A unique chance to own one of the owl sculptures that nested around Bath this summer takes place this week when they are auctioned off for charity. The Minerva’s Owls sculpture trail delighted tens of thousands of Bath residents and visitors for three months. Now 62 of the original owls are to be auctioned...
Bath’s best eating and drinking places are being showcased in a new dedicated directory page on the website of Visit Bath, the city’s destination marketing organisation. Designed as a one-stop source for residents and visitors looking for inspiration and information on eating and drinking in Bath, the new landing page – visitbath.co.uk/feast – is...
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is staged in the West of England this week for its seventh year to once again support women to build and grow sustainable businesses. Hundreds of women self-starters are expected to attend the day-long event in Bristol this Friday, October 19, to hear, learn from and be inspired by...
Bath businesses can learn how to expand and win more customers at a series of free training events in the city organised by the business growth consultancy Cool Ventures. The workshops are open to businesses that enrol on the Bath Business Support Programme, which is delivered by Cool Ventures. The programme provides free, intensive...
More than 200 businesses including many of Bath’s top independent restaurants, shops and hotels have signed up to take part in a pioneering gift card loyalty scheme aimed at boosting the city’s retail and leisure economy. The Bath Gift Card, which was launched last week by Bath Business Improvement District (BID), will also help...
Bath-based design agency Supple Studios has been recognised as one of the South West’s top digital innovators at a regional awards scheme. The agency triumphed in the Branding in a Digital Environment category of the South West Digital Awards last week for its work on the Prison Radio Association’s Straightline campaign, which was designed...
Business West’s Skills West team is running a series of business skills workshops in Bath throughout autumn covering topics ranging from recruitment and flexible working to apprenticeships for small and medium-sized businesses and developing the workforce. The workshops are free and open to businesses from any sector or industry. Title: How to find the...
Specialist IT group SCISYS has secured work worth £2m on a project aimed at improving bus services in London through the use of emerging technology. The Chippenham-headquartered group, whose expertise spans transport, defence, media and space, is to provide software design, development and support services to Transport for London (TfL) for timetabling and scheduling...
The Gainsborough Bath Spa has again been awarded three prestigious placings in the latest Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards, which rank the world’s best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, airlines and cruise lines. The five-star hotel was ranked second in Top UK Hotel Spas category, ninth in Top UK Holiday Hotels and also included...
Bath’s American Museum in Britain has been renamed the American Museum & Gardens and given a new brand identity by city-based design agency Touchpoint in moves aimed at attracting a wider audience. The new garden is the first stage of an ambitious plan to boost visitor numbers to the 57-year-old museum at Claverton on...
