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Bath’s iconic Roman Baths has attracted more than 100,000 visitors since reopening from lockdown at the beginning of July – an achievement described as “a milestone on the city’s road to recovery”. The Baths was among the first major UK attractions to re-admit the public following the closedown of the cultural sector in March as...
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...
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...
Monday October 12 Interim: E-therapeutics Trading announcements: Argentex Group, Ariana Resources, Cake Box Holdings, Eddie Stobart, Great Portland Estates, Network International, Science Group, The Panoply Holdings, XP Power Tuesday October 13 Finals: Essensys, Nanoco, Netcall Interims: BP Marsh & Partners, Lidco Group, Onthemarket Trading announcement: PJCS Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works Economic announcements: Retail sales, Unemployment rate, Claimant count rate...
More than 150 jobs are to be created by Future, the Bath-based media group, as it continues to sidestep the economic impact of Covid-19. The rapidly expanding group, which last week hit the takeover trail again in the US and has also launched a number of new titles, said the majority of the new...
