Bath Business Improvement District (BID), the membership organisation tasked with boosting city centre trade, is to launch a café and restaurant discount scheme aimed at directly benefiting people who live or work in the city. Under the B-LOCAL scheme, Bath residents and those commuting into the city to work will qualify for a Discovery...
Business Showcase South West – the region’s largest event of its kind – returns in June with the promise of an unparalleled range of seminars, workshops, speeches and networking opportunities. The event, the ninth since it launched in 2014, again takes place in Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium and will celebrate the best of innovation,...
Bath’s Herschel Museum of Astronomy is hoping for a big success by landing a national award that champions small exhibitions. The museum’s 2018 Wonder Women of Space exhibition has been shortlisted for a Museums and Heritage Award in a category for projects that achieved a big impact with a limited budget. The one-room exhibition...
An historic Somerset pub, parts of which date back to before the English Civil War, has come onto the market with a £390,000 price tag. The Grade II listed Full Moon at Rudge, near Frome, has five letting bedrooms and a large garden as well as traditional features including flagstone floors and fireplace. A...
Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures is teaming up with Bath-based healthtech specialist Mayden and law firm Mogers Drewett to stage Managing People and Productivity, a free learning and networking event. Taking place on March 28 in Bath, the workshop will focus on three key areas: Managing and planning your people’s time and business productivity...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon’s partner Roger Isaacs has been recognised in a top national awards scheme for his forensic accounting expertise and for promoting the benefits of it to the legal profession. In the past year, Roger, pictured, has given expert evidence to clients in London, the South West and Midlands, as well...
Staff from across regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s seven offices have raised more than £30,000 for charity by taking part in the Bath Half Marathon. More than 100 Bishop Fleming employees completed the course while the firm was also the official title sponsor of the annual event, which took place on Sunday and attracted...
Monday March 18 Nothing listed Tuesday March 19 Finals: TP ICAP, John Wood, Antofagasta Interim: FedEx Trading updates: ASOS, Ocado Economic announcement: Employment data including job creation (December), unemployment rate (January), average earnings (January) Wednesday March 20 Finals: Genel Energy, Kingfisher, Ferrexpo Interim: Micron Technology Economic announcement: CPI (January) Thursday March 21 Finals: Next,...
A controversial government scheme that allows property developers to convert offices into homes could be stopped in central Bath as council chiefs step up moves to bring in new businesses and create more jobs. Under permitted development rights (PDR), which were introduced by the government in 2015, developers do not need planning permission to...
Preparations for the Bath Business Expo next Thursday, which is expected to attract more than 500 visitors, are continuing apace, with a raft of new seminars announced today. The event, in the Assembly Rooms, aims to inspire small and medium-sized businesses and locally-based corporates, start-ups and pre start-ups to further growth through its comprehensive...
