Somerset entrepreneur and founder of the iconic Mulberry brand Roger Saul is taking on the restaurant world this week, adding a unique movie set inspired ‘pop-up’ restaurant as the latest attraction to his Kilver Court designer village in Shepton Mallet. Using quirky props and lighting to recreate the feel of a British film set,...
Wiltshire Council’s new building in Trowbridge has been officially opened with an event that included a rhythmic gymnastic display and a celebration of the 2012 Olympics. The event was sponsored by Elm Workspace, which carried out the space planning design, refurbishment and furniture fit-out this summer. Elm Workspace provided supplied furniture including soft seating,...
Central Chippenham Partnership (CCP), the joint venture between two major property investment funds (Aberdeen Property UK Retail Parks Trust and Ashtenne Industrial Fund), has revealed dates for a community consultation exhibition to invite feedback from the community on its emerging plans for substantial investment and regeneration of a 54 acre site, adjacent to Chippenham...
Withy King, Bath’s longest-established law firm, has revealed plans to move from one of its locations in the city to a large refurbished office block in a deal which agents say is among the biggest Bath this year. The firm will relocate staff from its Green Park base to the prominent, 18,000 sq ft,...
Up to 50 jobs are to be created in Bath with the opening in December of Bath Ales’ Graze Bar, Brewery and Chophouse in the city’s new Vaults restaurant quarter. The 5,000 sq ft venue – Bath Ales’ largest outlet to date – will include a micro-brewery and two alfresco dining areas seating up...
The best new buildings in the Bath area – from home extensions to office developments – are being sought for an awards scheme unique to the city. Nominations can be made for building design and build quality projects across Bath and the surrounding area. The Bath & North East Somerset Council Building Control Awards...
Bath’s Travelodge Waterside is on the market as one of a package of six properties previously owned by failed hotel group Piccadilly. The 124-bedroom hotel in Rossiter Road, pictured, is leased to Travelodge along with the other five venues. Agent Christie + Co will be marketing the hotels on an individual basis with a...
Bath-based construction firm Halsall has started building the first new council houses in 20 years for Mid Devon District Council. The 22 homes on a site at Crediton are under construction to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3 standards and feature insulated timber frames, good thermal performance on windows and doors and hot water...
Brewer Bath Ales has signed a lease for a Bath venue that will be its biggest to date and is set to become a flagship for the fast-growing business. At just over 5,000 sq ft, the new site, next to Bath Spa train station, is double the size of any of the brewer’s other...
The role played by a new housing development in regenerating Trowbridge’s former Ushers brewery site has been recognised with a prestigious award for ‘town enhancement’. After unveiling a plaque on the former brewery, Mayor of Trowbridge Cllr John Knight paid tribute to developer Newland Homes for creating a scheme with 100 homes that transformed...
