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New joiners give Cushman & Wakefield’s regional hub another double boost

July 19, 2021
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New joiners give Cushman & Wakefield’s regional hub another double boost

International commercial property agency Cushman & Wakefield has made a second double appointment to its regional hub in as many months. Louise Claxton has been taken on as a surveyor in the valuation & advisory team while Lauren Harrison has joined the firm’s graduate scheme.  Louise previously worked at Carter Jonas in Bristol, where she...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 19, 2021
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Monday July 19 Interim: SThree Trading announcement:  Parsley Box Group Tuesday July 20 Finals: Begbies, Gateley Holdings, Sosandar, Supreme Interim: Audioboom Group, One Media IP Group, TClarke Trading announcements: Anglo American, BHP Group, Cloudcall Group, CVS Group, Luceco Economic announcement: Current account Wednesday July 21 Final: Polar Capital Technology Trust Interims: RTC Group, Gresham Q2 result: Etalon Group Trading announcements: Antofagasta, Close Bros,...

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Stay cautious as city opens up again from Monday, businesses are warned amid soaring cases

July 16, 2021
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Stay cautious as city opens up again from Monday, businesses are warned amid soaring cases

Bath area firms are being urged to remain cautious about easing Covid-related measures too quickly as the country prepares for most legal restrictions to be lifted on Monday. With infection rates rising again across the area, Bath & North East Somerset Council is encouraging residents to avoid crowded areas, if possible, and to continue...

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Team behind Bath’s new Frankenstein attraction promise ‘scarily immersive experience’

July 16, 2021
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Team behind Bath’s new Frankenstein attraction promise ‘scarily immersive experience’

Bath will claim another world-first visitor experience when Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, which commemorates the life of the female novelist and her now legendary creation, opens on Monday. It is the first time that the author will have her own dedicated permanent attraction. Mary Shelley wrote the majority of the classic novel while living...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

July 16, 2021
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up with each week to bring you the top national finance stories. Where do we stand with the UK’s property taxes?  More changes to the UK’s property taxes took effect this month. Find out more here Thousands of savers caught out by pension tax traps Breaches of two pension...

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Bath firms chosen to lead design of Bristol’s ground-breaking new zoo

July 16, 2021
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Bath firms chosen to lead design of Bristol’s ground-breaking new zoo

Two Bath architecture firms behind some of the most exciting developments of recent decades have been selected to work on a new vision for a world-leading zoo in Bristol. Pioneering landscape architects Grant Associates and design practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) have been appointed by the Bristol Zoological Society to the team of architects,...

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£600k investment for Bath firm developing alternatives to traditional anaesthetics

July 16, 2021
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£600k investment for Bath firm developing alternatives to traditional anaesthetics

A Bath medtech firm making anaesthesia safer for patients, better for the environment and more cost effective has raised £600,000 to develop its products further. Somnus Scientific has a mission to improve patient survival and recovery rates following anaesthesia by unlocking alternatives to traditional gas-based anaesthetics.  Its new biosensor, which unlocks alternatives to standard...

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Rock on: Environmental firm gains go-ahead for Gibraltar harbour reclamation scheme

July 16, 2021
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Rock on: Environmental firm gains go-ahead for Gibraltar harbour reclamation scheme

Environmental development firm Engain has helped a major reclamation project on Gibraltar get the green light – the consultancy’s latest project in a 20-plus year partnership with the territory’s government. The Frome-based firm, which specialises in projects involving the environment, ecology and climate change, provided environmental guidance to Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar on the 60,000 sq m...

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Innovative craft brewery’s sales soar as drinkers get taste for its sour raspberry beer

July 16, 2021
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Innovative craft brewery’s sales soar as drinkers get taste for its sour raspberry beer

A beer made with foraged raspberries has helped sales soar to record levels at Mendip farmhouse brewery Yonder. Based near Binegar, Yonder was founded three years ago by Jasper Tupman and Stuart Winstone, who formerly worked at the Wild Beer Company near Shepton Mallet.  The pair share a passion for foraging, fermentation and flavour...

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Richard Bonner takes up the reins as new chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership

July 15, 2021
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Richard Bonner takes up the reins as new chair of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership

The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed civil engineer Richard Bonner as its new chair, replacing Prof Steve West, who has been in the role since 2017. Richard, pictured, joined the LEP board two years ago and also served on the West of England Economic Recovery Taskforce.  He is UK chief operating...

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