Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Govt. expands ‘Help to grow: digital’ scheme The programme is expanded to very smallest businesses. Click here to find out if this applies to your business Wages fall at record rate Pay has decreased during rising costs of bills....
Six inspiring creative tech projects ranging from a digital classical musical assistant to art made with an accessible robotic drawing machine have received grants from a Bath-based fund. The Studio Recovery Fund was set up last year to financially support freelancers, micro-businesses and third sector organisations in the creative tech sector. Supported by Bath...
Business leaders from across the South West are being invited to a major event in the region’s business calendar, the CBI’s annual regional dinner. The event, which is traditionally a sell-out, is attended by more than 300 senior business figures from across the region – although it has not taken place for the past two years...
A shopping centre is set to be given a makeover after changing hands in a multi-million pound deal. Emery Gate in the centre of Chippenham has been acquired by property developer Acorn in what is the London-based group’s largest commercial investment. The 90,000 sq ft undercover centre, pictured, and the adjoining former Woolworths building...
The government must set out an immediate plan to spur economic recovery, including helping firms pay their spiralling energy bills and easing restrictions on employing overseas workers. The call has come from Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, which fears more firms will be forced to close down unless ministers take action now. ...
Bath-headquartered utility Wessex Water is to collaborate with one of the UK’s leading cancer charities in a pilot scheme aimed at supporting each other’s long-term development by using their shared expertise and experience. Under the link-up with Penny Brohn UK, which is based at Ham Green just outside Bristol, the charity will get constructive...
The wealth management team at regional accountancy firm Old Mill has been strengthened with the appointment of Chartered Financial Planner Tom Parry. Tom, pictured, who has more than 20 years’ experience in financial services, joins Old Mill from Independent Financial Advisers Integrity 365, based at Dyrham, near Bath. Prior to that he spent 11...
Many property-owning individuals are still not aware of the ‘60-day regime’ in relation to the reporting and paying of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in connection with disposals of UK residential property by UK residents. If you have recently sold a property, or are planning to, then you may need to take urgent action, writes...
Monday August 15 Finals: TP Group, Safestay Interims: Thungela Resources, MTI Wireless, Thalassa Holdings, Serinus Energy, Digital 9 Infrastructure, Abrdn Asian Income Fund, Horizonte Minerals, Argos Resources Q2 result: Arabian Food Industries Trading updates: Seeing Machines, CT Automotive Group, Up Global Sourcing, Treatt, Abingdon Health, Gusbourne, Inspiration Healthcare Group Economic announcement: RICS housing market survey Tuesday August 16 Final: BHP...
Bath Spa University, the largest provider of teacher education in the South West, has awarded honorary BA Education Degrees to nearly 750 of its teaching alumni who previously studied for a Certificate in Education at one of its predecessor colleges between 1948 and 1981. Three days of ceremonies took place this week across the...
