Barclays funding enables dairy farm to invest in major upgrade and boost milk yield

February 4, 2020
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A 1,000-acre dairy farm owned by Radstock Co-operative Society is undergoing expansion following a £2.5m funding package from Barclays. The investment is enabling Manor Farm at Hardington, between Frome and Radstock, to upgrade its machinery and buildings and increase the size of it herd – boosting its milk yield.  Its 550-strong herd produces around...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 2, 2020
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Monday February 3 Final: Porvair Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday February 4 Finals: Micro Focus, RM, St Modwen Properties Interims: Genedrive, K3 Capital Group, Mattiolo Q4 result: BP Trading announcement: Larsen and Toubro Economic announcement: PMI construction Wednesday February 5 Final: Smurfit Kappa Interims: Barratt Developments, Frontier Developments Q4 result: Glaxosmithkline Trading announcement: Vodafone...

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Bath entrepreneurs take lion’s share of awards at inaugural regional business showcase

January 31, 2020
Bath entrepreneurs take lion’s share of awards at inaugural regional business showcase

The Bath area’s entrepreneurial spirit has been recognised as the best in the West in a business awards scheme that champions the region’s ‘ones to watch’ – with five of the nine trophies going to firms, organisations or individuals based in and around the city. Paulton-based data management specialist 101 Data Solutions landed the...

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Trio of firms arrive to complete first phase of Bath retail and leisure scheme

January 31, 2020
Trio of firms arrive to complete first phase of Bath retail and leisure scheme

A Bath retail and leisure development is now fully let after three new occupiers signed deals for commercial units. Spring Wharf, formerly known as Roseberry Place, pictured, includes 17,340 sq ft of retail and leisure space and 171 homes for private rent.  On a prominent site at the junction of Lower Bristol Road and...

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Citizens Advice and Bath City FC kick off project with goal of tackling debt in two Bath suburbs

January 31, 2020
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Three Bath organisations have teamed up to provide a weekly debt management advice service for people living in Twerton and Whiteway. The two areas of the city were last year listed among the most deprived in the UK – a situation made worse by their location on the outskirts of the city and a...

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From nappies to eco-therapy: Funding for grassroots projects helping Bath tackle climate change

January 31, 2020
From nappies to eco-therapy: Funding for grassroots projects helping Bath tackle climate change

Eight organisations helping Bath residents tackle the climate crisis by reducing carbon emissions and addressing fuel poverty have received money from a city-based energy fund to support their work. The £28,370 has come from the Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) Fund, which supports projects that raise awareness of climate change and encourage behavioural...

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