Bus firm First West of England has pledged that all its vehicles operating in Bath will meet the city’s Clean Air Zone when it comes into operation in a month’s time. The firm, Bath’s largest bus operator, has a fleet of around 150 buses serving the city. It said that through a combination of...
An office building with one of the most sought-after addresses in Bath and a strong wellbeing offering for staff is now fully occupied following its most recent letting. Bath-based financial services software and consultancy services provider Altus has taken 2,756 sq ft (256 sq m) of open-plan office space in Queen Square House, pictured. It...
Law firm Stone King has further strengthened its Bath-based private client and education teams with two new appointments. Luke Watson, pictured, has joined as a partner in the firm’s dispute resolution & litigation team from Mogers Drewett in Bath, where he spent nearly five years. He brings with him expertise in commercial and property...
The Covid pandemic continues to hit business activity and household spending in the UK and the rest of the world. Restrictions put in place to contain the pandemic’s spread are causing many businesses to sell fewer of their goods and services. Some businesses are unable to sell at all. Even though the available evidence...
Zap-Map, the electric vehicle mapping service majority owned by renewable energy group Good Energy, has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing an interim CEO and commercial director as it charts further rapid growth. Richard Bourne, pictured, joins the firm in the interim CEO role and work alongside its board to develop the long-term strategic plan, positioning...
A specialist banking and finance law team led by Thrings has secured a £50m investment to roll out gigabit-capable broadband services across Cornwall. The funding will support Cornish internet service provider Wildanet’s growth plans by substantially expanding its network across the county. Redruth-based Wildanet was launched in 2017 by chief executive Ian Calvert to...
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Bath-based broadband provider Truespeed has started rolling out its ultrafast network in its home city for the first time after nearly seven years providing rural areas and market towns with full fibre connectivity. The firm, based on Lower Bristol Road, was launched in 2014 by three investors fed up with poor broadband in their homes...
Low-cost airline easyJet is to launch two more flights from Bristol Airport to Greek holiday hotspots from late May despite ongoing political wrangling over whether people should be able to book summer breaks. The announcement by the airline, the airport’s largest operator, that it is adding the islands of Mykonos and Santorini to its...
Bath businesses still have time to take part in a major exercise on the shape of the city’s transport system over the next decade. More than 400 individuals and businesses have already taken part in a six-week consultation period on Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Transport Delivery Action Plan. The plan aims to identify...
