Chancellor Philip Hammond got to his feet at 12.43pm today to deliver his Spring Statement. But against the backdrop of Brexit turmoil, few commentators expected it to contain much that will be significant. Growth will be 1.2% this year (compared to 1.6% in last October’s Budget), 1.4% in 2020 and 1.6% in each of...
A team from the Bath office of law firm Stone King has raised nearly £900 in aid of city homeless charity Julian House after being sponsored to sleep rough for a night. Their nocturnal efforts were part of Julian House’s Big Bath Sleep-Out on in Alice Park last Friday when more than 300 people...
Spring is here and it’s an excellent time to ‘spring clean’ your tax affairs, making the most of opportunities to maximise your income and minimise your tax. Some tax planning may require action to be taken before April 5. Pearson May partner Jacqui Bowden highlights a few of these here: Gift Aid Payments: Don’t...
Monday March 11 Finals: Old Mutual, Clarkson, Polymetal Tuesday March 12 Finals: G4S, Cairn, French Connection, Domino’s Pizza, 888 Holdings, Computacenter Interim: Close Brothers Economic announcement: GDP (January) Wednesday March 13 Finals: Morrison, Prudential, Standard Life, Aberdeen, Balfour Beatty, Hikma Pharmaceuticals Economic announcement: Spring Budget Thursday March 14 Finals: Capita, One Savings Bank, Just...
Updated plans for Bath’s long-awaited new office quarter have been unveiled to the city’s business community to coincide with the appointment of insurance giant Legal & General as development partner on part of the scheme. Dozens of representatives of businesses from across the city were given a brief overview of progress on the Bath...
Renewable power group Good Energy has increased its presence in the high-growth electric vehicle market by taking a minority stake in Next Green Car Ltd, the parent company of the Zap-Map app. Zap-Map has 70,000 monthly uses who use it to plan routes, locate charge points and check their availability. Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy, which...
The Tech4Good networks in Bath and Bristol, which have been operating since early 2017, are to merge to create a single group bringing together social innovation and tech across the two cities. Tech4Good South-West (T4GSW) will launch next month under the umbrella of the global network and non-profit TechSoup and Netsquared with a mission...
Staff at Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King have been celebrating a double success this week after it was crowned Best Managed Firm at a national awards ceremony and named as one of the best companies to work for in the South West. The firm, which has offices on Midland Bridge and just off...
Bath-based luxury hotels group Andrew Brownsword Hotels is to re-open Minster Mill in the Cotswolds next week following a £4.5m refurbishment. The group, which owns 13 upmarket venues across the UK, acquired Minster Mill, pictured, near Oxford in 2016 from the De Savary family, who had operated it and sister property The Old Swan...
University of Bath mathematician Dr Apala Majumdar has been named among the winners of a national awards scheme that champions women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) industries. Dr Majumda, pictured, a Reader in Mathematical Sciences at the university, came top in the Academic category of the 2019 FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards. ...
