Octopus Films, the Bath video production company, has partnered with the University of Bath for the second year running to make a hard-hitting documentary to coincide with the United Nations Climate Change Conference. ActNowFilm2 – like last year’s ActNowFilm – pulls no punches in showing the rapid escalation of climate impacts on people and...
Bath-based financial services software provider Altus has officially opened its new UK headquarters in the city – marking a significant milestone for the business as well as for the city’s regenerated Quays office district. Altus – along with Bath-based chartered financial planning group Fidelius – are the first tenants in the showpiece 44,470 sq...
Renewables industry pioneer Prof Juliet Davenport will join entrepreneurs, researchers and students at the University of Bath next week at an event advising how to set up and run a business in an ethical and sustainable way. Prof Davenport, pictured, founded Good Energy in 1999 as a fledgling entrepreneur with a clear purpose to...
Humanitarian charity People against Poverty has appointed a new CEO as it looks to grow its operations to help more people experiencing poverty in the UK and abroad. Belinda Wadsworth, pictured, brings extensive third sector expertise to the Wiltshire-based organisation gained through leadership roles in a variety of national and international charities over the past...
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...
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...
Government plans to create two investment zones in Bath and North East Somerset aimed at boosting the economy have been given a cautious welcome by councillors amid concerns over their impact on the environment and local democracy. Two sites – Bath City Enterprise Zone, which includes the Bath Quays development and the Somer Valley...
Overseas property portal Kyero has become the latest Bath-based firm to gain the coveted B Corporation certification, strengthening the city’s reputation as a leading centre for businesses that pursue purpose as well as profit. Kyero, which has more than 750,000 properties listed on its site, achieved the accolade after being certified by B Lab,...
