Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Dan Meadon-Bower, partner at Bath law firm Royds Withy King, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Annie (1982), Annie (2014) and Annie (1982), all in the...
The Liberal Democrats have gained control of Bath & North East Somerset Council following yesterday’s local elections, ousting the Conservatives as its largest party and potentially triggering major changes in policy on transport, housing, the environment and the economy. The Lib Dems gained 20 seats, overturning the Conservatives’ seven-strong majority. The political make-up of...
Bath-based wealth management firm Epoch has been acquired by Brewin Dolphin in a deal that will give the national investment management and financial planning firm its first office in the city. Epoch managing partner Barry Newbury and his 37 staff will transfer to Brewin Dolphin along with its clients. Epoch’s Queen Square office will...
Business passengers using Bristol Airport have helped it achieve its best-ever scores for customer satisfaction in a major national survey. The airport gained its highest results in three areas in the prestigious ACI UK Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Survey – overall satisfaction, business passenger satisfaction and the arrivals passport process. Bristol also ranked highly...
Former Bath Rugby players Ed Jackson and Olly Barkley are inviting the city’s firms to support a not-for-profit organisation Ed has set up following a severe spinal injury that left him paralysed from the neck down and unlikely to ever walk again. Ed sustained the injury in 2017 while diving into a friend’s swimming...
Drinkers in bars in Hong Kong are to get the chance to sample sparkling cider made by a small Somerset drinks firm in a traditional – and rarely used – method. Shepton Mallet-based Pilton Cider produces its cider through the artisan method of keeving, which means that no water or sugar is added. Instead,...
A rare chance to move into a business unit on a popular industrial estate has come about six months after it became full. The Woodland Industrial Estate in Westbury, owned by Bath-based commercial property firm HPH, became fully let last November when independent Land Rover and Range Rover specialist Broad Lane Land Rovers relocated...
IT bootcamp Mayden Academy has launched a funding scheme to encourage more women to embark on careers in coding. The scheme will offer female students a 70% reduction in course fees on the academy’s Full Stack Track – an intensive 16-week training course for aspiring developers from non-tech backgrounds. The course is designed...
Charities and community groups from across Bath are being urged to apply to Bath Building Society for funding and support under its annual charity awards. Eight charities and community groups will share £6,500 under the scheme while a further three will receive a pair of Bath Building Society hot air balloon tickets – which...
Bath charity Southside has praised city law firm Mowbray Woodwards for its support over the past 18 months, during which it has raised £3,500 to help it continue its work. Southside supports families dealing with a range of problems such as domestic abuse, mental health difficulties, financial and housing issues. By providing on-going support...
