One of the most vocal critics of Chippenham’s Business Improvement District (BID) has joined its board, promising to bring passion to his role as a director. Nic Puntis, pictured, who co-owns the town’s Sarah-Jayne’s Café with his wife, slammed the BID last year for what he claimed was a poorly organised Christmas Lights Switch...
Unemployment has continued to fall in the South West, bucking the national trend and pointing to a brighter outlook for the region’s businesses. But Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, warned the national rise signalled a slowing economy and could impact on firms in the Bath area if the Government did not take...
Commercial law firm Thrings’ Bath office has advised on the acquisition of two landmark grade II-listed buildings that will help transform the historic heart of Gloucester. The agreement between Ladybellegate Estates – part of the L&R Group – and Gloucester City Council will lead to the restoration and refurbishment of two former merchants’ office...
Individuals who have been supported into work and training through an innovative programme run by Bath-based housing and support organisation Curo have been recognised. Curo’s accredited work placement programme started in 2014 and has supported nearly 70 local people, many of whom attended a ceremony hosted by the business at The Bath Hilton. Participants...
The Bath Pub Company is to open its fourth pub – the former Dolphin Inn on Locksbrook Road in Lower Weston – next month. The firm, which runs The Chequers, The Marlborough Tavern and The Hare and Hounds, has invested £250,000 in refurbishing the pub in a joint venture with Enterprise Inns. It will...
Regional commercial law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has helped world-renowned tailor Kathryn Sargent open her first store on London’s famous Savile Row. The firm provided commercial property advice to Kathryn, pictured, – Britain’s first female head cutter – on the 854 sq ft shop which opened last week as a...
Civil engineering group MJ Church has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with Bath Racecourse, making it one of the venue’s principal partners. The agreement builds on a 10-year relationship between the Marshfield-based firm and the Lansdown course, supporting various events and using race days to raise funds for local good causes. The new deal...
Bath’s independent retail sector is becoming more – not less – vibrant, one of the city’s leading commercial property figures has said in response to criticism by Bath-based celebrity chef Ping Coombes. The 2014 MasterChef winner voiced her concerns on social media over the influx of national chains to the city, which she claimed...
Final preparations are underway for the opening of Bath Racecourse’s new Kelston Hospitality Stand next Friday to coincide with the start of the 2016 season. The stand is part of a multi-million pound redevelopment of the flat racing course, owned by the UK’s largest racecourse operator Arena Racing Company, which includes a new grandstand....
UK hotel group Apex Hotels is to build Bath’s largest hotel after securing a £29m funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The £35m, 177-bedroom Apex City of Bath on James Street West will include a swimming pool, gym, and conference and meeting facilities with a 420-person capacity. Due to open in the summer...
