BLB Solicitors, the regional law firm with offices in Bath, Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge, has promoted the heads of two of its team members to directors. Caroline Entwistle and Sarah Loveless joined the firm in 2019 and 2020 respectively, although both have practised in the area for many years. Caroline, pictured right, who...
Bath’s Marlborough Tavern gastropub has started its journey towards net zero emissions by partnering with two major organisations that help businesses go green. The pub, pictured, in Marlborough Buildings, has teamed up with Net Zero Now and The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) as it strives to reduce its overall carbon footprint. Joe Cussens, managing...
Sponsored hikes, quizzes and a competition to name its vans helped Bath-based housing association Curo raise nearly £12,000 for its charity of the year Time is Precious. The family-run, Radstock-based charity fundraises to equip children’s hospital wards with stress-relieving equipment, making a stay more relaxing for them and their family. Activities organised by Curo...
Harbourside, the South West’s newest corporate finance boutique, has completed its first significant deal – helping a specialist UK roof tile firm on its sale to a major Belgian supplier. Harbourside was spun out of regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, last November. Its team was brought in by...
Occupiers are poised to move into Bath’s first major new office development in more than a generation as the city’s commercial property market continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. No.1 Bath Quays, the recently completed 45,000 sq ft scheme at Bath Quays South, has been marketed for nearly two years...
A Bath coffee house has grounds to celebrate after a grant from the West of England Combined Authority helped it go green and cut its energy bills. Picnic Coffee on Saracen St received a grant of nearly £4,000 from the authority, which helped it buy a new less energy intensive espresso machine. As...
An award-winning chef who has spent his entire career working for top hotels in the Bath area has been appointed as head chef at the city’s Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa. Martin Blake, pictured, is to lead his team in developing a new farm-to-fork menu for the hotel’s flagship Dower House Restaurant, including...
The ban on traffic in Bath’s Kingsmead Square, which has been welcomed by many businesses in the area, could be extended until midnight under a plan being considered by Bath & North East Somerset Council. It is asking for feedback on a proposal for a trial for up to 18 months of a...
Bath-based boutique hotel group the Kaleidoscope Collection has appointed Graham Chambers to the newly created role of director of people & culture. Graham, pictured, who has more than 10 years ’ experience in the hospitality industry, will be responsible for driving and maintaining the collection’s core values as a recognised employer committed to...
Renewable electricity firm Good Energy has completed the disposal of all its wind and solar farms and will use the proceeds to help fund its on-going shift to energy and mobility services. These include building a new platform for small-scale generators and continuing to invest in its subsidiary Zap-Map, UK’s leading EV mapping platform. ...
