An action plan aimed at supporting independent retailers in Bath and surrounding towns and strengthening local shopping areas is to be produced by Bath & North East Somerset Council amid growing concern over the number of empty stores. The council is to consult with business groups as well as the Bath Business Improvement District...
Keynsham-based facilities management firm Almeda has scooped two awards at the prestigious National Family Business Awards. Managing director Brady George, pictured, won the Entrepreneur of the Year title while the company itself received the Big Heart award for improving corporate social responsibility (CSR). Almeda was recognised in this category for its efforts building towards...
Planning and legal experts from Bath are working with one of the city’s most-active residential property developers to regenerate an historic Bristol school. Kersfield acquired the three-acre former Redland High School site for a reported £9m and has drawn up plans to restore its Palladian mansion, listed buildings and grounds for residential use. The...
Bath PR agency Creatrix and Trowbridge event management firm InEvents have given their backing to a London-to-Paris cycle challenge which hopes to raise vital funds for transport projects and healthcare initiatives in developing countries. More than 60 cyclists will take part in the 240-mile feat over three days next month in aid of...
Corkage, the Bath independent wine bar, has opened a second, larger venue in the city, following the success of its Walcot Street outlet. Owners Marty Grant and Richard Knighting, pictured, have taken over the former home of the legendary Beaujolais restaurant on Chapel Row, converting it into what they describe as a “fine wine...
Independent spectacles and sunglasses retailer Ollie Quinn has acquired a retail unit in Bath to open its 12th UK outlet. The London-based firm, which also has branches in Canada, has agreed an eight-year lease on a high-profile corner store in New Bond Street close to similar aspirational retailers such as Bobby Brown, L’Occitane and...
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Gaps in Bath and the West of England’s digital infrastructure are to be identified in a major new study aimed at improving its digital connectivity and boosting the economy. The project, to be launched in the autumn, will also identify the skills gaps in the digital sector that are holding back the region’s high-growth...
Health insurance broker Lesson Moore has expanded its expertise after spotting that some business owners and older clients were finding it hard to get cover for travel. The Radstock-based firm, which launched in 2015 by directors Martin Blain and Simon Milner, has teamed up with specialist provider justtravelcover.com to offer affordable travel insurance to...
Bath Spa University has appointed national PR agency Grayling’s Bristol office to handle its public relations brief for the next year. The account was secured by Grayling, part of the London Stock Exchange-listed specialist communications and PR group Huntsworth, following a competitive tender process which included a number of regional PR consultancies. The core...
