Estate agents and property group Andrews and its principal shareholder Andrews Charitable Trust have received a prestigious national award for their work to support young people leaving the care sector. The Keynsham-based group topped the Charity Partnership: Fashion and Retail category of the Business Charity Awards, staged as part of Fundraising Week. Andrews set...
Organisers of Bath’s highly successful Christmas Market are urging city traders to forgot the heatwave and look ahead to the festive season by booking their chalet now. The deadline to reserve space at the market – which this year will be between Thursday November 23 and Sunday December 10, subject to planning and licensing consent...
This year’s Bath Boules is set to surpass all previous years with more sponsors, partners and prizes than ever before. Regarded as Bath’s unofficial summer party, the much-loved event this year is staged this weekend, starting tomorrow. As previously, it will be free to attend – whether residents, businesses, visitors, adults or children. Organiser...
Bath City Football Club’s Supporters Society has triumphed in its two-year battle to become the club’s majority shareholder. The move transforms Bath City into a long-hoped-for, community-owned football club following the success of the Supporters Society’s high-profile Big Bath City Bid campaign last year. The campaign, which was backed by many firms across Bath,...
Bath Spa University’s landmark Green Park House student accommodation building has been awarded a major property award. The 461-bed purpose-built scheme, pictured, which replaced the derelict former Green Park residential care home opposite Green Park station, topped the Regeneration category at last night’s 2017 RICS Awards, South West. It was one of nine award winners...
Keynsham-based estate agents and property group Andrews has unveiled the first home in its innovative 70th anniversary social housing fundraising initiative. Andrews celebrated its 70th anniversary last year by raising £70,000 to kick-start the ambitious project, called Establish, which recognises the philanthropic origins of the business. Working in collaboration with its principal shareholder Andrews...
The House, the Bath-based specialist brand consultancy, has become the first business in the city to be awarded B Corp status – a measure of an organisation’s commitment to meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. B Corps are for-profit companies that are committed to business models that deliver positive impact. B Corp...
A major conference in June will bring together the West of England’s political and business leaders as it faces a period of unprecedented change following the Metro Mayor and national Parliamentary elections. The West of England Economic Growth Conference on June 23 will offer delegates the first opportunity to discuss the region’s economic future...
Bath firms are being urged to build on the South West’s reputation for sustainable and ethical business by joining the growing band of companies gaining B Corp certification. While Bristol is now the second largest certified B Corp beacon in the UK, with six certified businesses, and a further 65 are in the pipeline across...
The government must convince businesses in Bath that the snap General Election called for by Prime Minister Theresa May today won’t scupper vital talks with the EU over Brexit, the region’s largest business organisation said. In an immediate response to Mrs May’s announcement this morning that she is seeking a General Election on June 8,...
