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Business-backed Bath tree-planting group goes for growth after buying first site

May 18, 2021
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Business-backed Bath tree-planting group goes for growth after buying first site

A tree-planting partnership with its roots in Bath and backed by businesses in the city has acquired its inaugural site, where it will plant around 10,000 trees and create a new wildlife habitat.  Co-forest was initially conceived by Bath-based digital technology agency Storm Consultancy, which has since partnered with environmental experts, including EcoWild, the...

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Royds Withy King raises £25,750 in two years for Bath office charity partner Julian House

May 18, 2021
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Royds Withy King raises £25,750 in two years for Bath office charity partner Julian House

Bath charity Julian House, which supports homeless people with a range of services, has received £25,750 from city-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King – the result of a two-year link-up between them. Royds Withy King, which has offices on Midland Bridge and next to Queen Square, made Julian House its official charity partner in...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 17, 2021
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Monday May 17 Final: Petropavlovsk Interims: Cerillion, Diploma, Hollywood Bowl Group Q1 results: Fondul Proprietatea, Acron  Tuesday May 18 Finals: Assura, First Derivatives, Homeserve, Land Securities, McKay Securities, Minds + Machines, Sanderson Design Group, Trinity, Vodafone Interims: Benchmark Holdings, Hyve Group, Imperial Brands, Sureserve, Tritax Euro, Watkins Jones Q1 result: Georgia Capital Trading announcement: DP Eurasia Economic announcements: Unemployment rate, Claimant count...

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New West of England Metro Mayor pledges more jobs, better transport and a green recovery

May 14, 2021
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New West of England Metro Mayor pledges more jobs, better transport and a green recovery

Newly elected Labour West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris has vowed to raise the profile of the region on the national and global stage while delivering a green recovery from the impact of the pandemic. Mr Norris, pictured, won on the second round of the election, beating Conservative candidate Samuel Williams by 125,482 to 85,389.  The former MP for Wansdyke (now North...

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Future adds US version of Marie Claire to its portfolio as it looks to grow in women’s lifestyle market

May 14, 2021
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Future adds US version of Marie Claire to its portfolio as it looks to grow in women’s lifestyle market

Bath-headquartered global media group Future has acquired the US version of fashion and beauty publication Marie Claire just over a year after it snapped up the UK title. Marie Claire US, a joint venture between French publisher Marie Claire Album (MCA) and Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar group Hearst Magazines Media, has produced the title...

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Call for Bath firms to take part in UK’s largest ever Race at Work Survey

May 14, 2021
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Call for Bath firms to take part in UK’s largest ever Race at Work Survey

Bath businesses are being urged to join hundreds of employers from across the UK by taking part in the country’s largest survey of race in the workplace. City-headquartered international engineering practice Buro Happold has already signed up to complete the survey, which is being staged by Business in the Community (BiTC), the organisation dedicated to...

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Pioneering all-electric refuse truck puts Bath on road to clean and green commercial waste collection

May 14, 2021
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Pioneering all-electric refuse truck puts Bath on road to clean and green commercial waste collection

One of the world’s first all-electric refuse vehicles will soon be collecting commercial waste from Bath firms following a £500,000 investment by waste management and civil engineering firm MJ Church. The pioneering truck, pictured – the first on the UK’s road – has been built to the Marshfield-based firm’s strict zero emission specification.  That...

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Bath Business Blog: Malindi Myers, regional agent, Bank of England. The economy is now recovering rapidly

May 14, 2021
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Bath Business Blog: Malindi Myers, regional agent, Bank of England. The economy is now recovering rapidly

The Covid-19 pandemic has been affecting us all for more than a year now. My fellow regional agents and I know that those businesses that rely heavily on being able to have customers visit them in person – for instance, the hospitality and tourism sectors right across the South West – have been particularly...

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Government planning reforms could damage Bath’s unique character, Preservation Trust fears

May 13, 2021
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Government planning reforms could damage Bath’s unique character, Preservation Trust fears

Bath’s historic character could be at risk if changes to the planning system announced in this week’s Queen’s Speech become law, Bath Preservation Trust is warning. It could also lead to poor-quality homes being built around the city without local people having a say, the Trust said.  A new Bill reforming current planning rules...

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Latest promotions mean Royds Withy King beats its 40% target for female partners four years early

May 13, 2021
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Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has exceeded its aim of having women make up 40% of its partnership by 2025 following its latest round of promotions. Two years ago the firm set a target of achieving a partnership with a ratio of 60%-40% men to women within six years.  With two of its three...

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