Independent accountancy firm Milsted Langdon has opened an office in Bath as it continues its expansion across the region. The office, at One Queen Square, is headed by Peter Groves, who joins Milsted Langdon having previously been the managing partner of independent Bath firm Richardson Groves. Peter said: “I am delighted to have joined...
The CBI today has revised down its forecast for the UK economy this year from plus 0.6% to minus 0.3% but said growth should return to towards the end of the year. In its latest quarterly economic forecast, the influential business lobbying organisation also said there will be “a little pick up” in the...
The search to find the brightest of the West’s rising female stars has begun with the launch of the Women of the Future Awards 2012. Founded by food guru Pinky Lilani OBE in 2006, the awards celebrate the next generation of Britain’s high-potential women aged 35 and under who are breaking the mould and...
The Abbey Hotel in Bath has staged an exclusive reception to preview the highlights of the National Gardening Show, which opens on Friday at the Royal Bath & West Showground. Attended by more than 100 leading figures from Bath and the regional business community, the event was held in the newly-refurbished hotel and its...
Barclays Business has appointed Fiona Harrison as its new regional development manager for the South West. Fiona, pictured, will be responsible for developing and managing relationships with independent brokers to generate, package and place new commercial mortgage lending propositions of between £50,000 and £3m for businesses seeking finance. She will also work closely with...
Many organisations – and especially IT companies – cite the term Green IT, yet not many people understand what this means. Are there genuine benefits or is it simply the latest IT marketing spin to encourage firms to spend on IT consultants? Chippenham-based IT provider ITS has come up with four tips to dispel...
Frome-based independent travel agents Travel Angels, which has eight branches across the West, has been sold to Midcounties Co-op Travel for an undisclosed sum. Managing director Peter Grayson and director David Logan founded the business in 1993 with its first outlet in Frome. It has since built a loyal customer base across its network...
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Bath Tourism has launched its own mobile app to guide visitors around the city. Funded and developed by Bath Tourism Plus and Bath Business Improvement District (BID), the Official Bath App is available to download from the Google Play and iTunes stores. The free app, which is available across both the Apple and Android...
An in depth report by a team of Financial Times investment analysts and experts has compared all 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships and declared the West of England is the number one. The Financial Times fDi Magazine tasked the team to assess the performance of the UK’s local enterprise partnerships since they replaced the regional...
