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Social distancing factored in as The Bath Pub Company opens latest refurbished venue

October 16, 2020
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Social distancing factored in as The Bath Pub Company opens latest refurbished venue

A Bath pub has reopened following a £500,000 refurbishment designed with social distancing in mind. The Moorfields, pictured, in Oldfield Park was taken over by The Bath Pub Company in March just as the country went into lockdown.  The re-opening comes as many pubs in Bath continue to struggle as social distancing measures and...

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Government funding lifeline will help save iconic Bath cultural venues

October 16, 2020
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Government funding lifeline will help save iconic Bath cultural venues

Eight of Bath’s cultural venues have received vital funding under a £1.57bn government scheme to help them survive the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and secure their future. The diverse list – which spans music, visual art, theatre, comedy and literature – ranges from The Theatre Royal to Moles Club.  They are among 1,385...

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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

October 15, 2020
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Pearson May weekly financial round-up

Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Support for shut-down businesses  Grants are available if you’re legally required to close. Find out more here State pension age rises to 66 Up to four million women in their 50s are affected. Click here for more information    

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More growth for BGF’s regional team with direct origination appointment

October 13, 2020
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More growth for BGF’s regional team with direct origination appointment

Investment group BGF has appointed Georgie Stratton to its growing South West team. Georgie, pictured, has taken up a direct origination role focusing on sourcing new investments and bolt-on acquisitions for portfolio companies across BGF’s Bristol, Reading and Cardiff offices. She joins from the Bristol office of accountancy group PwC, where she spent two-and-a-half years...

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Business West welcomes Chancellor’s latest support measures for firms closed by Covid

October 12, 2020
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Business West welcomes Chancellor’s latest support measures for firms closed by Covid

New support for firms forced to close by law because of coronavirus restrictions by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been welcomed by Business West, the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce. The scheme, under which the government will pay two-thirds of the wages of staff working for these firms, was announced on Friday. It begins...

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Council outlines financial help package for firms hit by city centre Clean Air Zone

October 9, 2020
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More than 9,000 businesses are being contacted by Bath & North East Somerset Council to help them find out if they will be charged to drive in the city centre when its delayed Clean Air Zone is launched next March. Firms will also be told if they can get financial support to enable them...

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Exclusive: Bath’s high-flying legal eagles and top law firms showcased in The Legal 500

October 9, 2020
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Exclusive: Bath’s high-flying legal eagles and top law firms showcased in The Legal 500

Some of Bath’s top lawyers and the firms they work for have earning top billing in The Legal 500, the leading annual guide to law firms and solicitors in the UK. While the directory’s South West section is dominated, as in previous years, by Bristol’s large national and international firms, a number of lawyers...

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Businesses urged to design artwork to help brighten up the Bath’s streets at Christmas

October 9, 2020
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Businesses urged to design artwork to help brighten up the Bath’s streets at Christmas

Bath’s firms are being invited to take part in a public project to fill the city’s streets with giant bunting made from their artwork and designs in the run-up to Christmas. The competition has been launched by the city’s Business Improvement District (BID) and printing firm Minuteman Press Bath, who see it as a...

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Bath Business Blog: Lucy Cotterell, Mogers Drewett HR consultant. Practical tips to support employee health and wellbeing

October 8, 2020
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Bath Business Blog: Lucy Cotterell, Mogers Drewett HR consultant. Practical tips to support employee health and wellbeing

As the seventh month of working from home approaches and the season starts to change, Mogers Drewett HR consultant Lucy Cotterell offers some guidance and tips aimed at helping managers to ensure they can support their team’s health and wellbeing. With the Centre for Mental Health charity predicting that up to 10m people (almost...

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New Business West directory offers support and opportunities for firms as Covid and Brexit hit home

October 8, 2020
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New Business West directory offers support and opportunities for firms as Covid and Brexit hit home

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has launched a directory service to help signpost firms to vital advice, opportunities and support services. Back to Business is an evolution of Business West’s highly successful Trading Through Coronavirus platform, which has been visited by more than 100,000 businesses across the South West.  It has been launched...

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