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...
Bath-headquartered utility Wessex Water has retained a top quality standard for its customer service, with the independent assessors describing it as the most efficient company in the industry. The firm, which has its head office at Claverton Down and employs around 2,500 people across the West of England, became the first of its...
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...
The takeover of a high-profile Bath business helped dealmakers from accountancy firm Deloitte’s regional mergers & acquisitions team complete a record number 17 deals last year. The total number, with a collective value of just under £2bn, was almost double that of 2020, when the team completed nine. Eight of the deals were within...
Bath-headquartered law firm Royds Withy King has confirmed it is to merge with London practice Goodman Derrick on May 1 in a move that will boost its corporate and real estate offering. The two firms announced they were in talks about a possible combination last October. At the time they released a joint statement...
Regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, has become the latest business to support the Menopause Workplace Pledge. The move follows latest statistics showing that almost 900,000 women in the UK quit their jobs due to the menopause. Milsted Langdon said that, while it was already incredibly supportive of employees...
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Regional law firm Mogers Drewett, which has its largest office in Bath, has promoted specialist employment lawyer and partner Sean McDonough to the role of managing partner. Sean, pictured, joined what was then Mogers 11 years ago from Somerset law firm Pardoes. Prior to that he worked at national firm Lyons Davidson and Matthew...
The impact of the pandemic is still being felt by Bath-headquartered alternative finance provider Time Finance, it has admitted – but added that it remained upbeat as momentum was building in its core offering. The group, which specialises in asset, loan and invoice finance products, reported a 1% rise in pre-tax profits to...
