The West of England’s largest business organisation has urged “calm compromise” from politicians over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan to avoid what it said would be the “tremendously damaging” impact of the UK crashing out of the EU with no deal. Business West – which runs Bath Chamber of Commerce and the Bath...
Some of the Bath area’s most innovative tourism businesses will line up in the city’s Apex Hotel tomorrow to compete in this year’s Bristol, Bath and Somerset Tourism Awards. Some 84 finalists – ranging from hotels, guest houses and pubs to visitor attractions, walking tours and festivals – have been shortlisted from across a...
A national network promoting gender equality in the design industry has launched in the South West to stage activities and events that will empower women and inspire change. Kerning the Gap was founded three years ago in London to help support female talent in design and encourage more women to reach leadership positions. Since...
A total of 54 employees have been promoted in the regional office of international accountancy group KPMG, including three senior managers who have become directors. Shaun Gealy, Nick Cullimore-Davies and Neil Clarke work in audit, tax and consulting respectively. Shaun, pictured top, has spent 13 years with KPMG and specialises in the insurance sector,...
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Bristol Airport has invested £400,000 in state-of-the-art aircraft recovery equipment designed to ease disruption should a plane need to be removed from the runway or other operating area. The equipment, which is used in airports across the world, will dramatically cut the time it takes to move the aircraft and so limit any knock-on...
Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Bob Mytton, co-founder and creative director of Bath-based brand and design studio Mytton Williams, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched: Moonlight – finally saw the Oscar...
A tourism tax on overnight visitors to Bath looks set to come a step closer – along with a levy on short-term lets such as those provided through Airbnb – as Bath & North East Somerset Council seeks to raise more funds. While taxes on tourists are common in many popular European destinations, UK...
The launch of Bath’s Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub (DBAH) also served as an opportunity to bring together leaders in the city’s tech sector and showcase its innovation. The evening was opened by Prof James Bilzon, chair in Human & Applied Physiology at the University of Bath, who emphasised the importance of collaboration between...
Bath on Ice returns for its sixth year next week when the wraps come off the city’s biggest ever ice rink in front of the Royal Crescent. This year’s rink will be 1,000 sq metres – a 39% increase on last year – and will again be in Victoria Park. The increase in size...
