. The airport expects to resume some domestic flights next month after spending the lockdown putting in social distancing measures. ...
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a severe blow to confidence levels among South West firms – with the region now the UK’s least optimistic, according to the gloomy results of another survey. Overall confidence slumped by 16 points during the past month to minus 51% – an unenviable record for Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s...
Bath hotel the Lansdown Grove is to remain closed after lockdown following its parent group entering administration. The four-star, 55-room venue, pictured, on Lansdown Road was part of the Country Living Hotel group, whose overall owner the Specialist Leisure Group has ceased trading due to the impact of Covid-19. It could now be sold...
Nearly 200 businesses in Bath city centre – including high-profile bars and restaurants – face a bleak future unless the government raises the threshold on one of its schemes to ease the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new campaign. Called #RaiseTheBar, the national campaign is warning that many high streets...
The developer behind one of Bath’s most significant new housing projects has donated £3,000 to support local schools as they prepare to fully reopen. Hardrock Developments, which is developing Holburne Park, pictured, on Warminster Road, has given Bathwick St Mary Primary School £1,500 for new play equipment while Bathampton Primary School has received the...
