Steady as we go
By Sandy Bell, President of Chew Valley Chamber of Commerce. Regular announcements about a relaxing of lockdown mean we are edging back...
Brain Power will see us through
As the lockdown is gradually relaxed individuals will start getting used to the new normal, keeping apart from other people, wearing...
Baby steps to normality
By Sandy Bell, President of Chew Valley Chamber of Commerce. In some ways declaring the lockdown was straightforward. The message was...
Changing plans for the future
Bath and North East Somerset Council are currently consulting on adjustments to the Local Plan, the blueprint for the future shape of the...
Vital role for Chamber
By Sandy Bell, President of Chew Valley Chamber of Commerce. The role of a Chamber of Commerce has never been more important than during...
Keep building for the future
It seems amazing that it was only a month ago that I was writing optimistically about the superb new Bath Spa University art school in...
Happy birthday dear Chamber
The area’s leading business organisation is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a fresh plan to promote businesses operating here. Chew...
Bridging the gap
Last week I had the chance to attend the official opening of Bath Spa University’s brilliant new Campus in the former Herman Miller...
How can we make our voice heard ?
Now that we’ve got a new National Government with a huge Parliamentary majority and we’ve moved away from discussing whether or not we...
Clarity and progress in 2020
Democracy is all very well, but sometimes it produces results which quite honestly give people in business a bit of a headache. It’s...