“I left home, no phone, no money… really, I hadn’t a clue,” raps Taelor Newport on Second Chance, a track he has written about his experience as a homeless teenager. Taelor tells his story with wit and honesty through his music. Currently living at Curo’s Bath Foyer project in Twerton and working at a...
Bath-based Curo is among housing providers highlighting the benefits of supported housing as part of the national Starts at Home campaign. Starts at Home celebrates supported housing and tells the stories of people in communities across the country who have gained independence or rebuilt their confidence through these vital services. Housing associations such as...
Thousands of new jobs will be brought to the West of England over the next few years as firms are attracted by its growing reputation as a tech, creative and financial services hub, according to inward investment chiefs. Over the past year a record 1,800 jobs have been created in the region by inward...
Bath Boutique Ltd has opened its third bed-and-breakfast in the city as it pursues its plan to build a portfolio of luxury small hotels. The firm behind Brindleys and Grays has bought the 10-bedroom One Three Nine on the Wells Road and converted it into a distinctive boutique B&B. Funding for the acquisition –...
Modern office space on one of the area’s largest business parks has come onto the market. The ground floor of Newbury House on Trowbridge’s White Horse Business Park would make an ideal base for a growing business, according to agents Carter Jonas. The accommodation consists of office space of 2,850 sq ft, a 332...
Work to convert a landmark building on the former Cadbury’s factory site in Keynsham into modern workspace is underway and on schedule for completion next summer. The 100,000 sq ft of high-quality employment space in what will be branded as The Chocolate Factory is being viewed as key to further developing the West of...
No other news service in the Bath area can compete with Bath Business News for authoritative, independent online business news and information. Here are 9 reasons why Bath Business News is essential reading for anyone serious about business. 1) We have a strong track record of quality journalism and news coverage dating back more than 30 years. Our award-winning editor Robert Buckland...
Bath Riverside developer Crest Nicholson Regeneration has made a donation to help a group of volunteers keep Oldfield Park station looking its best. The £500 donation has allowed the On-Board Community Project to buy plants and gardening equipment for the station. The group of volunteers look after the station’s embankments and plant life, helping...
A warehouse has come onto the market, offering expanding businesses the rare chance to buy their own building on a sought-after business park. The 10,000 sq ft unit on the Bumpers Farm industrial estate in Chippenham, pictured, was most recently used as a fitness centre. It is being marketed jointly by the Swindon office of regional...
Danielle Kirk, director of property management in property agents Lambert Smith Hampton’s South West office, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national industry award. Danielle, pictured, aged 33, is one of just six to make it onto the final shortlist in Property Week’s Rising Star of the Year award, which recognizes talented young achievers in...
