Bath boutique comms agency Second Mountain Communications has marked its first birthday by becoming a gold member of the Business against Poverty movement and pledging funds to sink a borewell in India. The consultancy, which was established during the first national lockdown and launched last August, specialises in helping purpose-driven companies and ethically-focused businesses with...
Professional criminals took advantage of the unprecedented conditions caused by the pandemic to con businesses and individuals across the South West out of millions of pounds, new figures show. According to accountancy group KPMG latest Fraud Barometer, cases reaching the region’s courts in the first half of this year soared by more than three...
Beer lovers are to get the chance to go behind the scenes at the area’s largest brewery to see how their favourite tipple is made. Bath Ales is to launch a series of ‘Meet the Brewer’ open days tomorrow, Saturday August 7, at its state-of-the-art Hare Brewery between Bath and Bristol at Warmley. The...
Work on transforming Bath’s former Royal Mineral Water Hospital into a luxury hotel with spa facilities is to start soon following council approval of revised plans for the high-profile site. Singapore-based hotel investor Fragrance UK, which acquired the Grade II* listed building in 2018 for £21.5m, said its 160-bedroom scheme would support biodiversity on...
Artisan makers and independent caterers from across the South West are being invited to apply for pitches at Bath’s iconic Christmas Market – which for the first time in its 20-year history will run for 25 days. Pitches with options on 11, 14 and 25-day trading are available while the market’s organisers are also offering...
The transformation of a former 1960s council office building into high-end apartments has been shortlisted for a second prestigious property award in as many months. Riverside View, pictured, in Keynsham had been derelict for three years when Bath & North East Somerset Council’s specialist housebuilding company Aequus took possession following the relocation of council staff. The...
Bath’s tourism sector and its heritage conservation are set for a timely shot in the arm following the city achieving its second World Heritage listing. Bath, along with 10 other historic spa towns, secured the much-coveted UNESCO status as members of the ‘Great Spa Towns of Europe’. The decision by the 44th UNESCO World...
Flights operated by Irish airline Aer Lingus from Bristol Airport to Dublin restart this weekend, opening up Ireland again to fully vaccinated British citizens and paving the way for convenient transatlantic services when unfettered travel to the US returns. Ireland is the first country in Europe to allow people from the UK to visit...
The hunt has started for a new chair for Designability, the Bath charity that has been providing its unique Wizzybug wheelchairs free of charge to very young disabled children since 2011. Designability, which began life in 1968 as the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, has helped more than 300,000 disabled children and adults live with...
Bath-based landscape design practice Grant Associates is to work on another major project in Australia – a groundbreaking development that will include the world’s tallest vertical garden. The Southbank by Beulah scheme will feature a dual skyscraper in Melbourne’s fastest- growing and most densely populated suburb. It will be the first project in the city...
