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BUDGET 2015: National business reaction

March 18, 2015
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The CBI welcomed many of the “encouraging” Budget measures which it said would help businesses “create jobs for the benefit of all”. Director-general John Cridland said: “Stability and consistency are what businesses need to grow and prosper. This Budget sets the tone, providing a clear plan for fiscal health and growth. “The brighter fiscal...

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BUDGET 2015: Bath business reaction

March 18, 2015
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BUDGET 2015: Bath business reaction

Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of measures that could boost the economy in and around Bath in this week’s Budget, including a housing zone at Foxhill. Dominic Bourquin, corporate tax partner at Bath accountancy firm Monahans, said the Chancellor had served up what appeared to be a “Budget for individuals rather than businesses...

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From the West to Westminster. Map charting Bath’s innovation and potential presented to Government

March 13, 2015
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From the West to Westminster. Map charting Bath’s innovation and potential presented to Government

Bath and the West of England’s strength in innovation and its high quality of life have been put on the map in Westminster at a high-powered gathering of MPs and key Government figures aimed at challenging the so-called Northern Powerhouse. A giant map charting some of the area’s success stories and future opportunities was...

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Four Bath firms contracted to lead work on Abbey’s innovative £19.3m restoration project

March 13, 2015
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Four Bath firms contracted to lead work on Abbey’s innovative £19.3m restoration project

Bath Abbey has chosen four Bath-based companies to lead the design-and-build work for its £19.3m Footprint restoration project. Following a rigorous four-month tender process, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) has been reappointed as the lead consultant and architect for Footprint, while Buro Happold and Mann Williams have been retained as MEP (mechanical, electrical, and...

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End of 15-year Bristol Harbourside regeneration celebrated by Bath architects Grant Associates

March 13, 2015
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End of 15-year Bristol Harbourside regeneration celebrated by Bath architects Grant Associates

Bath landscape architecture firm Grant Associates has completed the final phase of public realm landscape design for Bristol’s award-winning Harbourside development. The £120m, mixed-use development has regenerated the heart of Bristol's historic waterfront. Sustainable landscape design has played a key role in the overall scheme. Working closely with London masterplan architects Cullinan Studio and...

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Permanent home will give Genesis Trust space to develop training, creative and retail hub for clients

March 11, 2015
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Permanent home will give Genesis Trust space to develop training, creative and retail hub for clients

The Genesis Trust, the Bath charity supporting vulnerable people to overcome poverty and hardship, is to transform a building in Walcot Street into a sophisticated upcycled furniture shop, training centre and offices. They charity is being supporting by Bath & North East Somerset Council, which is securing a community asset transfer of the building...

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Bath Riverside scheme “once in a generation opportunity” to put city on world stage for creative sector

March 9, 2015
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Bath’s new Riverside Enterprise Area will give it the chance to become the world’s best small city, with an internationally-renowned creative sector attracting talented people. The ambition, unveiled to the city’s business leaders last week in a new ‘vision for Bath’, will build on its Roman and Georgian heritage to create a 21st century...

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Map unveiled charting strengths of West of England in innovation and knowledge-based sectors

March 9, 2015
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Map unveiled charting strengths of West of England in innovation and knowledge-based sectors

The West of England’s strength in innovation and its high quality of life is being showcased in Westminster this afternoon with a giant map being unveiled to MPs, Lords and and other key government figures. Compiled by the area’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the map and accompanying policy document champions the area’s success stories...

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Historic riverside pub and restaurant comes onto the market

March 6, 2015
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Historic riverside pub and restaurant comes onto the market

The leasehold of the 18th-century Jolly Sailor pub and restaurant on the banks of the River Avon at Saltford Lock is for sale with a price tag of nearly £200,000. The Grade II listed pub, believed to date from 1726, attracts trade from passing boats, locals and tourists. Its restaurant has around 80 internal...

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Official opening of construction centre will build on college’s skills offering

March 6, 2015
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Official opening of construction centre will build on college’s skills offering

The new £3.6m construction skills centre at Wiltshire College’s Trowbridge campus will be officially opened on Wednesday as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The 2,300 sq m purpose-built centre accepted its first students at the start of term and has enabled the college to expand its construction courses. It is now teaching a range...

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