Conservative councillor and businessman Tim Bowles has been elected as the West of England’s first Metro Mayor, beating Labour by 70,300 votes to 65,923. Second preference votes were counted after no candidate in the first round polled more than 50%. The result was announced shortly before 6am this morning. Mr Bowles is the councillor...
Bath law firm Mowbray Woodwards has strengthened its dispute resolution offering with the appointment of associate solicitor Edward Thompson. Edward, pictured, brings with him a wealth of experience in civil and commercial litigation. His major practice area is property litigation, with additional expertise in contractual disputes, construction and land disputes, professional negligence and banking...
Maeve England, a partner at Bath law firm Mogers Drewett, has been appointed as the new chair of the Bath Business Improvement District (BID) board. She replaces Nigel Huxley, manager of Waitrose’s Bath store, who is stepping down from the BID board to pursue a new position with the supermarket group in Bristol. Maeve...
Bath-based online wedding gift list firm Prezola has more than doubled the size of its warehouse after its landlord, city-based commercial property firm HPH, completed a major refurbishment of the building. Prezola, which has its head office on Queen Square, sources 30,000-plus products from more than 100 of the UKs leading high street and...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has appointed John Talbot as an audit director in its fast-growing Bath office. John, pictured, a chartered accountant with more than 17 years of audit experience, joins from rival BDO. He is experienced in dealing with a wide range of corporate sectors, including manufacturing, IT, professional services and leisure...
Bath-based designer Helen Baker has drawn on her Cornish roots for her first collection of modern, contemporary fabric designs. Called You can take the girl out of Cornwall, the range is inspired by natural influences from Helen’s native county but aims to inject fresh life into Cornish design ideas. As a mother of two...
People living in Bath and Bristol are being invited to ‘live like a tourist’ this weekend and experience the rich culture of their cities through the eyes of a visitor. From Jane Austen to Banksy and from the Roman Baths to the Georgian House, the two cities boast iconic art and buildings that attract...
Work by South West and UK artists will be on display when online art gallery and consultancy Modern ArtBuyer hosts its third Open House Pop-up Gallery over the weekend of May 13-14. The pop-up gallery in Limpley Stoke, near Bath, will showcase an exceptional, vibrant collection of contemporary works by artists with a number...
Bath-based chartered accountancy firm Richardson Swift has teamed up with city-based independent financial advisors Fidelius Group to host an exclusive networking evening at Bath Cricket Club next week. The invitation-only event on Wednesday, May 10, will bring together like-minded clients and professionals and will feature a quick-fire question-and-answer session with a panel of experts...
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