A sharp rise in the number of firms in the South West becoming insolvent has made the region the worst in the country for increasing business instability. The latest analysis by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 reveals an increase of just under 40% in insolvency-related activities in the region in July compared to...
Bath is to become one of the first cities outside London to introduce car parking charges based on a vehicles’ emissions. The move, which takes effect from next Friday, September 8, in the eight car parks owned by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES), is the latest in the city aimed at improving...
Bath organic farm and veg box provider Middle Ground Growers, fresh from being hailed as one of the West of England’s best bee-friendly businesses, has unveiled plans to create more wildflowers, wetlands and pollinator trails. Middle Ground Growers won a Bee Bold Award in June in recognition of its “regenerative pollinator-friendly” farming model, including...
Bath architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed the multi-million pound renovation of a building regarded as the forerunner of the modern skyscraper. The firm’s £28m repair and upgrade project at Flaxmill Maltings in Shrewsbury, pictured, has transformed the building into a low-carbon, mixed-use development, and a catalyst for economic regeneration of the area....
The boss of Britain’s national tourism agency has visited Bath to see for herself how the Roman Baths will have a significant impact on the city’s visitor economy over the next five years. VisitBritain/VisitEngland CEO Patricia Yates toured the attraction – voted the best in the UK last year by Tripadvisor reviewers – during...
Investing in a business that helps stop academic fraud across the world has paid off for members of a Bath-based investment club. The sale of Qualification Check Limited (QCL), a leading provider of global qualification verification services, to US group World Education Services (WES) generated a return of in excess of seven times the...
