Bath’s iconic Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases – better known as The Min – could be converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex, according to the property agents who have just placed it on the market. The Grade II* listed building was designed by John Wood the Elder – the father of...
The clock is ticking for Bath directors to enter the region’s top award scheme recognising excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The deadline for the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 is March 31 and organisers are urging Bath’s top executives to get their skates on and submit...
Small business support group Enterprise Nation is to head west again to stage its flagship female-focused event, the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. The event, the largest of its kind in the UK, has been held in Bristol since it was launched six years ago. Taking place this year on October 20, it will attract...
Mulberry Park, the pioneering housing scheme on Bath’s outskirts being developed by city-based Curo, has received its second visit from a government minister in a week. Housing minister Gavin Barwell saw how local people are benefitting from skills and employment opportunities when he toured Mulberry Park, where housing association Curo is building 700 high-quality, energy-efficient...
The successful Bath Business Expo returns to the city on March 16, offering unrivalled exhibition and networking opportunities for firms across the West of England. One of the region’s largest general business exhibitions, it takes place on Thursday March 16 between 10am and 3pm in the Assembly Rooms. Visitors can attend for free. The...
Augmented reality, robotics and personalised health care are likely to be the big science trends of the next 12 months, according to the founder of SelectScience, the fast-growing Bath-based specialist publisher. The Corston-based global online publisher’s editorial team is made up almost exclusively of highly qualified scientists. That gives them unrivalled access to many...
Tickets for next week’s South West Fairtrade Business Awards ceremony have gone on sale as the full line-up of speakers is announced for the high-profile event. The prestigious awards – now in their fifth year – showcase organisations across the region for their commitment to using and promoting fairly traded products, and embedding Fairtrade...
A world-beating automotive research centre led by the University of Bath has come a step closer following the announcement of extra growth funding for the West of England from the government. The IAAPS – Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems – pictured, would be a purpose-built global centre of excellence to research and develop...
Two Bath-headquartered firms have been named among the top 100 organisations to work for in the UK. They appear in the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies lists, which are published this Sunday. Housing association Curo is ranked 27th in the not-for-profit table and was awarded the Best Companies’ Two-Star ‘Outstanding’ rating for...
