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Solicitor returns to Royds Withy King’s family law team in Bath

April 15, 2019
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Solicitor returns to Royds Withy King’s family law team in Bath

Bath-headquartered regional law firm Royds Withy King has welcomed back solicitor Laura Podger to its family law team in Bath. Having qualified as a solicitor at the firm last year, Laura, pictured, spent around six months in national firm Irwin Mitchell’s Bristol office, where she worked on high-profile family law cases, before returning to...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

April 14, 2019
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Monday April 15 Finals: Crossword Cybersecurity, Filta Group Holdings, Mobile Tornado Group Interims: Carr’s Group, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Trading updates: Petra Diamonds, Rio Tinto, Sirius Real Estate Tuesday April 16 Finals: Card Factory, Flowtech Fluidpower, JD Sports Fashion, Parity Group, Telit Communications Interims: Bank of America, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Ashmore Trading updates:...

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‘Go skinny dipping before your next meeting’ accountants are urged by adventurer at their annual dinner

April 12, 2019
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‘Go skinny dipping before your next meeting’ accountants are urged by adventurer at their annual dinner

The West of England’s top accountants have been advised to have ‘micro-adventures’ such as skinny dipping in a river while on their way to a meeting or sleeping outside on a hill in summer. The unusual plea was made to the 400 guests at the profession’s regional annual dinner by guest speaker National Geographic...

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Business West blames uncertainty over Brexit for big fall in orders, sales and confidence

April 12, 2019
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Business West blames uncertainty over Brexit for big fall in orders, sales and confidence

Confidence levels among West of England firms have dropped significantly – with orders and sales also down – according to the latest survey by Business West, with the region’s largest business organisation blaming Brexit uncertainty for the slump. All measures in the survey of around 500 firms were in the red. Export sales and...

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Firm co-founded by former Royal Crescent Hotel manager snaps up Cotswolds country house venue

April 12, 2019
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Firm co-founded by former Royal Crescent Hotel manager snaps up Cotswolds country house venue

The former manager of Bath’s Royal Crescent Hotel has joined two former management consultants to buy a Georgian country house hotel in the Cotswolds. Simon Austin, who worked at Royal Crescent Bath from August 2017 until last month, has formed a new company called Moonflight with James and Corinna Rae to buy the 18-bedroom...

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Bright sparks of Bath’s tech sector are invited to enter prestigious awards

April 12, 2019
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Bright sparks of Bath’s tech sector are invited to enter prestigious awards

Nominations have opened for The SPARKies, the coveted awards showcasing the best of the West of England’s tech sector.  The awards, now in their seventh year, recognise the businesses and individuals who make Bath, Bristol and surroundings a tech powerhouse and shine a light on their amazing wealth of tech and creative talent.  Nominations...

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Medical leadership charity forms partnership with Chase de Vere

April 12, 2019
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Medical leadership charity forms partnership with Chase de Vere

Chase de Vere Medical, the specialist arm of the national independent financial advisory firm with an office in Bath, is extending its offering to more doctors and healthcare workers following the launch of a new partnership. It has teamed up with the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) to offer its members expert...

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Plans for Bath’s first park in a century to go on display at Curo’s flagship housing scheme

April 12, 2019
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Plans for Bath’s first park in a century to go on display at Curo’s flagship housing scheme

Curo, the Bath-based housing association, is to host a public information exhibition to showcase its proposals for the city’s first new park in 100 years. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see detailed designs for the main area of public open space and woodland walk at Curo’s Mulberry Park development, alongside proposed...

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One year on from three-way merger, Edit reaps rewards of brand new start

April 12, 2019
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One year on from three-way merger, Edit reaps rewards of brand new start

Bath-based marketing communications agency Edit is celebrating a year since it was created through the merger of three West of England-based businesses. The £32m-turnover agency, part of international marketing group Kin + Carta (formerly St Ives), employs 213 people working on customer relationship management and media, marketing technology and data science.  The merger brought...

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Artist and schoolchildren help accountants go the egg-stra mile for Bath theatre appeal

April 12, 2019
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Artist and schoolchildren help accountants go the egg-stra mile for Bath theatre appeal

The Bath office of regional accountancy group MHA Monahans has teamed up with artist Jo McCarron and children from a city primary school to create a design for a giant Easter egg. The firm is sponsoring the egg as part of the Theatre Royal’s annual Great Big Egg Hunt.  The after-school club at St...

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