Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on our weekly e-bulletin. This week Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst MBE, director of Morgan-Brinkhurst Consultancy Events and a vice-president, trustee and patron for many charities, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Despicable Me with...
Melksham-based Avon Tyres has signed a sponsorship deal with Sky Bet Championship team Derby County for the upcoming 2016/17 season. Under the agreement, the firm’s logo will appear on the back of the side’s first-team shirts and shorts for the entire campaign, which kicks off this Saturday. Avon, which makes high-performance car and motorcycle...
The £1bn devolution deal and the West of England combined authority formed by it would increase control and resources for business including: Integrated and locally relevant inward investment and trade services, led by Invest in Bristol & Bath Support for developing the West of England Growth Hub Increased support for the Bristol & Bath...
Bath area businesses are being urged to give their views on the West of England devolution proposal, which would bring extra powers to the area along with additional funding worth up to £1bn. Business organisations in the region, including the Institute of Directors (IoD), CBI, FSB and Business West have come together to encourage...
Planning permission has been granted to redevelop Bath’s hidden undercrofts and 18th century vaults beside Pulteney Bridge as a restaurant and possible museum. The proposal for the long-unused area, drawn up by Bath architects Nash Partnership, is the first phase in Bath & North East Somerset Council’s (B&NES) ambitions to develop the social, cultural and...
West of England business leaders have called on the Government to make a speedy decision and approve the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station after it forced another delay of the £18bn project at the 11th hour last week. The plans were thrown into chaos by the Government last Thursday just hours after being...
Bath-based recruitment agency Juice is gearing up for a pedal-powered charity fundraiser this September in which its staff will cycle 57 miles between its four offices. The event is the brainchild of Juice managing director Emma Summers and her husband Andrew, who wanted to organise a fun and energetic event for the 24-strong team....
West of England accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has a large office in Bath, has been named as one of only a handful of accountants in the region registered to work with ATOL-covered travel businesses. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recently toughened up its rules relating to financial reporting by travel sector businesses. Accountants...
The go-ahead for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point is expected to be announced this evening, triggering a multi-billion pound boost for the West of England’s economy. The board of French energy company EDF is expected to approve the £18bn plant – which will take 10 years to build – later today...
The growing popularity of Bath Ales’ flagship Gem bitter has helped the brewery achieve its best ever year for grocery sales. Its supermarket sales grew by 14% last year to £3.5m as demand for craft beer continued to spiral. The increase put Bath Ales in third position in a table of the top 20...
