Two of the UK’s most influential chefs, Pierre Koffmann and Marco Pierre White, are to launch a restaurant in a Bath hotel. Pierre and Marco, pictured, who between them have amassed six Michelin stars, are working with The Abbey Hotel to finalise plans for the new venture, which is expected to open in...
Bath-based website design agency Storm Consultancy, the lead trainer at Mayden Academy and the co-founder of a fintech start-up were among the winners at the SPARKies – the awards showcasing the best of the West of England’s tech sector. Storm Consultancy, which works with clients such as the University of Bath, media group Future...
Bath-based magazine publisher and media group Future has appointed new editors for two of its guitar titles. Damian Fanelli now heads Guitar World while Christopher Scapelliti is at the helm of Guitar Player. Damian has been promoted from his role as online manager at Guitar World, where he boosted the brand’s Facebook following from...
An interactive evening of pop-up art talks, life drawing, hands-on demos and an art showcase is promised later today as Bath School of Art and Design hosts ‘Up Late: Drawn to the Holburne’. Students from the school, part of Bath Spa University, are taking over the Holburne Museum between 5pm and 9pm this evening,...
A cidermaker is looking to sell its Shepton Mallet-made drink in Argentina after taking part in an export advice event. Worley’s Cider, which already sells in the US, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, was one of more than 80 West of England food and drink producers to meet prospective buyers from all over...
Ambitious plans for a business park on the outskirts of Frome that could create 635 jobs and contribute more than £6.5m to the town’s economy have been announced. The scheme has been drawn up by the directors of DNA search group DNA Worldwide and a group of other Frome businesses. They plan...
The IoD South West Director of the Year Awards have grown over the years to represent the pinnacle of leadership and business excellence across the region. The 2018 awards ceremony took place earlier this month at Sandy Park, Exeter, where winners of the seven categories were announced. Guests enjoyed drinks and networking before the...
High-flying Bath firms are being urged to swoop on the last few Minerva’s Owls statues available for sponsorship as the city’s eagerly-anticipated three-month public art trail gets underway today. More than 80 large owl and smaller owlet sculptures have been nesting around the city centre and in surrounding towns such as Bradford-on-Avon, Newton St...
Lovehoney, the Bath-based sex toy retailer, is predicting a new phase of strong growth following the sale of a majority stake in the business by its co-founders. Richard Longhurst and Neal Slateford, pictured, who launched Lovehoney by selling sex toys online from – appropriately – a bedroom in 2002, will continue to lead day-to-day...
Destination marketing organisation Visit Bath is launching eight mini-campaigns this year to boost the city’s tourist offer and directly target different types of visitor. The first – called Unexpected Bath – is now underway and is highlighting the quirky and more unusual side of the city. The campaign, which makes use of extensive social...
