Hinton Grange Hotel, the 21-bedroom country hotel near Bath, has been put up for sale by agents Colliers International on behalf of LPA Receiver Jon Cookson. The hotel, which closed in July, is between Bath and the M4 and stands in around six acres of grounds that include a small lake. The agents are...
Businesses across the South West continue to feel affected by economic uncertainty and market volatility but are more confident about their own prospects for the next year than that of the wider economy. According to new research by Clydesdale Bank, 36.7% of the South West businesses questioned expect to increase turnover by more than...
Short films, animation and natural history programmes are among the highlights at the 2011 Shepton Digital Arts Festival. The festival gives the opportunity to learn new skills from leading film, TV, animation and digital art/photography practitioners. With a vibrant digital creative industry in Somerset, Bath and Bristol, the opportunity for people to work in...
Creative Bath has teamed up with interactive business speaker Ali Cameron-Daw for a free session on improving personal selling skills. After this three-hour session, Creative Bath members will be able to: * Raise the DESIRE for their service/product without pressurising prospects * Enjoy cold calling and improve their success rate on the phone *...
Sherlock actor Martin Freeman is calling on Bath businesses to hunt out hilarious hats and wear them on November 4 to raise funds for St Mungo’s, the national charity which will start operating a centre in Bath providing healthcare advice and support for homeless people. Martin is joined by TV comedian Ed Byrne in...
Business confidence among UK firms has slumped to a 26-month low, triggering fears that the economy will go into reverse over the next three months. The gloomy outlook comes from the latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisors BDO, and reinforces a spate of downbeat surveys over recent weeks pointing to tougher...
Friska, the healthy fast-food restaurant set up by two University of Bath graduates, has been chosen as the caterer for the first phase of SPark, the Bristol and Bath Science Park now under construction. The firm, which specialises in healthy, tasty, locally-sourced food, will open in the park's 11,000 sq ft Forum building later this...
Simon Moore, one of the region’s leading bankers, has joined accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton as a senior consultant, one of two top-level appointments made by the firm as it embarks on a new phase of growth in the South West. Simon joins from Barclays Corporate where he was chairman and managing director...
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again pegged interest rates at 0.5% – maintaining them at the same historic low rate since March 2009. Some economists predict the Bank may be forced to keep rates at this level until 2013 to avoid derailing any recovery in the economy. The Bank is...
An innovative application that will help medical practices save time and money on mail outs has been developed by Radstock-based print and post specialist CFH Docmail with EMIS, the UK’s leading supplier of clinical software and related services to GPs. Called EMIS Mail, it is an easy-to-use application that allows practices to create mail...
