Bath’s five-star Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa has relaunched its Montagu’s Mews restaurant and bar with an emphasis on local produce and sustainability – including ditching glass beer bottles in favour of aluminium cans. The 45-bedroom Georgian hotel & spa, owned by London-based investment group Topland, describes the new look as making the restaurant a “modern,...
A Bath planning consultant has been named as one of the leading women in the sector. Rachel Tadman features in The Planner’s Women of Influence 2023 list – putting her among a select group who have made an impact, influenced national planning policy and inspired those who work with them. Out of more than...
Bristol Airport is to open two new premium pre-flight lounges as it prepares for its busiest summer getaway period in years. The airport, which has almost fully recovered from the impact of the pandemic, is working with airport services business CAVU to bring its Escape Lounge and 1903 Lounge concepts to Bristol. The airport...
An innovative digital tool that gives previews of yet-to-be-built residential schemes to prospective homebuyers has been launched by Bath-headquartered housing association and developer Curo. The state-of-the-art digital kiosks, pictured, installed in Curo’s Combe Down marketing suite, utilise the latest digital technology to create stunning life-like 3D renders of planned developments. Curo, best known in...
Bath’s historic Partis College almshouses are significantly reducing their water use, thanks to a visit from experts at city-based Wessex Water. The Grade I-listed building, pictured, on Newbridge Hill is now saving an estimated 1,700 litres of water a day after leaks were repaired and water-saving devices, such as eco showerheads and tap aerators,...
Bath Rugby is to reveal its revised plans for The Rec next month – with fans being the first to see the latest ideas for the long-delayed redevelopment. The proposals, which the club is still keeping under wraps, will go on display at The Rec ahead of Bath’s last home game of the season against...
Confidence among West of England firms has recovered sharply from its slump last year, according to the latest research by the region’s largest business organisation – but continued staff shortages are now adding to their problems. The quarterly survey by Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows firms’ confidence in both the...
Bath’s hard-hit visitor economy could attract investment worth millions of pounds under a new scheme to position the West of England at the forefront of the UK tourism industry. The region has been chosen as one of 12 hotspots for a new national approach to drive up visitor numbers and create jobs as the...
Bath-based specialist architecture practice Grant Associates is to design what it is calling a “beautiful and resilient” landscape for a major housing development north of London. The firm, which has worked on major projects in the Far East, Australia as well as the UK, is part of the team behind Gilston Park Estate, a development...
SWIG Finance, the non-profit company that supports viable South West businesses that cannot secure sufficient funding from their bank, has become the new regional business support partner for Start Up Loans. SWIG will work with the programme to deliver funding and support to help unlock the potential of small businesses in the South West...
