Bath’s top legal firms and many of their individual lawyers have again earned praise in annual independent legal guide Chambers and Partners. Following hot on the heels of the Legal 500, which last month shone the spotlight on the city’s top-performers, Chambers shows Bath as a thriving hub for legal services. The widely respected guide...
Plans to redevelop part of central Bath as a destination for fashion and culture, including providing a new home for the city’s world-leading Fashion Museum, have won approval from the public. An informal consultation on the Milsom Quarter Masterplan held from May to July found strong support for the scheme, particularly for new homes...
Bath’s hospitality and tourism venues are being urged to take part in the city’s first official wellbeing festival next February which will underpin its global reputation as a centre for wellness. ReBalance Bath will take place in venues across the city for three weeks between 7and 23 February and will include a number of...
Sustainable transport schemes, including improved links between Bath and Bristol and Somer Valley, look set for approval next week as part of a region-wide upgrade plan. Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) has received £120m grant funding from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) for the schemes, which aim to significantly improve...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. Tax take hits £368.9bn in six months Income Tax and National Insurance drive the increase. Click here for more information Median real terms pay falls by 2.6% Soaring inflation means real terms rate dropped in the year...
A spin-out company from the University of Bath has won a major science award for its world-leading medical devices that use microchip technology to treat critical conditions such as heart failure. Bioelectronic firm Ceryx Medical was formed in 2016 as a joint venture to exploit neuronal technology patented by the University of Bath along...
Taste of Bath, the online store that connects those wanting to shop local with local food producers, has launched a major campaign to support its official charity partner Bath Foodbank by donating £1 for every hamper it sells. The firm’s biggest ever charity initiative, it is already making an enormous difference. In the first...
An innovative partnership making free legal advice more accessible in Bath is to be championed during Pro Bono Week. Run by Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King, Bath Spa University and Citizens Advice Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES), the Bath Law Clinic involves lawyers from Stone King offering initial advice supported by Bath...
Iconic office furniture maker Herman Miller, which has its UK headquarters in Melksham, is to take on additional distribution and space by occupying a major disused warehouse. The firm, best known for its instantly recognisable Aeron chair, is to occupy the 92,510 sq ft Consortium building on Trowbridge’s Canal Road Industrial Estate. The near six-acre...
James Durie, an executive director of Business West – the organisation behind Bath Chamber of Commerce – is to step down from his role after 21 years at the end of this year. James, pictured, who is also chief executive of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Initiative, is widely acknowledged as playing a significant role in the...
