The West of England’s economy is forecast to grow faster over the next five years than any other part of the UK outside London, according to two new reports. The region, along with South Wales, will achieve economic expansion of 1.4% a year between now and 2029, according to the analysis commissioned by the...
Measures included in the King’s Speech aimed at boosting housebuilding and devolving more powers from Whitehall to the regions have been widely welcomed by key business figures in the West of England. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – one of the 40 included in the speech that will shape the first year of the new...
Bristol Airport is preparing for its busiest ever summer holiday getaway, with more than 1.6m passengers expected to pass through the terminal between mid-July and early September. On the busiest days, 40,000 people will fly in and out of the airport, while around 155,000 are expected over the August bank holiday weekend. Last summer...
An inflatable device designed in Bath that enables critically ill patients to be moved is set to enter clinical trials at the city’s Royal United Hospital later this year. The Inflatable Prone Repositioning Device (IPRD) – known as the ’BathMat’ – has been created by engineering academics from the University of Bath in collaboration with...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. HMRC rolls out VAT registration Estimator tool for assessing VAT registration impact for SMEs. Click here to find out more Stricter ID rules for UK company registration New measures target fraud and enhance transparency. For more details, click here
Bath is in the running for the prestigious title of Best Small City in the UK, Europe and Beyond in a major national awards scheme. It was chosen as a finalist by a panel from the Academy of Urbanism, a not-for-profit organisation committed to creating, sustaining, and learning from great cities, towns, and neighbourhoods,...
