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Free training sessions to be staged for Bath businesses and start-ups

January 31, 2019
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Free training sessions to be staged for Bath businesses and start-ups

Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures is offering free advice to help aspiring Bath entrepreneurs and established businesses expand and win more customers. The firm is running a series of no-cost workshops for individuals and businesses that enrol on its start-up and support programmes.  It will also provide free one-to-one support to small and medium-sized...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

January 31, 2019
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. This week we look at . . . Residence nil-rate band to rise again The latest phased increase kicks in from April 6, 2019. Click here to find out if this affects you...

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Capacity boost on way for cheese maker’s production site as it looks to build on strong export growth

January 31, 2019
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Capacity boost on way for cheese maker’s production site as it looks to build on strong export growth

Wyke Farms, the UK’s largest independent cheese producer and exporter, is to double capacity at its Somerset production site after gaining planning permission. The firm, which has been making its award-winning cheddar to a secret family recipe for more than 150 years, has grown to become one of the largest family-owned cheese makers in...

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Eggheads from MHA Monahans’ Bath office land first prize in firm’s inaugural Trowbridge Charity Quiz

January 31, 2019
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Eggheads from MHA Monahans’ Bath office land first prize in firm’s inaugural Trowbridge Charity Quiz

A team from the Bath office of regional accountancy group MHA Monahans out-smarted their rivals to earn themselves top spot in the inaugural Trowbridge Charity Quiz, organised by the firm to raise money for Dorothy House Hospice. Twelve teams went head to head to prove who was the brainiest – with the entry fees...

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Royds Withy King secures record £1.6m for car crash victim with complex regional pain syndrome

January 31, 2019
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Royds Withy King secures record £1.6m for car crash victim with complex regional pain syndrome

Personal injury legal experts based in the Bath head office of regional law firm Royds Withy  King have secured a settlement of £1.6m for a woman who developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) following a car accident.   The case, originally valued at less than £25,000 by the insurance company involved, is one of...

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Coveted IoD South West Director of the Year Awards launched with two new categories

January 31, 2019
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Coveted IoD South West Director of the Year Awards launched with two new categories

Business leaders in Bath are being encouraged to enter one of the region’s top award schemes for recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2019 champion outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs and focus UK-wide attention on success in the region. Over recent years the prestigious...

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New team head and associate for Knight Frank’s South West property asset management team

January 30, 2019
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New team head and associate for Knight Frank’s South West property asset management team

National commercial property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Joanna Crofts as head of its property asset management team for the South West and South Wales while Jocelyn Hickling has joined as an associate. Joanna has worked at Knight Frank since 2004, joining as a graduate in the Bristol office agency team. In 2014 she...

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TV star makes World Cancer Day appeal on behalf of Bath charity

January 28, 2019
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TV star makes World Cancer Day appeal on behalf of Bath charity

Actress Stephanie Cole OBE is urging businesses and individuals to mark World Cancer Day next Monday by making a donation to the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group (BCUSG).   Stephanie, pictured, best known for her roles in the TV sitcoms Still Open All Hours and Waiting for God, is president of the BCUSG, which...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

January 26, 2019
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Monday January 28 Final: SThree Interim: Caterpillar Tuesday January 29 Final: Crest Nicholson Interims: Hargreaves Lansdown, PZ Cussons, eBay, Pfizer, Apple Trading updates: Royal Mail, Domino’s Pizza Wednesday January 30 Final: Centamin Interims: Facebook, Microsoft, Visa, Boeing, McDonald’s Trading update: Britvic Thursday January 31 Final: Unilever Interims: BT Group, Rank Group, Diageo, Shell, UPS,...

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Colliers’ South West office appoints director to head its investment property management team

January 25, 2019
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Colliers’ South West office appoints director to head its investment property management team

Property agency Colliers International’s South West office has appointed Jo Edwards as a director and head of its investment property management (IPM) team.  Jo, pictured, has worked in commercial property in Bristol for more than 20 years. She joins Colliers’ office in the city after 24 years at JLL (previously King Sturge), where she...

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