Bath Building Society has promoted its head of business change Steve Burnard to the new role of chief transformation officer as it enters its busiest period of change in its 119-year history. The society, which has more than 20,000 savers and 1,200 mortgage customers, said its focus this year would on digital transformation. Steve,...
Guests at Bath’s Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa will be able to take to the skies and enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the city as part of a luxury hot air balloon experience and package starting this spring. After soaring high above Bath’s famous landmarks, guests will be able to relax with a glass...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. More than 3,000 tax returns filed on Christmas Day 22,000-plus self-assessments were submitted between 24 and 26 December. Click here to read more Slow retail growth expected for 2023 The number of shop closures hits a five-year high. Read...
FinTech West, the advisory body for the region’s burgeoning financial technology industry, has appointed two new members to its advisory board in a move to help mobilise more firms in the sector in the South West. The appointments of PwC director Katharine Adlard and NatWest senior relationship manager Louis Spencer, pictured, will enable FinTech West to...
The British Business Bank, the government’s economic development funder, has appointed former professional rugby player Edward Tellwright as a senior manager covering the South West. Edward, pictured, brings many years’ experience of working with smaller businesses in the region to access finance outside of his playing career with Sale Sharks, Rotherham and Jersey. He started...
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates is to co-design a new ‘living laboratory’ science centre in Singapore 10 years after it helped create the city-state’s world-renowned Gardens by the Bay. The 101-hectare (250-acre) gardens in central Singapore have become a national icon, boasting the largest glass greenhouse in the world, while its Supertrees, 18...
The boss of the South West’s largest business group has urged firms to ‘stay positive’ this year in the face of huge challenges. Phil Smith, managing director of Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce – also said companies could benefit in 2023 by being based in an innovative region at the...
Monday January 2 Nothing listed Tuesday January 3 Trading announcements: Darktrace, Aptamer Group Economic announcements: Retail sales, PMI manufacturing Wednesday January 4 Economic announcements: Mortgage approvals, Consumer credit, M4 money supply, PMI services, PMI composite, BRC shop price index Thursday January 5 Trading announcements: Next, Greggs, B&M Economic announcements: Current account, Gross domestic product Friday January 6 Final: Inspirit Energy...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Make Tax Digital for Income Tax self-assessment delayed for two years The decision follows weeks of urgent calls from industry leaders. Click here to read more Help To Grow digital scheme axed The scheme is set to end just...
Monday December 19 Nothing listed Tuesday December 20 Final: Redx Pharma Wednesday December 21 Economic announcements: Producer price index, Retail price index, Consumer price index, Public sector net borrowing Thursday December 22 Economic announcements: Current account, Gross domestic product Friday December 23 Nothing listed
