Three new trustees have been appointed to the board of Bath Preservation Trust (BPT), the heritage campaign group that owns four museums in and around the city. Annabel Thomas MacGregor, Donna Speed and Julian Gooding have joined the trust, which owns No. 1 Royal Crescent, the Museum of Bath Architecture, the Herschel Museum of Astronomy...
Bath-based Andrew Brownsword Hotels, which owns 13 properties around the UK including The Bath Priory, has appointed its first chief commercial officer. Anthony Potts, pictured, joins in the newly created role after 23 years with British Airways, where he held senior roles in key global markets including Hong Kong, San Francisco and New York. His...
Nash Partnership, the Bath-headquartered planning, architecture, heritage and placemaking consultancy, has opened an office in London as it continues to win prestigious commissions in the capital and across the South East. The firm, which also has a base in Bristol, said its new office, pictured, in Paddington reflected its growing portfolio of projects in...
Two Bath charities have received £1,000 each thanks to a generous stallholder at last year’s Christmas Market. DSC Events Catering, which has been a staple at the event for many years, donated the money to Challenge Africa and Bath Child Contact Centre after they were picked as winners in a draw for all the...
Bath-based financial services firm Novia has hosted a mentoring day aimed at encouraging more girls to explore job opportunities in fintech ahead of considering their career paths. The firm teamed up with Ablaze, an independent Bristol-based charity tackling inequality of opportunity for young people in the South West, to stage the event for a...
Bath area businesses are being urged to enter teams for a half marathon in September to help raise funds for a range of charities. More than 500 people have already signed up for this year’s Chippenham Half Marathon, with hundreds more expected to register over the coming weeks. But its organisers are keen to...
Monday July 24 Interim: Science Group Tuesday July 25 Finals: Games Workshop Group, Altitude Group Interims: Unilever, Bridgepoint Group, Unite Group, Tyman, Croda International, Sthree, Reach, Hummingbird Trading announcements: Compass Group, Sage Group Wednesday July 26 Finals: Hargreaves Services, Van Elle Holdings Interims: Rio Tinto, RHI Magnesita, Rathbones Group, Lloyds Banking Group, Breedon Group, Restore, Primary Health Properties, Conduit Holdings,...
Bath and the West of England will become the UK’s centre for electric vehicle technology when the long-expected green light is finally given for a battery gigafactory in Somerset, according to business leaders and politicians in the region. The government this week agreed a deal with Tata Group, which owns Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), to...
Online retailer Furniturebox has become a major supporter of a charity that helps households hit by the cost of living crisis save money on reused sofas, cookers and fridges. The Chippenham-based firm gifts £120,000 worth of returned items each year to furniture and white goods charity KFR, which has seen a 25% rise in...
An academic from the University of Bath is hoping to extend a recently launched scheme that sends surplus management textbooks to universities in Nigeria so that it also benefit students in other African nations as well as in Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Bath School of Management associate professor Teslim Bukoye said...
