Monday March 9 Finals: Clarkson, Foresight Solar, Network International, Phoenix Group Holdings Tuesday March 10 Finals: Biopharma, Forterra, French Connection, Gresham, H&T Group, Informa, LSL Property, M&G plc, Menzies, Standard Life Aberdeen, STVG, Team17 Group, Simplybiz Group, Ultra Electronics Interims: Close Bros, DFS Furniture Economic announcement: Retail sales Wednesday March 11 Finals: Advanced Medical...
Bath Spa University has officially opened its new Locksbrook Campus – with actor Jeremy Irons joining students, staff and alumni to perform the honours in his role as chancellor. The riverside building, which welcomed its first students last October, is the culmination of a major restoration project which has re-purposed and remodelled the former...
Bath-based organisations are being offered a unique opportunity to support their aspiring leaders through a pioneering leadership development programme designed by the city, for the city. Now in its fifth consecutive year, Bath Bridge aims to make the city a more dynamic place to live and work through a world-class programme for its future...
Efforts to boost business productivity and increase innovation among West of England manufacturers have been highlighted by the area’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) at its AGM. The meeting, which went under the banner of ‘Our West, Our Future’, heard how the LEP is now delivering its Local Industrial Strategy to spur clean growth that will benefit...
With less than a month to go until nominations close, Bath area directors are being urged to enter one of the South West’s top award schemes recognising excellence and enterprise. The Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2020 aim to champion the region’s outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs. The awards, which...
The showpiece Chocolate Quarter retirement village at Keynsham is to be expanded following the acquisition of a further half an acre by developer St Monica Trust. The scheme, on the former Cadbury factory at Somerdale, will add around 36 more retirement apartments to the village. The brownfield land was bought by Bristol-based St Monica...
The charity chalets at Bath’s Christmas market last year collectively raised more than £26,000 for their causes, organiser Visit Bath has announced. The destination marketing organisation added a second chalet for 2019 to take account of an increase in the number of applications – a move that allowed it to double the number of...
A course run by Bath’s Mayden Academy IT bootcamp to help more women secure careers in coding and tech has been praised by the regional mayor. The scheme is part of the West of England Combined Authority’s Women into Digital Jobs, Education and Training (WIDJET) project. WIDJET works with women across the region, providing digital...
The South West has emerged as the UK’s best region for women’s economic empowerment – outperforming other parts of the country for female participation at work and narrower pay disparities between the sexes. According to the latest Women in Work Index, produced by accountancy giant PwC, the region also has the second-lowest female unemployment...
Lobbying and networking organisation Women in Property South West is celebrating another successful year as its new chair settles into the role. Rachael Sherratt, an associate with property agency JLL, took over from previous chair Ros Trotman this week. Ros, pictured, a planning partner in law firm Thrings’ Bristol office and head of its...
