Far-reaching plans to link Bath with Bristol using a ‘high-frequency mass transit’ scheme are being drawn up to help ease the economic impact of traffic congestion on businesses across the West of England. The ambitious scheme, likely to be more than a decade away even if it gets the green light, would tie in...
Conferences and events worth more than £1m were brought to Bath by The Apex City of Bath Hotel in 2018 – its first full year of trading. The 177-bedroom hotel on James Street West opened in August 2017. The £50m property is the Bath’s largest hotel and only purpose-built city centre conference venue with...
Organisers of the region’s first dedicated showcase for its exhibition and conference industry are already looking ahead to next year’s event following the success of this week’s inaugural Meet South West. More than 350 event professionals attended the event, where expert speakers provided practical insight to support them in delivering better events. #MEETSouthWest was...
Heavy snow overnight and this morning around Bath and across the West of England has closed Bristol Airport and brought chaos to many of the region’s roads. With commuters struggling to get to work this morning, many businesses urged their staff to work from home rather than venture out. Buses were running on central...
The University of Bath has been accredited as a Living Wage employer, meaning it will pay all staff at least the voluntary ‘living wage’ of £9 an hour. The move, which the university achieved in partnership with trade union UNISON, will mean a pay rise for more than 300 of its 3,300-strong workforce...
A crowdfunding campaign by Bath tech firm MoveGB to finance international expansion has raised £1m in just a few hours. Now the firm, which has become the UK’s largest fitness marketplace in only a few years, is continuing with the campaign for another three weeks to give more of its users and small investors...
