National commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed a new director to its growing South West valuation division. Jonathan Barnett, pictured, has joined LSH from the Bristol office of Christie + Co, the national firm of valuers, where he spent more than 15 years. He has a particular specialist knowledge of the...
Bath tourist attractions and hospitality venues swept the board against rivals from across Bristol and Somerset in a major awards scheme last night. The Roman Baths & Pump Room won a hat-trick of Golds in the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism, International Tourism an Large Visitor Attraction of the Year categories while the Assembly Rooms...
Some of Bath’s biggest tourist attractions will go head to head this evening with others from across Bristol and Somerset in a major awards scheme. They are among a record 82 finalists aiming for gold, silver or bronze in this year’s Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards. A further 15 companies will receive Commended...
A new 203-bed student accommodation complex on a former warehouse site in Bath has reached a milestone in its development with a traditional topping-out ceremony. The development on the site of the former Pickfords warehouse on Lower Bristol Road is the latest in a string of schemes on industrial sites in the area as...
Bath hotel No.15 Great Pulteney has been sold by city-based hoteliers Ian and Christa Taylor three years after they transformed it from a row of unloved Georgian terrace houses into a multi award-winning boutique venue. New No.15 Great Pulteney owners, the family-run Guest Holdings, has said they will keep its highly distinctive décor and...
Regional law firm Mogers Drewett is to relocate its Bath office to be closer to the city’s emerging Quays business quarter in a move that will also usher in an open-plan working environment for staff. Bath’s North and South Quays development will create a new enterprise area for the city with 300,000 sq ft...
The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has refreshed its board – and addressed a major gender imbalance – by recruiting six new business leaders to help it shape the economic future of the region. The six senior businesses leaders – five of them women – work across a range of sectors and...
The deadline is looming for Bath’s small and medium-sized businesses to apply for grants to help them improve their energy efficiency by reducing bills and protect against future price rises. A £1m fund has been set up by the West of England Combined Authority through which businesses across the region can apply for a...
Bath-based housing association Curo is to invest £25m of government money in building 340 affordable homes in the West of England over the next five years. It has formed a strategic partnership with Homes England to deliver the much-needed housing supported by the West of England Combined Authority, which includes Bath & North East...
Ambitious plans to convert Bath’s Royal Mineral Water Hospital into an upmarket hotel and spa are to go on show to the public for the first time. Singapore-based hotel investor Fragrance Group acquired the redundant Grade-II*-listed Min, pictured, from the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in January last year for £21.5m. The...
