Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has welcomed the latest extension to the governments’ furlough scheme, but urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to come up longer-term measures to protect firms. Mr Sunak, pictured, this afternoon announced the furlough scheme would now run until the end of March, with the Treasury continuing to pay 80% of...
A Bath charity that has distributed food and clothes to hundreds of families in need in the city during the coronavirus pandemic has called on councillors to back a planning application that would give it a permanent home. Mercy In Action has been based in the Jubilee Centre – formerly known as the Hollis...
Passengers arriving at Bristol Airport by public transport could benefit from a multi-million pound improvement scheme submitted to North Somerset Council for planning approval. Despite the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the airport, its bosses have brought forward plans for a Public Transport Interchange (PTI) facility next to the terminal building, which...
South West manufacturers could soon be collaborating with South Korean innovators to develop next-generation hydrogen vehicles under a new agreement signed by Business West, the region’s largest business group. South Korea is on course to becoming a world leader in hydrogen mobility, with a clear strategy to have 6.2m hydrogen powered vehicles on its roads...
The new lockdown measures announced will be devastating to many Bath firms despite their best efforts to make themselves Covid-safe, the region’s largest business organisation has warned. Most businesses were forced to close yesterday as the country entered its second lockdown, with staff being urged to work from home where they can. Non-essential shops...
Commuters and visitors to Bath are now able to hire carbon-neutral e-scooters to ride around the city’s streets as part of a year-long trial aimed at encouraging low-carbon travel. Initially, 50 scooters supplied by Swedish firm Voi will be available to hire in Bath, along with 100 in Bristol – with the West of England Combined...
Mabboo, the independent retailer specialising in clothing and zero-waste accessories made from bamboo, has opened a store in Bath. The Bristol-based business, which operates a shop in that city’s Galleries retail centre, has taken over the former Timberland outlet in Southgate. The 1,065 sq ft unit, pictured, stocks a range of T-shirts, watches, sunglasses and accessories...
The installation of Bath’s first ‘parklets’ has given Kingsmead Square a facelift and helped create a European-style café culture with a traffic-free environment. The two specially designed parklets – small areas the size of a couple of parking spaces with seating and plants – along with new cycle racks form part of Bath & North...
A long-running annual conference held in the West of England for communications professionals working in the natural history, conservation and environmental sectors takes place next month with a fully digital programme of events. Staged for the past 16 years, Communicate is hosted by the Natural History Consortium the organisation behind Bath Festival of Nature - and...
Bath firms are being urged to prepare now for the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1 next year, despite many questions of how it will work in practice remaining unanswered. The government has launched a campaign for businesses with the strapline ‘Time is running out’ as talks with the EU over...
