Firms are being encouraged to help staff develop their numeracy skills by signing up to a new national training initiative delivered locally by Bath College in partnership with Bath & North East Somerset Council. Called Multiply, the national Skills for Life initiative has been designed to support businesses to invest in their workforce. The...
National engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has appointed Dave Bathurst as regional director as it aims to increase its presence in the South West. Dave, pictured, has joined to head the firm’s civil engineering team in Bristol, with Rodgers Leask saying he would be using his extensive international track record of working in different disciplines, sectors...
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Council chiefs have pledged that Bath’s new Fashion Museum will still go ahead despite the project failing to secure any investment from the government’s ‘levelling-up’ fund. Bath & North East Somerset Council had bid for £20m – more than half the project’s total budget – through the controversial scheme, which has been widely criticised...
The owners of Bath’s SouthGate shopping centre have hailed the decision by two major retailers to move there as a sign that the city is weathering the icy economic conditions. Fashion retail chain Zara has agreed to open a 32,000 sq ft store in SouthGate, pictured, – the brand’s first outlet in the city...
Eleven of the most luxurious suites at Bath’s five-star Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa have been refurbished. The work, masterminded by Paulton-based interior design group Clayton & Company, has created a contemporary, stylish feel while respecting the building’s historic Georgian past and celebrating the classic architecture, grand fireplaces and intricate mouldings, the Grade I listed hotel said. Each of the suites at the 45-bedroom Georgian...
Bath’s Olive Tree Restaurant has been ranked among the UK’s top 100 best dining establishments in a unique guide. The restaurant, pictured, part of Bath’s multi award-winning Queensberry Hotel on Russel Street, appears at number 90 in the latest Harden’s guide. The publication, now in its 32nd edition, is now the only UK restaurant...
A new Institute for Sustainability that will bring together expertise in tackling the most pressing climate and sustainability issues has been launched by the University of Bath. Led by leading sustainability academics at the university, research at the institute will be focused around two themes: sustainable chemical technologies and sustainable systems. The sustainable chemical...
Each week Bath accountancy firm Pearson May and Bath Business News team up to bring you the top national finance stories. MPs demand improvements to HMRC services HMRC has three months to address “unacceptable” standards. Click here to read more Taxpayers reminded to report crypto gains Cryptoassets are subject to income tax and capital gains tax. Find out more here ...
Bath-based broadband provider Truespeed has extended its price freeze and introduced a new ‘basic’ package to support financially vulnerable customers in a move it says will provide some respite from the cost of living crisis. The firm, which is investing heavily to expand its network across the West of England, announced the price standstill last...
