Huge changes in the way people work have occurred since the coronavirus pandemic first hit – yet many businesses are struggling to cope with this ‘new normal’ and the legal implications remain unclear, a webinar on the workforce of the future staged by law firm Royds Withy King heard. The Bath-headquartered firm’s employment partner...
Bath’s beleaguered hospitality industry has been boosted by the opening of a new hotel and two new restaurants, while one of its oldest hotels has become part of the global Marriott group. The 166-bedroom Hotel Indigo on South Parade has opened after a delay of nearly two years, along with The Elder, a 60-seat...
Bath’s economy will shrink by 10.6% this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic but should recover strongly next year, according to a new forecast. According to global accountancy group KPMG, the decline in the city’s gross value added (GVA) means it will be hit harder than for the UK as whole, at...
Bath wine merchant Novel Wines has landed a major national drinks industry accolade for the second consecutive year. The firm, founded in 2016 by former wine journalist Ben Franks and wine importer Gyorgy Zsiga, topped the Best Specialist Retailer – Central & Eastern Europe category at the Decanter Retailer Awards 2020, which celebrate the...
Next month’s TEDxBath, which would have been the largest staged so far in the city, has been put back to next spring as a result of the latest lockdown measures. Organisers said they had arrived at the decision reluctantly but will go ahead with a TEDxBath Countdown – a free virtual event in partnership...
Quartet, the community foundation covering Bath and the West of England, has appointed its philanthropy director Ronnie Brown as interim CEO following the departure of Sue Turner. Sue, pictured, who has led the organisation for more than five years – a period in which she helped more than double its endowment to £50m – has...
The Advanced Engineering Business Acceleration Hub has appointed Sean Devane as entrepreneur-in-residence based at Bath’s world-leading SETsquared business incubator. The role was previously held by Brian Prescott, who earlier this year took over as centre director at the University of Bath’s SETsquared Innovation Centre. The Advanced Engineering Business Acceleration Hub (AEBAH) is a three-year...
A support programme to assist Bath area firms in responding to mental health concerns in the workplace, particularly those arising from Covid-19, has been launched. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) is investing in the two-year Thrive at Work West of England programme, which aims to address key mental health issues affecting businesses’...
The former chief operating officer of Trainline, the digital rail and coach ticketing platform, has joined the board of Bath-based global media group Future as an independent non-executive director. Mark Brooker, whose appointment takes with effect from October 1, has extensive experience of executive and non-executive roles at platform-based businesses. He is currently a...
Shares in Bath media group Future reached their highest-ever price today after it said it expected annual profits to be much better than previously forecast. The group has been one of the few in the media industry to shrug off the impact of Covid-19 – a fact it puts down to its strong digital...
