Ambitious plans to create a 5km walking and cycling route that will connect the new Bath Quays development with sites across the city have been backed with funding from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). The Bath River Line project includes upgrading the towpath, improving green spaces and parks, enhancing biodiversity and creating...
The Bath office of regional law firm Mogers Drewett has raised more than £2,000 for Dorothy House Hospice by hosting its second annual charity netball tournament. Eight teams from city-based businesses took part in the event, which was supported by Team Bath Netball and hosted in the University of Bath’s sports training village. Each...
Bath has been named as one of the UK cities most likely to survive the retail meltdown now hitting the country’s high streets and town centres, despite slipping down the national shopping centre rankings. However, it is expected to have fewer stores in the future – with a number likely to be ‘repurposed’ for...
Diversified quarrying and building group Hills has promoted Ed Dodd to group director for waste and resource management with responsibility for managing and overseeing its waste management and treatment activities. Ed, pictured, will look after the Hills Waste Solutions and Hills Municipal Collections businesses together with the group’s involvement in Northacre Renewable Energy’s waste-to-energy...
A £10m community building on Bath-based housing group Curo’s Mulberry Park development on the edge of the city has won a major industry award for bringing people together in state-of-the-art facilities. The Hub, pictured, topped the South West Community Benefit category at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards 2019. The award recognises...
Legal experts from regional law firm Thrings’ Bath office have advised on the sale of two industrial estates in Dorset. Legal director Charlie Wakefield and solicitor Alice Paye, both in Thrings’ Bath-based commercial property team, provided legal support to long-standing clients Michael Fowler and his family. They sold the fully occupied North Mills Trading...
Dickies Workwear, the global brand with UK headquarters in Midsomer Norton, is sponsoring the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Dickies’ sponsorship includes providing clothing and safety footwear for all national final contestants across SkillBuild, SkillELECTRIC and SkillPLUMB. SkillBuild is staged by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), while...
Global real estate advisor Colliers International has made three senior promotions in its South West office. Amy Brooksbank has been appointed an associate director in the parks, sports and marinas team while Ed Jefferson from its hotels agency and James Skelly, who works in the rating team, both become senior surveyors. Amy’s primary focus is the holiday and...
Bath City FC has repeated its warning that it could be forced to move away from its Twerton Park home if its ambitious redevelopment plan is kicked out by councillors. The club has submitted a planning application for the partial redevelopment of Twerton Park to Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES). The proposed...
Boutique hotel The Bird, Bath, has launched its latest pop-up for the summer season, The Nook Garden, following the success of last year’s beach bar. Open throughout the summer, the south-facing garden is full of flamboyant touches in keeping with the Pulteney Road hotel’s eclectic character. Features include creative planting to life-size sculptures and...
