Bath Festivals, storyteller Jennifer Lunn and Read for Good – a charity that helps children develop a love of reading – have collaborated to publish a book of stories written by young patients at Bristol children’s hospital. Entitled Once Upon A Time…, the book was launched in the hospital with storytelling and performances of...
West of England firms’ domestic sales and orders have grown at their fastest rate for two years, while business confidence is at its highest since before the Brexit referendum, according to the latest survey from Business West. The organisation, the largest business membership group in the region, said the findings showed local businesses had...
Bath’s Circle Hospital has been named as the South West’s happiest workplace for its ‘truly-inspiring’ ethos and environment. The Peasedown St John independent hospital beat a strong challenge from shortlisted workplaces across the region to claim the coveted award. The competition, now in its third year, was launched by workplace and interior design consultancy...
Bath’s top coffee spots have been revealed today in the latest edition of the South West and South Wales Independent Coffee Guide. And once again it shows the city punching well above its weight when it comes to indie cafes serving top-notch coffee. Bath boasts nine coffee shops in the guide – making it...
Winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise and developing specially branded products have helped push up pre-tax profits at Bath-based sex toy firm Lovehoney by 76% to £9m. Strong website growth in the UK and overseas and significant new product development also played their part, with total sales increasing by 31% to £76m in the...
Dutch creative workspace pioneer Spaces is to open a hub in Bath, the second serviced centre provider to target the city in four months. The Amsterdam-based group, which launched in the UK in 2015, is converting two floors of Northgate House at the junction of the High Street, Upper Borough Walls and Bridge...
Bath-based loyalty app Memberoo has made two key appointments to its team from rival firms as it continues to go from strength to strength. The app, which was launched last year from an office in Westgate Street, has recruited Daniel Harding from Vouchercloud as an account director and Julie O’Reilly from Groupon as South...
Bath’s happiest workplace will be revealed on Tuesday as a unique contest aimed at highlighting the region’s most enlightened employers draws to its conclusion. Four firms from the Bath area are going head to head to win the prestigious title, which will be presented at an awards ceremony at Hartham Park, Corsham. Circle Bath...
Exclusive artwork donated by artists such as Sir Peter Blake and Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park are to be auctioned at a special fundraising dinner in Bath to support disadvantaged young people in the city and across the South West. The event on November 30 is hosted by The Prince’s Trust and...
In a classic David-versus-Goliath smackdown, a US-based musician-turned-programmer has won a protracted legal struggle against the mighty Trump Organization over rights to the ‘iTrump’ trade mark. Tom Scharfield is the founder, CEO and, indeed, sole employee of app developer Spoonjack. A keen brass player, he is the creator of the ‘iTrump’ trumpet simulator app,...
