FinTech West, the organisation that champions Bath and the South West as a tech powerhouse, has added social science expertise to its offering by appointing a university academic to its team as knowledge exchange fellow. Jonathan Beaverstock, pictured, professor of international management University of Bristol, has joined the organisation to encourage knowledge exchange between academia...
Bath-headquartered lifestyle and homeware retailer Graham and Green has secured a multi-million pound finance package from Barclays to expand its operations amid spiralling demand. The firm, which opened its first shop in 1974 in Notting Hill, London, and relocated its head office to Bath in 2016, has used the funding to buy a 100,000 sq ft warehouse on Trowbridge’s...
Goughs Solicitors continues its series of free, online seminars for business owners to get up-to-date, relevant and pragmatic employment advice with a session later this month on discrimination. The monthly Wednesday Wisdom Webinars, which kicked off last month, are led by the firm’s head of employment Rebecca Dennis, pictured. They give employers the opportunity to tune in...
The Roman Baths are more popular than the Eiffel Tower, Central Park and the Tower of London among Tripadvisor reviewers, who have voted it the world’s eighth best attraction and number one in the UK. The accolades in the latest Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards are a huge boost for the...
Bath-set ITV detective series McDonald & Dodds returns for a new series this Sunday after filming at various locations across the city. Production company Mammoth Screen again worked with Bath Film Office to shoot scenes for the popular drama, including Bathwick Hill, Trim Street, Bartlett Street, Margaret’s Buildings, The Circus, Abbey Churchyard and Englishcombe...
Shares in Bath media group Future climbed by more than 5% this morning after it posted an upbeat trading update and said it had completed the latest in its long line of acquisitions. The takeover of Who What Wear, a leading digital-only women’s lifestyle publisher based in the US, for a reported $100m (£82m) put...
A new service to boost domestic and international travel trade business in Bath has been launched as the city’s visitor economy continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The team at Visit West, the Destination Management Organisation (DMO) that runs Visit Bath, identified a potential gap in the market as logistical planning for...
Children’s Hospice South West is teaming up with independent glass production company Bath Aqua Glass to launch a new bauble at a special fundraising event next week. Called Precious Glass for Precious Lives, the charity evening will also feature an auction of the first CHSW glass bauble live as well as a raffle of...
The four-day work week is a hot topic right now. There has been much in the press, not least the six-month pilot that is currently under way with 70 UK companies trialling a four-day week. The benefits to employer and employees are fairly obvious, working one day fewer allows for a better work-life balance...
Bath Unlimited, the organisation that celebrates the city’s most dynamic, successful, world-class companies and their talented employees, is to launch a networking group for young professionals. Called Unlimited Potential, it aims to bring together under-35s based in Bath who are contributing to its development as a centre for innovation – or intend to in...
