Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to introduce measures that will boost the West of England’s economy in his Budget on Monday, including accelerating housebuilding and investing in infrastructure. Brexit will loom large over the Chancellor’s presentation. Mr Hammond, pictured, will present the first Budget on a Monday since 1962 with just five months...
Bath could get a rare double listing as a World Heritage site under an idea floated by a collection of spa towns and cities across Europe. The Great Spas of Europe project wants the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to grant World Heritage status to 11 of its members, including Bath. ...
Katherine Bennett OBE, aerospace giant Airbus’s senior vice-president, is the next speaker a series of talks by high-profile business women staged at Bath’s Gainsborough Hotel. Katherine, pictured, who is responsible for leading Airbus’s strategy and external relations in the UK and reports directly to the global CEO, will be at the hotel next Thursday...
Business West, the region’s largest business support group, has launched a free up-to-the minute advice and guidance service to help firms get ready for life after Brexit. Called Trading Through Brexit, it aims to help businesses start planning for the period up to and after the UK leaves the EU next March. Business...
Efforts to save one of the UK’s most at-risk Grade One listed buildings have taken a major step forward thanks to a Bath-based housebuilding firm. Crossman Homes bought land alongside the iconic but derelict Whitfield Tabernacle in Kingswood in May from the building’s former owners PG Group. The tabernacle, which dates back to 1741,...
Bath PR agency Creatrix’s founding director Gary Squires has qualified to represent GB Triathlon in the European Championships on Ibiza after two years of gruelling training. Gary will compete in the 2018 Ibiza ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships as part of the 45-49 age group. He will line up alongside 2,000 other competitors...
