Bath-based artisan coffee shop chain Society Café is to open its fifth outlet after securing a deal to occupy a unit in a landmark redevelopment scheme. The family-run business, which was founded in Bath 10 years ago, is to take over the ground floor unit of Alliance House on the corner of Baldwin Street...
Bath Spa University has awarded honorary degrees to two people it has described as inspirational for its community – the former head of MI5 and a renowned music publisher. Lord Jonathan Evans of Weardale and Sarah Liversedge Platz were presented with honorary doctorates in recognition of their outstanding achievements, and excellence, in their respective fields as...
A Bath couple are set to open an artisan bakery and café in a new riverfront community being developed on the site of a former dairy. The Good Loaf Café will be launched by Emma Savage and Alan Bennett, pictured, at Avonside in Melksham – an area that was originally housed a Unigate Dairy. Promising homemade,...
BLB Solicitors, the regional law firm with offices in Bath, Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge, has promoted the heads of two of its team members to directors. Caroline Entwistle and Sarah Loveless joined the firm in 2019 and 2020 respectively, although both have practised in the area for many years. Caroline, pictured right, who...
The founder of Bath-based glasses designer and manufacturer Inspecs Group has said it remains on course to become a global brand despite problems linked to the pandemic. Robin Totterman, pictured, the former bond trader who launched the business in 1988, told shareholders in a trading update that its performance last year, despite Covid-19 restrictions,...
Bath’s Marlborough Tavern gastropub has started its journey towards net zero emissions by partnering with two major organisations that help businesses go green. The pub, pictured, in Marlborough Buildings, has teamed up with Net Zero Now and The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) as it strives to reduce its overall carbon footprint. Joe Cussens, managing...
Sponsored hikes, quizzes and a competition to name its vans helped Bath-based housing association Curo raise nearly £12,000 for its charity of the year Time is Precious. The family-run, Radstock-based charity fundraises to equip children’s hospital wards with stress-relieving equipment, making a stay more relaxing for them and their family. Activities organised by Curo...
Harbourside, the South West’s newest corporate finance boutique, has completed its first significant deal – helping a specialist UK roof tile firm on its sale to a major Belgian supplier. Harbourside was spun out of regional accountancy firm Milsted Langdon, which has an office in Bath, last November. Its team was brought in by...
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Occupiers are poised to move into Bath’s first major new office development in more than a generation as the city’s commercial property market continues to recover from the impact of the pandemic. No.1 Bath Quays, the recently completed 45,000 sq ft scheme at Bath Quays South, has been marketed for nearly two years...
