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Bath accountants warn of tax code error by HMRC
People who have more than one source of income could be facing backdated tax bills of £2,000 a year.That is the message from Bath-based firm Milsted Langdon which has warned people about an error made...
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Budget 2015: Bath businesses welcome Chancellor's last budget...
The Chancellor's last budget before the General Election has been welcomed by business leaders in the city.Ian Bell, executive director Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Initiative B&NES, said news...
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NATIONAL NEWS: Petrol will not drop below £1 litre says AA
The AA has said that petrol is unlikely to drop below £1 a litre after prices rose more than 5p in six weeks.Prices fell in the first six weeks of 2015 with plummeting oil prices, but only after...
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Introducing Bath's new business connector Sally Ainsworth
More accustomed to sorting IT issues Sally Ainsworth is hoping her sabbatical will help community groups and charities desperate to make a difference.Ms Ainsworth is Bath and north east Somerset's new...
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Credit union brings personal banking back to Peasedown St John...
Personal banking has returned to Peasedown St John thanks to the efforts of a local church.The last personal banking-type facilities disappeared from the village 25 years ago when the Natwest branch in...
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Bath cafe Java remains closed
Mystery surrounds the sudden closure of a popular cafe in the centre of Bath. Java Coffee House, on Kingsmead Square, closed without warning more than a week ago. A sign in the window of the cafe...
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Crowdcube investors were the secret ingredient for the Thoughtful...
Baker Duncan Glendinning turned to Crowdcube in 2013 to raise money for a new bakery and baking school for his Thoughtful Bread Company, which had previously run from a stall at Green Park Station.He...
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Crowdfunding is a way to raise capital that involves individuals or businesses pitching new projects online to raise money. There are various types of crowdfunding, associated with greater or lesser...
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RBS shares owned by government to be sold in Britain's biggest...
The Government plans to sell its share of the Royal Bank of Scotland in Britain's biggest ever privatisation.Chancellor George Osborne announced the plan to sell the Government's 80 per cent stake in...
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French fashion chain and popular gift store both announce Bath...
A French clothing chain is pulling out of Bath.Comptoir des Cotonnier will be closing its boutique on Milsom Street this Saturday, July 25.The company has said it is leaving the city because Bath and...
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Cash machines to be removed from Bath city centre
A pair of cash machines are to be removed in Bath's city centre.The Barclays cash machines, on Westgate Street, are to go to allow Costa to expand.The coffee shop chain has submitted a change of use...
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Bath cash machine - police remove skimming device
Police have removed a skimming device from a cash machine in Bath city centre. Officers removed the device, which can take people's card details, on Sunday, August 2. The cash machine belonged to the...
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Up to £50,000 available for green business ideas
Business ideas with social or environmental goals could become a reality thanks to a new initiative.The Seedbed support scheme is calling for Bath recruits to join its next accelerator programme, which...
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New Bath recruitment agency Fwd:Thinking wants to hire city's...
A pair of friends behind a new recruitment businesses are hoping to boost their own ranks with Bath's young talent.Sam Laite and Jamie Wills have worked together for more than ten years but have...
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Pizza Express will no longer take 8% of staff tips
Pizza Express has announced that it will scrap the eight per cent admin fee of staff tips.The Italian food chain is the latest high street name to reverse its policy on staff tips and comes after it...
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Big Bath City Bid fails to meet £750,000 target
Campaigners hoping for a community buy out of Bath City Football Club have failed to reach their target.The Big Bath City Bid had hoped to raise £750,000 by midnight on Friday, September 4, but after...
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Bath's AquEye: Business community supports plans for new tourist...
Plans for Bath's answer to the London Eye has continued to attract support from Bath's business community.The AquEye would stand above Pulteney Weir and the contemporary glass capsule would accommodate...
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Bath gets boost from foreign investment
Bath has been identified as one of the favourite locations for foreign investors. The city, along with neighbouring north east Somerset, has been identified in a study by financial advisers Grant...
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House prices in Bath almost 13 times the average wage
House prices in Bath are almost 13 times the average wage in the city. According to the National Housing Federation the average house price in Bath and north east Somerset is £321,674 or 12.7 times the...
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HMRC to target strippers
Strippers are to be targeted by the tax man. The HMRC has said it wants to make sure that the adult industry is paying its fair share of income tax. The Government has estimated that the adult...
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