Chancellor Rachel Reeves started her Budget speech by saying the country voted for change on 4 July. As a result, the Labour government could now “fix the foundations”. The way to ensure growth was to “invest, invest, invest”, she added. In total, the Budget will raise taxes by £40bn. The key points from the Budget...
People against Poverty (PaP) has just held its 2023-24 AGM and annual celebration for supporters at which it presented a bold strategy for growth for 2025. Despite being small charity, PaP supports 18 projects across six countries – the UK, Haiti, India, Malawi, Romania and Tanzania – and has helped thousands of people on...
Shares in Good Energy, the 100% renewable electricity supplier, powered ahead by more than a 28% this week after it received what it called “an unsolicited indicative, non-binding proposal” from a Dubai-based group. The move, which comes two-and-a-half years after Chippenham-headquartered Good Energy repelled an approach from arch-rival Ecotricity, has come from Esyasoft, a...
Plans to transform a major brownfield site near Bath city centre with a mixed-use development of homes and business space are to be submitted for planning approval. The derelict 4.5-acre former Homebase site on Pines Way was acquired by London-based Developer HUB and Bridges Fund Management, a London-based fund manager specialising in sustainable and...
Businesses across Bath and North East Somerset are being offered the chance to take part in a group buying scheme to invest in solar panels and battery storage. The scheme, which is also open to residents, offers a way to save money and cut carbon emissions by investing in solar panels, battery storage and...
Bath-headquartered architecture and placemaking consultancy Nash Partnership has secured full planning permission for one of the UK’s largest community-led development projects of its kind. The approved proposals represent the first build phase of the ground-breaking masterplan in the Southmead area of Bristol, with 187 new flats and a mix of non-residential uses. The project...
Zapmap, the electric vehicle app and data provider part-owned by Good Energy, is powering up its aim of making EV charging hassle-free by partnering with energy-saving tech firm Hive. The link-up will allow Hive customers to make charging their EVs easier at, or away, from home. Under the first phase of the partnership starting next year,...
Small and medium-sized firms in the innovation hotspot of the West of England can tap into funding worth thousands of pounds to protect their intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, patents and designs. Under the scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), businesses that meet a number of criteria can access...
Impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has appointed Adam Greenhalgh as its new investment director in a move that strengthens its growing team as it continues to scale its operations. Adam, pictured, joins from the Bristol office of International real estate advisor Savills, where he held the role of associate director. During his seven...
A £300m investment vehicle to help create and grow the West of England’s next generation of innovative science and technology spin-out businesses has been launched with the backing of the University of Bath. The fund aims to drive a much-needed step change in the early-stage capital, expertise and support available to university spin-outs and...
