Staff from some of Bath’s largest hotels are to take part in a sponsored charity walk to highlight mental health issues in the hospitality sector. They have teamed up with the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA) – which represents 40 hotels in and around the city with around 4,000 rooms between them – to raise...
Solar energy and battery storage developer Luminous Energy has achieved financial close on its first wholly owned project, which will generate enough electricity to power more than 9,500 households. The 28.5MWp solar farm Bracon Ash Solar Farm near Norwich is expected to achieve first power next summer. Corsham-based Luminous Energy said the project signified its transition to an independent power...
Hopes that small business confidence levels in the South West are bouncing back have been dashed by the results of a new survey, reflecting firms’ concerns over the economic outlook. But while there has been a fall in confidence among the region’s smaller companies, some positive signs have emerged over their own growth aspirations....
Rising interest rates and falling house prices have raised fears of another property market crash. There’s been much debate about whether this represents the ‘new normal’ after years of rock-bottom mortgage rates. As someone who has spent more than 30 years working as a solicitor in Bath, I am more optimistic about the future...
Bath homeless charity Julian House is inviting the city’s firms to sharpen up their wits and enter a team for this year’s Brain of Bath quiz. The annual event, now in its 22nd year, is a major fundraiser for the charity as well as a source of intense – but friendly – rivalry between...
Confidence levels among businesses in the South West have bounced back from the gloom of earlier this year – making the region one of only two to register an increase in optimism. Overall confidence rose five points last month to 34%, while companies in the region became far more upbeat about their own business...
Bath area employers are being invited to take part in a new £2m programme that will support hundreds of individuals across the West of England to learn new skills. The scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), is designed to plug the skills gaps in the region that are slowing the...
Passengers arriving at Bristol Airport are now greeted by an eye-catching artwork featuring many of the West of England’s family-friendly attractions. Produced by Visit West, the region’s destination marketing organisation, in partnership with the airport, specialist advertising experts Eye Airports and businesses, the 136 ft-long mural, pictured, weaves its way along the arrivals corridor, giving...
Bath-based landscape architecture practice Grant Associates has partnered with a housing developer on a major scheme with more than 1,350 homes on the site of the 2012 London Olympics. The London Legacy Corporation (LLDC) has unanimously approved the plans, submitted by Get Living, for three applications in what is now known as London’s East...
Bath Spa University’s Locksbrook Campus has scored a hat-trick in a prestigious building industry awards scheme, including taking the top prize as overall winner. The Grade II listed building, pictured – home to its Bath School of Art, Film & Media and Bath School of Design – was victorious in the Education and Sustainability...
