Iconic international magazine TIME has named Bath among the 100 greatest places in the world – one of only two destinations in England to appear in the annual list. To compile the list, TIME solicited nominations of places—including countries, regions, cities and towns—from its international network of correspondents and contributors, with an emphasis on...
The site of a major town centre regeneration will host a craft beer and cider festival next month featuring up to 60 regional beers and ciders, plus street food and live music. The event will be against the backdrop of the historic buildings at Innox Mills, the 10-acre brownfield site in Trowbridge set to...
Bath’s food businesses are being urged not to bin their surplus produce but to redirect it to FareShare Southwest, the region’s largest food redistribution charity, as it gears up to prevent children going hungry during the school holidays. The food will help the charity, whose mission is to fight hunger while tackling food waste,...
Bath’s pandemic-hit independent cafés, restaurants and other hospitality and tourism-related businesses will be showcased in a social media campaign aimed at getting local people to use them throughout the summer. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) launched #MyHiddenGems this week to coincide with the official end of Covid-linked restrictions and the chance for many...
Employers have been warned to take urgent action to a avoid stress and potential conflict in the workplace following the easing of government Covid restrictions yesterday. Kate Benefer, a partner in the employment law team at Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King, said the removal businesses had to take decisions on how and when...
Bath area firms are being urged to remain cautious about easing Covid-related measures too quickly as the country prepares for most legal restrictions to be lifted on Monday. With infection rates rising again across the area, Bath & North East Somerset Council is encouraging residents to avoid crowded areas, if possible, and to continue...
Bath will claim another world-first visitor experience when Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, which commemorates the life of the female novelist and her now legendary creation, opens on Monday. It is the first time that the author will have her own dedicated permanent attraction. Mary Shelley wrote the majority of the classic novel while living...
Two Bath architecture firms behind some of the most exciting developments of recent decades have been selected to work on a new vision for a world-leading zoo in Bristol. Pioneering landscape architects Grant Associates and design practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) have been appointed by the Bristol Zoological Society to the team of architects,...
A beer made with foraged raspberries has helped sales soar to record levels at Mendip farmhouse brewery Yonder. Based near Binegar, Yonder was founded three years ago by Jasper Tupman and Stuart Winstone, who formerly worked at the Wild Beer Company near Shepton Mallet. The pair share a passion for foraging, fermentation and flavour...
The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed civil engineer Richard Bonner as its new chair, replacing Prof Steve West, who has been in the role since 2017. Richard, pictured, joined the LEP board two years ago and also served on the West of England Economic Recovery Taskforce. He is UK chief operating...
