Specialist agency Eat PR & Marketing has been appointed by a national hospitality sector training and apprenticeship provider as its external communications partner. The agency, based at Glove Factory Studios in Holt, near Bradford on Avon, will work with Umbrella Training on a comprehensive communications campaign. Gillingham, Kent-based Umbrella Training was founded in 2012...
The West of England can play a led role in ensuring the UK is a world leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through harnessing its innovation, talent and the spirit of Brunel, according to the region’s metro mayor. By making the region an official UK AI Growth Zone, Mayor Dan Norris says it will also...
The way leaders can navigate the challenges brought in by the start of the new year will be explored at an event in Bath next week. Speakers Sarah Williment from Farleigh Performance, the leadership coaching arm of Bath Rugby, and Bath healthtech firm director Mayden Alison Sturgess-Durden will also look at how leaders can...
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has urged taxpayers to be alert to scams as the Self-Assessment season picks up. As many people are filing their tax returns around this time of year, fraudsters can try to take advantage of this by attempting to contact taxpayers asking them to disclose personal information about their tax...
Monday January 13 Final: Hercules Site Services Economic announcement: PageGroup Tuesday January 14 Final: Ramsdens Holdings Interim: Games Workshop Group Trading announcements: Robert Walters, Grafton Group, Ocado Group, Knights Group Holdings Wednesday January 15 Final: Victorian Plumbing Group Interim: Frontier Developments Trading announcements: Hays, Fuller, Smith & Turner, Currys, Vistry Group Economic announcements: Producer price index, Consumer price index, Retail price index Thursday...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. New HMRC scheme targets excessive R&D tax claims Voluntary disclosure can mitigate penalties for excessive research & development claims. Click here for more details. More than 90,000 Self Assessment tax returns filed over Christmas HMRC urges those who have yet...
Directors at international healthcare group Alliance Pharma have accepted a £350m takeover offer from its biggest shareholder in a move they says will offer relief from a tough few years. The Chippenham-headquartered firm, which owns a portfolio of products ranging from eye care treatments to anti-dandruff shampoo, has transformed itself over the past five years...
Bath’s iconic Christmas Market, widely recognised as one of the best in the UK, has again been rated a success as the dates for this year are released. While official figures for the economic impact of 2024’s market on the city will not be released for several months, organiser Bath & North East Somerset Council...
A railway engineering plant is to start work this year on key infrastructure and long-term maintenance projects for HS2, one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects. Siemens Mobility, which has its main UK plant in Chippenham, has been awarded four significant contracts worth £560m by HS2 Ltd and will join key contractors under the Rail Systems Alliance. ...
Activities such as sponsored head shaves and spooky cake bakes helped staff at Bath-based housing association Curo raise more than £6,000 last year for a cancer charity focused on children, young people and their families. Young Lives vs Cancer was selected by Curo’s 500-strong workforce as its charity of the year, with all fundraising...
