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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 28, 2013
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Tuesday May 28 INTERIMS Victrex FINALS Anglo Asian Mining, JSC Halyk Bank GDR (Reg S), Westminster Group AGMS Alba Mineral Resources, Barr (A.G.), Blackstar Group SE (DI), Concurrent Technologies, Foresight VCT, Global Energy Development, JSC Kazkommertsbank GDR (Reg S), Netplay TV, Revolymer, Smart Metering Systems, Tamar European Industrial Fund Ltd. Wednesday May 29 INTERIMS...

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Changes in games market hit Bath media group Future’s finances

May 22, 2013
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Changes in games market hit Bath media group Future’s finances

Future, the Bath-based publisher, has blamed a cyclical decline in the computer games market for a fall in earnings and revenues. Earnings tumbled by 23% to £2.2m on a 1% fall in revenues to £56.4m in the half year to March 31. However, group digital revenues rose 33% year-on-year and now represent 25% of...

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Ab Fab star to launch fan-tastic way to raise funds for No.1 Royal Crescent

May 22, 2013
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Absolutely Fabulous actress Julia Sawalha and historian Adrian Tinniswood will formally launch the No.1 Fan Club, a new Bath Preservation Trust initiative to raise vital funding for No. 1 Royal Crescent and help the conservation the key city landmark. The club, launched next Tuesday at the nearby Royal Crescent Hotel, aims to raise £200,000...

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Two new recruits boost HSBC’s West corporate team

May 22, 2013
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HSBC has strengthened its West corporate team covering Bath with the appointment of Georgina Garrett and Veryan Young as senior corporate banking managers. Both roles have a strong emphasis on business development and HSBC is keen to talk to West businesses turning over £30m plus about their growth plans, particularly those with an international...

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£10m transformation for Bath’s Bailbrook House as 4-star hotel

May 22, 2013
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£10m transformation for Bath’s Bailbrook House as 4-star hotel

Bailbrook House Hotel, the Grade II* listed hotel on the eastern outskirts of Bath, is undergoing a £10m restoration following its acquisition last year by Hand Picked Hotels. The re-development will transform the hotel into a leading four-star destination, and includes a sympathetic restoration and refurbishment of the original Mansion House and a total...

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Changes at the top at Bath law firm Thrings as it prepares to spin out personal injury practice

May 22, 2013
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Thomas Sheppard, managing partner at Bath-based law firm Thrings, is to move to the newly-created role of executive chairman. Simon Holdsworth, head of the firm’s company commercial team, is to take over as managing partner. As part of the changes Thomas will lead the transformation of the firm’s personal injury (PI) practice into a...

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Economic health of region boosted by NHS trusts, according to new research

May 21, 2013
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NHS foundation trusts are contributing billions to the regional economy, a new report published today by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) and Barclays says. As provider organisations to the Health Service, foundation trusts such as Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust and Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, care for hundreds of thousands of...

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You’re fired-up! The Apprentice is great for business says its ‘reluctant star’ Nick Hewer

May 20, 2013
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TV show The Apprentice is giving young people a great appetite for business, Nick Hewer, Sir Alan Sugar’s right-hand man on the programme, told West business leaders. Speaking at the annual Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) West of England dinner, he said whenever he spoke at schools and colleges the...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 20, 2013
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Monday May 20 INTERIMS ITE Group FINALS Cranswick, E2V Technologies, Mitie Group AGMS Auhua Clean Energy, British Smaller Companies VCT 2, LMS Capital, Shanta Gold Ltd., TMT Investments Q1 OAO Severstal GDR (Reg S) Tuesday May 21 INTERIMS Greencore Group, Paragon Group Of Companies, Renew Holdings, Zytronic FINALS Big Yellow Group, Bloomsbury Publishing, Burberry...

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£25m boost for West entrepreneurs and small, growing firms

May 17, 2013
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A £25m fund has been set up for businesses across the West to help develop jobs by matching public and private cash. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) will distribute the money which comes from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund. Businesses can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £1m to help...

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