Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has appointed Gabriela Williams as a business agent to support its leisure team in the in the South West and Midlands. Gabriela, pictured, will be based in the firm’s Bristol and Birmingham offices, from where she will primarily focus on working with leisure businesses and increasing Christie & Co’s...
The Bath Business Improvement District (BID) has launched a scheme to celebrate the city’s wildlife by illustrating it on the recently restored public benches near the Abbey. The Biodiversity Bench Project includes 21 images of creatures ranging from butterflies and frogs to birds painted onto the seats in Kingston Parade, the square between Abbey...
A state-of-the-art waste recycling centre has been named as one of the most impressive recent building projects in the South West in a prestigious building awards scheme. Bath & North East Council’s £41.8m Keynsham recycling hub, which was officially opened in February, is among the regional winners in the RICS (Royal Institution of chartered...
A trial initiative that provides free furniture to people across Bath and North East Somerset in poverty has been extended for a further year to support more households and reduce social care costs. Called Cosy Start, the scheme is run by Bath-headquartered housing association Curo and funded by city-based community charity St John’s Foundation and national social...
Senior figures from the worlds of business, sport and charity will share their perspectives on leading with integrity and purpose at an event hosted by the University of Bath’s School of Management. Taking place in The Forum in central Bath on Wednesday 3 July, Leadership Dialogues @Bath is organised by world-renowned leadership experts Dr Margaret Heffernan...
Passengers using Bristol Airport will be able to leave mobile phones, laptops and liquids in their hand luggage from next month thanks to a £11.5m in next-generation security scanners. The airport will be one of the first in the UK to meet a government deadline to have the new equipment in place by June,...
An exhibition that aims to inspire Bath’s future as a sustainable and climate-resilient city is to be staged at the recently reopened Museum of Bath Architecture. Called ‘Biophilic Bath – The Green City You See’, the exhibition will feature designs by innovative architects, engineers and designers, which show future ‘biophilic’ visions of the city. ...
With the general election now taking place on 4 July, Business West – the region’s largest business organisation – has issued a 10-point plan for the long-term prosperity of the West of England. Through its Quarterly Economic Survey, which acts as a barometer of business sentiment across the region, coupled with its ongoing conversations...
Bath hoteliers Ian and Christa Taylor have acquired the city’s boutique Dukes Hotel as the latest addition to their upmarket Kaleidoscope portfolio. The 17-bedroom property, pictured, which occupies two Grade I listed townhouses dating back to the 18th century on Great Pulteney Street, was bought in an off-market deal. It becomes the fourth hotel...
Bath-based building design experts, led by architectural practices Mark Wray Architects and Grant Associates, have teamed up to design an innovative new visitor shelter for a living memorial site dedicated to the fallen of the First World War. Langley Vale Wood in Epsom, Surrey, is the largest of The Woodland Trust’s four First World War...
