Boost for region’s tourist industry as easyJet vows to have 75% of routes back in service by August

June 5, 2020
Boost for region’s tourist industry as easyJet vows to have 75% of routes back in service by August

Low-cost airline easyJet, Bristol Airport’s largest operator, expects to have resumed flights on three-quarters of its routes in August as international lockdowns are lifted in more holiday destinations. The airline announced last week that it will restore the service to a limited number of destinations from Bristol starting on June 15. It now expects...

Read more »

Online consultation gets underway on ‘transformational’ proposals for Bath’s Quays North area

June 5, 2020
Online consultation gets underway on ‘transformational’ proposals for Bath’s Quays North area

The public is getting the chance to go online to view – and comment on – Bath’s planned Quays North development, which is poised to transform a high-profile site on the edge of the city centre. The project will regenerate the area around the Avon Street car park site with 176,292 sq ft of...

Read more »

Stay-at-home shoppers double sales at Cox & Cox during lockdown

June 5, 2020
Stay-at-home shoppers double sales at Cox & Cox during lockdown

Sales at online homewares retailer Cox & Cox have more than doubled since the coronavirus outbreak as consumers are forced to spend more time at home. The Frome-based firm, which sells a range of lighting, rugs, textiles and indoor and outdoor furniture, has also chalked up record traffic to its website.  Substantial growth was...

Read more »

Deadline looming for grants of up to £5,000 for some firms hit by impact of Covid-19

June 5, 2020
Deadline looming for grants of up to £5,000 for some firms hit by impact of Covid-19

Bath firms based in shared offices or flexible workspaces, as well as B&Bs and guest houses, have only a few days left to apply for a grant up to £5,000 from a special business support grant. The Small Business Grants Discretionary Fund was established to support small businesses impacted by the coronavirus outbreak but...

Read more »

University of Bath harnesses its engineering expertise to boost city’s PPE stocks in fight against Covid-19

June 5, 2020
University of Bath harnesses its engineering expertise to boost city’s PPE stocks in fight against Covid-19

Healthcare workers battling Covid-19 have received more than 80,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) made by University of Bath staff. More than 77,000 face shields have been made by a team from across the university working from a safe lab on campus for local hospitals and healthcare services since the coronavirus pandemic started...

Read more »

Mostly Media launches life insurance sector disruptor with TV ad campaign

June 4, 2020
Mostly Media launches life insurance sector disruptor with TV ad campaign

A new life insurance company aiming to disrupt the market has appointed media planning and buying agency Mostly Media to handle its launch. Primas Life has been co-founded by Grant Fowler – chief executive officer and senior solicitor at Harris Fowler, one of the UK’s top firms of personal injury solicitors.  The company aims...

Read more »

ADVERTISE HERE

Reach tens of thousands of senior business people across the Bath area for just £75 a month. Email info@bath-business.net for more information.