Creativity, climate and collaboration are among the themes to be explored at this year’s Bath Digital Festival, which takes place next month. The five-day long festival will bring people and tech together at venues across Bath to explore the city’s thriving digital scene through a series of engaging workshops, keynotes and panels. Staged by...
Bath Racecourse’s Ladies Day, one of the stand-out events of its season, returns on Saturday 17 June. Combining exciting races with glamorous outfits, ornate hats and top-quality food and drink, Ladies Day has become a key date in Bath’s social calendar and the ultimate girls’ day out. Guests can soak up the atmosphere in...
Bath-based specialist building contractor Emery Brothers has been appointed to carry out essential restoration work on the city’s iconic Beckford’s Tower as part of a £3.9m heritage project. Owned and run by Bath Preservation Trust (BPT), the landmark Grade I listed building, pictured, has been on Historic England’s national Heritage at Risk register for...
Confidence among South West firms remains the most fragile of any UK region, according to two new surveys, with weak economic growth and skills shortages among the biggest challenges. Business optimism in the region fell six percentage points during May according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Firms also reported...
Bath-headquartered alternative lender Time Finance has said that a £1.1m asset-based lending (ABL) facility it arranged for an expanding structural steel engineering firm proves how effective such deals can be. The unnamed firm, based in the South East, was introduced to Time Finance by its financial consultant, Kent-based Open InVoice Finance, which had been brought...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May teams up with Bath Business News to bring you the top national finance stories. Self-assessment threshold increases to £150,000 Fewer PAYE taxpayers will submit returns in 2023/24. Click here for more information Access to finance limited for SMEs Low awareness and high borrowing costs limit growth. Find out more here
