Bath hotels, hospitality businesses and visitor attractions have again performed strongly on the shortlists for an annual regional tourism award scheme after dominating them in previous years. The Roman Baths and Pump Room has been shortlisted for three awards in the Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards – the same number as No.15 by...
Two world-leading Bath architecture businesses are working with an international design team to develop a first-of-its-kind sustainable development in Africa. FCBStudios and Grant Associates are helping masterplan the pilot phase for Green City Kigali, a sustainable and affordable scheme in Rwanda. The 600-hectare city extension will integrate green building and design, efficient and renewable...
Bath micro businesses will be given a chance to trade at this year’s Christmas Market by hiring smaller ‘carts’ rather than the traditional chalets. Twenty firms will be able to book the carts for three or four days at the market, which returns for the first time in two years on 24 November. Bath...
A campaign to help businesses across the West of England reduce their reliance on dirty fossil fuels and embrace a greener future through simple, practical steps has been launched in Bath. Action Net Zero’s Beacon of Hope initiative will reach out to firms, as well as communities and individuals, to offer them practical advice,...
Teams from more than 20 Bath businesses have raised around £16,000 by putting their grey matter to the test in one of city’s longest-running charity events. The annual Brain of Bath quiz night staged by homeless charity Julian House, which has been staged since 1999, this year attracted 23 teams – all eager to...
Ben Veal, the founding director of specialist public relations consultancy Second Mountain Comms, has been named as the region’s top PR practitioner for the second consecutive year. Ben, pictured, launched Second Mountain in Bath two years ago during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Since then, his focus has been in supporting purpose-led companies and charities....
The organisation that runs Bath Chamber of Commerce has called for an end to instability at the heart of government following Liz Truss’s resignation, warning that it was harming business’s prospects at an already difficult time. Business West, the region’s largest business group, also said it was crucial the next Conservative Party leader –...
Truespeed, the Bath based full fibre broadband provider, has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Nelson Missier as its chief commercial officer. With more than 20 years’ experience in telecoms, media and technology, Nelson, pictured, joins Truespeed with a wealth of commercial experience to further accelerate the expansion of its full fibre network across the South West. He...
Business innovation and creativity along with major regeneration schemes such as Bath Quays and the Milsom Quarter will help secure a strong future for Bath and North East Somerset, according to a new vision for the area. The new ‘place prospectus’ shows how better places and a carbon neutral economy can be created in...
Bath is the one of the world’s top destinations for a dirty weekend despite its genteel reputation, according to an international adult website. The city was judged as the UK’s second best place for an illicit break behind London and ranked 16th across the globe by Bedbible, which describes itself as the “go-to source...
