Bath’s Francis Hotel is to receive investment to improve the experience for its guests as part of a rebranding exercise at its parent company. The 98-room boutique hotel, pictured, on Queen Square is one of three venues that previously operated under the MGallery Accor brand which will now become part of the newly formed...
A successful Skills Bootcamp programme for the unemployed and those seeking to change their career is to be extended following the allocation of £3.3m in new government funding. The money, which will enable a further 1,200 learners to take part in the scheme across the West of England, was secured by Metro Mayor Dan...
The government has been urged to help Bath businesses weather the storm of soaring energy, raw material and wage costs at a time when they are still being buffeted by the combined impact of Brexit and the pandemic. The plea has come from Business West, the regional business group that runs Bath Chamber of...
Bath sexual wellness firm Lovehoney has been officially presented with its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise, which it gained for its contribution to boosting the UK’s international trade. The firm, which has a global customer base of 2.2m people and a 400-strong workforce, was awarded the accolade in April last year for its outstanding...
Acquisition-hungry Bath media group Future has snapped up another two businesses in a move that strengthens its video and data insight offerings. WhatCulture.com, a digital-only entertainment publisher, and data insight platform Waive, are the latest in a string of takeovers at Future, whose titles span Techradar, Horse & Hound and Marie Claire. Gateshead-based WhatCulture is a...
The founder of a Bath-based specialist communications consultancy launched during the first Covid lockdown has been named as a finalist in the UK public relations industry’s most prestigious award scheme. Ben Veal, pictured, opened Second Mountain Communications for business in summer 2000 with a mission to help good people to do good by sharing their values and...
The Covid-19 pandemic slashed annual visitors to the Roman Baths by nearly 73% last year compared to 2019, sending it tumbling to 51st place in the table of most-visited UK attractions. According to the latest figures from the Association for Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) released today, outdoor attractions such as gardens, parks, forests and...
A novel feature has been added to the innovative project masterminded by Bath landscape architecture practice Grant Associates that will turn the Tower of London’s moat into a vibrant sea of flowers this summer – a giant slide. Visitors will be able to make a dramatic entrance to the Superbloom attraction via the 21ft...
Bath’s top tourism businesses are hoping to repeat their success in a recent major awards scheme when they take part in another round of awards next month. They are among more than 90 contenders in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards. Some 476 businesses, including hotels, restaurants, caravan parks and tourist attractions, had originally...
Bath’s hospitality and tourism firms battling with staff shortages are set to benefit from a new jobs website built by city-based software company Cognisess. The site, commissioned by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and officially launched this week in Bath, will enable businesses to post vacancies while jobseekers can log on to...
