Bath will play a key role in a new West of England space hub set up to harness innovation in the industry and boost the region’s advanced engineering, tech and science sectors. Initial funding for the hub – one of seven across the UK – will come from the UK Space Agency to bring together...
An award-winning Bath-based coding bootcamp has rebranded as it steps up its mission to help to address the gender imbalance in the tech industry and give people the training they need for a career in the sector. Mayden Academy, which was launched in 2015 by Bath healthcare firm Mayden to train its own developers...
The organisers of TEDxBath have appointed Covid-19 specialist Dr Bharat Pankhania as expert advisor on event safety as they look ahead to staging the rescheduled event next spring. Bath-based Dr Pankhania, pictured, is an expert in communicable diseases and has become high-profile commentator on the successful management of the Covid-19 pandemic, including for BBC...
The developer behind an upmarket student accommodation scheme in Bath has received a £10m finance facility from Barclays to help fund its completion. Aquila Court, on the site of the former Pickford’s warehouse on Lower Bristol Road, is being developed by Bristol and Exeter-based Eagle One Group. Work on the £30m, 203-bed complex is...
An online tool to help businesses make sure they are ready for the employment implications of Brexit has been launched by the immigration team at Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King. The free self-audit tool includes a short series of questions answered online. The instantly-generated results then indicate what action needs to be taken ahead...
Bath Spa University is to play a key role in providing a timely boost to the UK’s arts and cultural sector by linking it with experts from the academic world. Bath Spa, which is one of the country’s leading creative universities, will be the regional hub for a new National Centre for Academic and...
Novia, the Bath-based provider of wealth management service for investment advisers, is to renew its sponsorship of Bath Rugby for the 2020/2021 season. The deal continues the use of Novia’s branding on the team’s training kit and naming rights on the Novia Stand (South Stand) at The Rec for a third season, along with...
A popular gastropub in a village on the outskirts of Bath has come onto the market after its tenants decided to sell up due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 18th century Wheelwrights Arms in Monkton Combe is being marketed by global real estate advisor Colliers International with a price tag of £225,000 leasehold. The four-star...
As a result of Covid-19 outbreak, 2020 has been extremely difficult for many businesses and have left many considering whether they have adequate protection in place to protect their business in the future. It is, of course, important to put a Will in place to ensure your business can function should the worst happen....
Boosting skills and developing the physical and digital infrastructure will be vital for South West to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, the CBI said in a major new report. Called Reviving Regions, the paper highlights long-standing regional inequalities across England which have inhibited growth, opportunity and productivity for generations. These economic disparities, both across...
