A start-up using University of Bath research to develop wearable in-ear devices to help people with disabilities communicate has been showcasing its latest product at the world’s biggest technology show. EarSwitch, which was set up to help people with disabilities including motor neurone disease (MND, also known as ALS) to communicate, demonstrated its new...
An 18-month scheme to trial a next generation 5G mobile network in central Bath looks set to go ahead. Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) looks set to secure a government grant for the pilot, which would involve between 200 to 300 volunteers from a broad mix of local communities testing the new...
Staff wellbeing will go under the spotlight at a business breakfast in Bath next month, with a panel featuring two of the city’s most successful entrepreneurs. The event, on 9 February, is being staged by Bath BID in partnership with Bath Forum. It is the first in a quarterly series linked to popular topics from...
The strength of the West of England’s pioneering legaltech ecosystem will come under the spotlight at an event later this month aimed at those interested in learning more about the sector, whether they work in law, technology, academia or finance. Organised by Bristol Law Society and LawtechUK, a Ministry of Justice-backed initiative, the event...
ZapMap, the fast-growing electric vehicle mapping service owned by Good Energy, has expanded its charge point location service into mainland Europe. UK electric car owners driving across Europe can now use the ZapMap app and desktop map to find thousands of charge points in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The move is...
The team creating some of the UK’s most spectacular drone light show have spoken of their plans to get even bigger and bolder events off the ground in the future. Frome-based Creative company Celestial has teamed up with Yuup, the Bristol-based local experiences company, to bring its new show, called Evolution, to the Bristol over three evenings...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris attacked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement for failing to tackle key, long-standing issues for the region The Labour mayor, pictured, who leads the West of England Combined Authority, said: “After 13 years of Conservative Government, the question West of England residents will be asking at the next...
Bath business leaders have reacted to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement. Ed Rimmer, pictured, chief executive officer of Bath-headquartered alternative funder Time Finance, welcomed the business tax relief. "What businesses needed from today’s Autumn Statement were conditions for growth and while there is clearly more to be shared on the Chancellor’s measures to boost...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Statement. The key points were: The statement included 110 measures to boost the economy by £20bn a year, according to Mr Hunt. All alcohol duties frozen. Benefits to go up by 6.7% next year, based on the inflation rate for September. Increase in State pension by 8.5% to...
A trailblazing scheme aimed at funding innovative creative tech projects from the Bath area has been launched for the fourth year running. The Studio Innovation Fund has backed a range of pioneering projects ranging since its start – last year these included using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create art and building low-tech robots from...
