Confidence levels among businesses in the South West have bounced back from the gloom of earlier this year – making the region one of only two to register an increase in optimism. Overall confidence rose five points last month to 34%, while companies in the region became far more upbeat about their own business...
Bath area employers are being invited to take part in a new £2m programme that will support hundreds of individuals across the West of England to learn new skills. The scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), is designed to plug the skills gaps in the region that are slowing the...
Passengers arriving at Bristol Airport are now greeted by an eye-catching artwork featuring many of the West of England’s family-friendly attractions. Produced by Visit West, the region’s destination marketing organisation, in partnership with the airport, specialist advertising experts Eye Airports and businesses, the 136 ft-long mural, pictured, weaves its way along the arrivals corridor, giving...
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has partnered with a housing developer on a major scheme with more than 1,350 homes on the site of the 2012 London Olympics. The London Legacy Corporation (LLDC) has unanimously approved the plans, submitted by Get Living, for three applications in what is now known as London’s East...
Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus has scored a hat-trick in a prestigious building industry awards scheme, including taking the top prize as overall winner. The Grade II listed building, pictured – home to its Bath School of Art, Film & Media and Bath School of Design – was victorious in the Education and Sustainability...
Bath-headquartered housing association and developer Curo has launched its latest foodbank as it seeks to help hard-to-reach communities amid the cost of living crisis. Supported by UK food poverty charity Fareshare, Curo building materials supplier Travis Perkins and local supermarkets, The Pantry in Midsomer Norton is open to all Curo customers – from young carers to families...
One of the UK’s largest regional fund managers has opened a West of England office to provide finance to small and medium-sized business through the British Business Bank’s new £200m South West Investment Fund. FW Capital will manage the debt finance fund for the north of the region, providing commercial loans of £100,000 to £2m...
This year’s TEDxBath is shaping up to be the best yet, according to its organisers as they prepare to announce 2023’s line-up. Taking place at The Forum on Saturday 14 October, will feature six speakers and two acts and, according to the team behind it, generate unlimited ideas. TEDx events, which are held across...
Unlimited Potential, the Bath networking group for young professionals, celebrated its first birthday with a party at Japanese restaurant Robun. The group was set up by Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s most dynamic, successful, world-class companies and their talented employees, to bring together under-35s who are contributing to Bath’s development as a...
A calculator that will enable construction firms to estimate the amount of carbon embodied in their buildings and projects is to be developed with the help of University of Bath academics – helping solve a key challenge as the sector targets net zero. The university is working on the Carbon Calculation Engine with specialist...
