A commemorative tree has been planted at Bath’s showpiece Holburne Park housing development by children from a nearby school as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. BECT, the building contractor overseeing construction of the 200-plus home scheme, invited the youngsters from Bathwick St. Mary Church School to plant the oak tree as part...
Electric vehicle charge point mapping app Zap-Map has partnered with motoring organisation the RAC as it seeks to power ahead in the fast-growing market. The firm, which is majority owned by Chippenham-headquartered renewable energy group Good Energy, is already the UK’s top app of its kind with 660,000 downloads and hundreds of thousands of...
More than 800 polluting commercial vehicles have been taken off the road and replaced with ‘greener’ ones since Bath’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) was introduced a year ago. A further 200 more replacements are currently on order under the scheme introduced by Bath & North East Somerset Council to help businesses upgrade their vehicles to...
The construction industry could massively reduce its use of concrete and slash its carbon footprint by making floors for new buildings in a revolutionary new way, academics at the University of Bath have proved. They have demonstrated a vaulted style of floor that uses 75% less concrete than a traditional flat slab floor and produces 60%...
Zap-Map, the Good Energy majority-owned app that helps electric vehicle users find public charging points, has powered-up its senior management team as it prepares for further growth, including a drive into international markets. Richard Bourne, who joined in January 2021 as interim CEO, has been appointed to the role permanently while Nigel Pocklington, CEO...
Two farm shops based within a few miles of each other on the outskirts of Bath have been crowned as winners in a national awards scheme that champions the best in the industry. Flourish Foodhall & Kitchen in Saltford – which opened less than a year ago – triumphed in the Rising Star of...
More than £10,000 has been donated by Bath-headquartered national law firm Stone King to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal in aid of Ukraine. The donation from the firm’s charitable arm, the Stone King Foundation, was made as millions of people are being displaced following the brutal Russian invasion of the country. Stone King,...
Bath businesses are being urged to step up and provide emergency funding to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country. Charity People against Poverty, which works both internationally and in the UK to alleviate poverty and suffering, is aiming to raise £20,000 within the next seven days to safely place families forced...
Bath City Farm has been chosen by employees of housing association and developer Curo as their charity of the year for 2022. The farm, which is set in over 37 acres in Twerton and is home to chickens, goats & pigs, provides education, environment conservation, support for people who have mental health issues, living...
An innovative scheme to use the Roman Baths’ naturally hot spa water to heat surrounding buildings, including the soon-to-open World Heritage Centre, is entering its final phase. Heat harvested from hot water in the King’s Spring will be used in the centre on York Street, which is due to launch this spring, along with...
