A charity campaign to raise vital funds to improve access to Bath’s vital parks and green spaces has signed up its first key business partner. Your Park Bristol & Bath launched the Reimagining Parks scheme in May following a report that revealed a third of the population across the two cities struggle to access their local park. ...
One of the top-rated inns in the Bath area has been put onto the market with a £95,000 price tag. The Wheelwright Arms, pictured, in the village of Monkton Combe three miles south of Bath was described as the quintessential English village pub but with the added attraction of a large garden by property...
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Defence manufacturer Avon Protection has changed its name for the second time in just over three years. The Melksham-based group has become Avon Technologies in a move it said recognised its heritage while embracing the next stage of its development – accelerating growth through innovation in technology. The group employs more than 900 people...
One of the UK’s fastest-growing industrial and commercial refurbishment specialist firms is expanding into Bath and the West of England after making a high-profile appointment. Inco Contracts, which already has offices in the North West, South East and West Midlands, has appointed experienced construction specialist Adam Bidhendy as its South West director. The firm...
Drones capable of spotting wildfires from high in the sky and flying robot taxis carrying fire-extinguishing robo-dogs to quench the flames with sound waves may sound like sci-fi – but one Bath firm is hoping to make them a reality. Fire detection firm Optect is helping develop the futuristic system to tackle the ever-increasing threat of...
Plans to create up to 1,300 jobs on a major regeneration site near Bath have taken a step forward, with the regional combined authority approving £9m to pay for infrastructure projects. The funds will help unlock access to the Somer Valley Enterprise Zone (SVEZ), a 13.5-hectare greenfield site on the western edge of Midsomer...
Bath-headquartered restaurant and food retail group Walcot Group has snapped up an historic pub in the city as it continues its expansion. The group, which opened the 150-cover Walcot House on Walcot Street in 2019, has major plans for new addition The White Hart in Widcombe, pictured. Built in the 1700s, the grade II-listed...
Bath-headquartered publishing group Future’s chief financial and strategy officer has officially stepped down from the role after eight years, during which the business has been transformed into a global multimedia concern. Penny Ladkin-Brand, pictured, who joined Future from automotive online marketplace and classified advertising business Auto Trader, announced in May she was joining international...
Higher sales of scar treatment gel Kelo-Cote helped international healthcare group Alliance Pharma achieve stronger revenues in the first half of this year. The Chippenham-headquartered firm, which owns a portfolio of products ranging from eye care treatments to anti-dandruff shampoo, said sales during the six months to the end of June rose by 2.8%...
