A documentary made by a team from the University of Bath highlighting the challenges faced by African cobalt miners has won two national film awards. Cobalt Rush, produced in-house by university development scholar Prof Roy Maconachie, filmmaker Simon Wharf and Dr Bossissi Nkuba, a specialist in mining governance from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
TEDxBath returns later this year with a mission to “kick-start new and inclusive conversations” – with its organisers now offering sponsorship packages to firms in the city and beyond. The event, to be staged in The Forum on Saturday 14 October, will feature six speakers and two acts and, according to the team behind...
Bath-headquartered Wessex Water has been urged to do more to stop sewage discharges into rivers and waterways in the face of growing public anger over the issue. Charity Surfers Against Sewage, which monitors how discharges impact water quality, says research it commissioned confirms its call for tougher regulations. It also claims public backing for...
A group of businesses and charities have teamed up to launch a scheme that means families using Bath Foodbank can now take new books home for their children alongside their groceries. Bath Bookbank’s launch follows publication of a survey revealing that nearly one-in-five children aged from five to eight do not have a single...
A child-friendly ‘netwalking’ group for female freelancers is to launch in Bath later this month. The Freelance Mum hub, which will be run by branding-focused graphic designer Lucie Gray and Jody Sparey, who is a freelance product compliance manager, follows the success of the first group, set up 10 years ago in Bristol. That...
Bath manufacturing group Rotork is benefiting from growing investment in carbon capture projects and by oil and gas companies in North American to use electrification to eliminate methane emissions. As a result, the group, which designs and makes flow control equipment for the global oil, gas, water and chemical industries, said today it expects...
Bath area firms are being urged to join more than 125 firms across the UK that have already signed a pledge to never support or promote blood sports such as hunting or shooting. The plea has come from West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris, who is also chair of the League Against Cruel...
A documentary film made by a team from the University of Bath is in the running for a national education award. Cobalt Rush, which highlights the challenges faced by cobalt miners working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been shortlisted in the Best Educational Film (in-house production) category of the Learning on Screen Awards. ...
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has promoted 10 long-standing and valued members of its team in recognition of their exemplary performance. The environmentally-focused business, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, is best known as the lead designer of the iconic Gardens by the Bay attraction in Singapore, and also oversaw the Superbloom transformation of...
Bath’s five-star Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa has relaunched its Montagu’s Mews restaurant and bar with an emphasis on local produce and sustainability – including ditching glass beer bottles in favour of aluminium cans. The 45-bedroom Georgian hotel & spa, owned by London-based investment group Topland, describes the new look as making the restaurant a “modern,...
