Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa has become the third in the Bath area to be accredited by a global network of luxury hotels. The 19th-century, 32-bedroom country house hotel near Warminster, which was acquired by Bath-based boutique hotel group Kaleidoscope Collection in June for £5.5m, is one of just 28 hotels in England to gain accreditation...
A Bath-based lawyer has become co-president of Bristol Law Society in a move that means the the top role at the organisation will be operated as a job share for the first time in its 251-year history. Edward Thompson, a property litigator with regional firm Battens, and Erin Sawyer, a partner in the Bristol office of national law firm Irwin...
Many businesses in Bath were hoping for a game-changing Budget to tackle the immense problems they face – but according to the regional branch of the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) this doesn’t feel like one. FSB development manager for Bath, Bristol & South Gloucestershire, Sam Holliday, pictured, said: “There is no such thing as a perfect...
Bristol Airport will take its biggest step so far towards recovering from the pandemic this weekend when its largest airline easyJet operates more than 80 flights to European holiday destinations. The airline is preparing to carry nearly 10,000 passengers this weekend from Bristol to Green and Amber destinations across Europe. At the same time...
Residential property developers Tanda Homes and Mendip Developments have made two further site acquisitions as they continue to grow. The sites are the sixth and seventh acquired by the Frome-based group since 2016 and follow on from its successful developments in Westbury, Ashcott near Street, Frome and Sherborne. Bristol and London law firm Temple...
A development of nine energy-efficient family homes which will help provide affordable housing have reached the ‘topping out’ stage with the installation of solar panels. St Joseph’s Court on Sladebrook Road, Southdown, is being built by Aequus, the Bath & North East Somerset Council’s construction and development company, which was set up to help...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week delivered his much-anticipated Spending Review, outlining how the government will tackle the huge economic challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Among the main points were: The government is spending £280bn on tackling Covid-19 But the Chancellor says: “The economic damage is likely to be lasting.” Forecast for UK borrowing...
Monday November 2 Finals: Brighton Pier, Lok’N Store Q3 result: Gran Tierra Energy Trading announcement: Hiscox Economic announcement: PMI manufacturing Tuesday November 3 Finals: AB Foods, Cap-xx, Up Global Sourcing Interim: Warehouse REIT Economic announcement: PMI construction Wednesday November 4 Final: Gattaca Interim: Stobart Group Trading announcement: Smurfit Kappa Economic announcement: PMI services Thursday November 5 Finals Bowleven, Kin and Carta, RDI REIT Interims: Autotrader, Aveva Group, Sainsbury...
Tech businesses from Bath are being invited to apply to join Tech 4 Good South West, a new initiative designed to stimulate international growth and expansion into the US, India and Singapore. The free programme will launch next month and applicants are invited to submit a pitch by next Wednesday, October 7. With the Global Innovation...
Drone footage of the University of Bath’s global centre of excellence for ultra-low emission vehicles has been released as it nears its post-construction stage. The £70m world-beating Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) is due to open next year on the Bristol & Bath Science Park. It will put the West of England...
