“I left home, no phone, no money… really, I hadn’t a clue,” raps Taelor Newport on Second Chance, a track he has written about his experience as a homeless teenager. Taelor tells his story with wit and honesty through his music. Currently living at Curo’s Bath Foyer project in Twerton and working at a...
Bath-based Curo is among housing providers highlighting the benefits of supported housing as part of the national Starts at Home campaign. Starts at Home celebrates supported housing and tells the stories of people in communities across the country who have gained independence or rebuilt their confidence through these vital services. Housing associations such as...
Staff in Bath businesses are being invited to take part in city-based homeless charity Julian House’s Circuit of Bath Walk on September 25. The event involves walking part, or all, of a spectacular 20-mile route around the edge of the city designed so walkers enjoy some stunning scenery as well as wonderful views across...
No other news service in the Bath area can compete with Bath Business News for authoritative, independent online business news and information. Here are 9 reasons why Bath Business News is essential reading for anyone serious about business. 1) We have a strong track record of quality journalism and news coverage dating back more than 30 years. Our award-winning editor Robert Buckland...
The on-off, on-off Hinkley Point C rollercoaster may have failed to come to its expected conclusion on Thursday, but work on the massive site goes on, as Business West managing director Phil Smith found when he visited it last week. Thirty tonnes with one scoop! That’s what each of the three massive yellow diggers...
The £1bn devolution deal and the West of England combined authority formed by it would increase control and resources for business including: Integrated and locally relevant inward investment and trade services, led by Invest in Bristol & Bath Support for developing the West of England Growth Hub Increased support for the Bristol & Bath...
Bath area businesses are being urged to give their views on the West of England devolution proposal, which would bring extra powers to the area along with additional funding worth up to £1bn. Business organisations in the region, including the Institute of Directors (IoD), CBI, FSB and Business West have come together to encourage...
West of England business leaders have called on the Government to make a speedy decision and approve the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station after it forced another delay of the £18bn project at the 11th hour last week. The plans were thrown into chaos by the Government last Thursday just hours after being...
The go-ahead for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point is expected to be announced this evening, triggering a multi-billion pound boost for the West of England’s economy. The board of French energy company EDF is expected to approve the £18bn plant – which will take 10 years to build – later today...
The Institute of Directors South West regional chairman Nick Sturge has been appointed to the organisation’s national council as it seeks to ensure that a range of voices from across business are heard as Brexit unfolds. Nick Sturge, pictured, the co-founder and director of Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub, is one of a number of...
