The organisation tasked with helping shape the economic future of the West of England is hoping to attract more businesswomen to join its board to go some way to address its major gender imbalance. Out of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) 18 board members, just two are women. Now, as the...
Green energy group Good Energy has signed a deal with its hometown football club Chippenham Town to enable it to switch to 100% renewable power. Under the contract, the National League South club – nicknamed The Bluebirds – will have its 3,000-capacity Hardenhuish Park stadium powered for 33 months from sustainable sources. It is the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
