Beauty products retailer Molton Brown has moved from New Bond Street in Bath to new premises in Union Street, taking a little under 2,150 sq ft. The move, which provides almost 1,500 sq ft of sales space and has effectively trebled its sales area in the city, is welcomed by Mike McElhinney, head of...
Bath Chronicle owner Northcliffe Media, the regional publishing arm of the Daily Mail group (DMGT), has been sold to a consortium led by former Mirror Group boss David Montgomery. New owner Local World said it “intends to transform regional publishing to create a one-stop shop for local content to serve the community and business...
Wiltshire College has slashed its annual £100,000 phone bill by 70 per cent by installing state-of-the-art equipment that brings the 1,000-plus extensions across its four sites together in one system. The college, one of the UK’s largest, has 3,300 full-time, 6,000 part-time and 900 university level students at its campuses in Chippenham, Lackham, Salisbury,...
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Bath Business News travel writer Anne Gorringe has been named as one of the winners of the prestigious Business Travel Awards, collecting her trophy last week at a glittering ceremony in the heart of London. Anne, pictured, scooped the Best Newcomer title for two articles which appeared on Bath Business News and its sister...
Bath and West Wiltshire firms will receive guidance on overcoming some of the challenges of raising finance in a tight funding market at an exhibition staged by accountants Old Mill next week. The event will bring together representatives from high street banks, business angel networks and venture capital firms as well as private funders...
Is social media just ‘of the moment’ or is it a useful way to market your business? Linda Donaldson of Geometry PR explores this key issue in the latest of Bath Business News' weekly Expert Panel series . . . “More sales, more customers, more profit” is surely a mantra for all business owners regardless...
Bath PR firms Geometry and Media Safari are celebrating after scooping seven awards between them at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ West of England PRide Awards. The hotly-contested awards recognise the best work of the region’s top public relations and communications professionals over the past 12 months. Media Safari, which specialises in tech...
Comedy and music venue Komedia Bath has added to its collection of food accolades by winning silver in the 2012 Taste of the West Awards and retaining its Soil Association gold catering standard. The venue, which celebrates its fourth anniversary this week, became the first of its kind in 2009 by offering freshly-cooked organic,...
Bath ethical businesses ElephantBranded and The Thoughtful Bread Company will be showcased at an event this evening held in the city to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week. Staged by Bath Entrepreneurs’ Club and supported by Bath Business News, the event will also hear from Richard Hall, founder and director of Zenith International, the Bath-based global...
