MediaClash, the Bath-based publishing group best known in the city for its Bath Life magazine, has appointed Steph Dodd as managing director. Steph, pictured, was previously the firm’s events director. She takes up the new role next month when she returns from maternity leave. She will now be responsible for the company’s market-leading magazine...
The South West continues to be the best place in the UK for gender equality at work, according to research by accountancy group PwC. The firm’s latest annual Women in Work Index places the region in the top spot for the second year in a row. It has also extended its lead over second-ranked Scotland...
The West of England has the potential to become the UK’s leading centre for the fast-growing legaltech sector outside of London, according to a new report. With Bristol and Bath already an established centre for the legal firms – 26 of the UK’s top 100 have a presence in them – and the cities boasting...
Bath’s pandemic-ravaged tourism firms have proved they are very much alive, kicking and innovating by snapping up a raft of trophies in the region’s top awards for the industry. The much-needed boost for the city came last night in the Bristol Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards which, for the first time since their launch five...
A Bath boutique hotel is to be the launchpad for a new national hotel brand that will reimagine historic buildings in cities across the UK as “wonder-filled” venues. The former No.15 Great Pulteney Street, which was acquired by family-run Guest Holdings in 2019, will be rebranded as the first GuestHouse ahead of reopening in...
Many businesses across the West of England are facing uncertainty and challenges that could not have been foreseen a year ago when the pandemic hit our economy and livelihoods. With our new relationship with the EU, we also know that doing business with Europe has changed. This has meant adapting to new ways of...
Bath firms of all sizes are being urged to take part in a scheme that aims to boost industry by creating work placements for skilled students in the city. IKEEP – Intrapreneurial Knowledge Exchange Enterprise Pathway – is looking for local businesses and organisations of all sizes that would benefit from being matched up...
Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has recruited Richard Saunders as contracts director to lead its team of contracts and site managers. An expert in major works projects, Richard, pictured, has overseen developments of up to £20m and won the 2019 CIJ Hungary award for ‘Best Fit Out Project’ for his work...
Craft brewery Yonder has launched another pair of limited edition seasonal beers using locally foraged ingredients. Mrs Patterson and Serpents continue the Mendip farmhouse brewery’s trend for eclectically named drinks that showcase the variety of flavours available on its doorstep while also eliminating food miles. Mrs Patterson is a pear, blackberry & ginger pastry...
Bath Ales has extended its partnership with Bath Rugby for a further two seasons in a move that means its flagship ale Gem will also continue as the club’s official beer. The brewer, which owns city pubs The Swan, The Griffin, The Hop Pole and The Salamander as well as Graze Bar, has been...
