A scheme to support fast-growing firms launched by globally acclaimed business incubator SETsquared is set to contribute around £1.3bn to UK economy, according to new research. University of Bath-supported SETsquared’s Scale-Up Programme, which began in 2018, supports innovative, expanding businesses to raise public and private investment to collaborate on research and development (R&D). More...
Bath is gearing up to showcase the best food and drink from around the region this weekend. The Great Bath Feast is a free festival that includes an artisan market with street food, chef demos, performances and live music in the Milsom Quarter, which takes in Milsom Street, Wood Street, Quiet Street, Green Street and New Bond...
A podcast and YouTube show launched just over a year ago by purpose-driven comms consultancy Second Mountain has signed up its first corporate partner to expand its global reach and impact. Good Journeys with Second Mountain, which shares inspiring stories and lessons learned from all walks of life, is being backed by professional leadership development business Resilient...
A Bath-based independent television production company has teamed up with Amanda Holden to make a series that promises to “make history sexy”. The actress, presenter and Britain’s Got Talent judge, pictured, has described One Tribe TV’s Sex: A Bonkers History as “Horrible Histories for adults”. The firm says the new five-part Sky History series, which begins...
Bath Business Conference returns later this month after last year’s success, with organisers Bath BID expanding it into a day-long event with inspiring workshops and networking opportunities. 2022’s conference was attended by nearly 200 local businesses, who came together to raise pressing issues facing their operations. Taking place on 29 September at the Apex...
Bath architectural practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been shortlisted in UK architecture’s most prestigious awards for a third time. The firm’s design for the University of Warwick’s Faculty of Arts Building has been selected as one of the six projects shortlisted for the 2023 Stirling Prize for Building of the Year. The coveted...
Bath’s newest exhibition space, Roseberry Road Studios, is to host a major retrospective next month of one of the UK’s foremost video artists. A winner of major international awards, Terry Flaxton, pictured, has been a leading light in British video art for almost two decades and has assembled an impressive body of work combining...
Bath architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed the multi-million pound renovation of a building regarded as the forerunner of the modern skyscraper. The firm’s £28m repair and upgrade project at Flaxmill Maltings in Shrewsbury, pictured, has transformed the building into a low-carbon, mixed-use development, and a catalyst for economic regeneration of the area....
The boss of Britain’s national tourism agency has visited Bath to see for herself how the Roman Baths will have a significant impact on the city’s visitor economy over the next five years. VisitBritain/VisitEngland CEO Patricia Yates toured the attraction – voted the best in the UK last year by Tripadvisor reviewers – during...
Two new spa suites have been launched at a hotel near Bath to capitalise on the rise of wellness tourism. The lodges at Homewood Hotel & Spa at Freshford, pictured, include private hot tubs, barrel saunas and plunge pools, while the rustic-style interiors features a combination of natural tones, stone walls and mirrors. Alongside...
