Andrew Grant, founder and director of Bath-based landscape architect Grant Associates, has been appointed chair of Bathscape Landscape Partnership, the organisation that aims to benefit the city’s unique landscape for people, communities and heritage. Bath resident Andrew, pictured, who is also co-founder of community arts event Forest of Imagination, will help shape the future...
Bath’s popular festive ice rink is to be nearly 50% bigger this Christmas after its expansion plans were approved by councillors. The increase from 494 sq m to 720 sq m will enable operator Bath on Ice to accommodate up to 240 people per session on the rink. It will also be lit up...
Bath Rugby has appointed Ben Wells as chief commercial officer to oversee all business-related activities of the club, including the marketing, commercial and operations departments, as well as performing a key role in the stadium redevelopment project team. At the same time managing director Tarquin McDonald has become chief executive, reflecting the development of his role...
Bath firms are looking for Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver a shot in the arm and lift confidence in next month’s Budget following this week’s rise in inflation, according to the region’s largest business group. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 3% in September, according to today’s official figures – taking it to...
Unemployed and disadvantaged young people from across the West of England are to benefit from £160,000 raised by business leaders at a dinner for The Prince’s Trust. More than 460 business people and other high-profile guests from across the region attended the annual Red Dinner at Ashton Gate in Bristol – one of the...
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Bath law firms are celebrating achieving some outstanding recommendations in the latest Legal 500, the UK’s leading guide to the legal sector – with a number of the city’s top lawyers earning top billing in their specialist areas. More than 4m users visit The Legal 500 website each year, making it a powerful reference...
Bath lawyers feature strongly in the regional table of leading individuals named by the Legal 500, the respected annual guide to the UK’s legal firms and individuals. For the first time, up-and-coming (‘next generation’) lawyers have been included alongside those who have appeared for many years. All these individuals are regarded as the ‘go-to’ lawyers...
The largest ever gathering of tech companies in the West of England takes place on Tuesday when more than 500 local, national and global delegates assemble for Venturefest Bristol and Bath 2017. The event will put the spotlight on innovative approaches to the way we will live, move around and work in years to...
Two regional accountancy firms with offices in the Bath area are celebrating leaping up the accounting industry’s most prestigious league table. Bishop Fleming, whose base on Lower Bristol Road is the city’s largest accountants’ office, has broken into the top 30 of leading industry magazine Accountancy Age’s rankings for the first time. The firm,...
