Nearly seven in 10 West of England firms have struggled to recruit staff over the past three months, particularly for skilled manual/technical and professional/managerial roles, according to a major new survey. Despite this problem, 79% of firms are looking to take on full-time workers and just under half are offering permanent positions, the latest Quarterly...
Retail giant Marks & Spencer is to relocate its Bath store to a new flagship site in SouthGate in a move it said would guarantee a future for the iconic M&S brand in the city. The retailer is to move into the 122,000 sq ft former Debenhams store, pictured, from its current home on...
A development of affordable and energy-efficient family homes in Bath has won a prestigious regional property award. The St Joseph’s Court scheme on Sladebrook Road in Southdown, pictured, topped the Residential Project of the Year (35 homes and under) Year category at Michelmores Property Awards, which have long championed sustainability and innovation, and place...
Bath-based workplace design and build company Interaction has made a number of additional appointments along with a promotion after winning more design projects across the UK. The firm, recently ranked among the top 50 most-inspiring workplaces in the UK and Ireland, has welcomed five new faces across its design and client support teams. It has...
Registered charity People against Poverty set up its business community – Business against Poverty (BaP) – more than15 years ago. It offers purpose-led donor organisations a network to link up with a vibrant and engaged community of like-minded businesses and impact positively on extreme poverty in six countries, including the UK. People against Poverty...
A long-serving hotel manager and hospitality industry representative has taken his first step into ownership by snapping up an historic hotel and restaurant. Imran Ali, pictured, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality sector, has acquired the 17th century Well Inn on the outskirts of Shepton Mallet. Imran was previously general manager...
Law firm Thrings has reached gender parity at partner level following the appointment of experienced commercial property lawyer Salma Maqsood. Salma’s arrival means the firm’s 52 partners are now evenly split between men and women. This reflects a 20% shift over the past six years in a move the firm – which employs more...
Bath workspace design consultancy Interaction has helped a software development firm named as one of the best places to work in the UK expand into new offices designed to promote staff wellbeing. Bristol-based Ghyston, which was founded in 2012 by husband-and-wife team Emily and Ric Hill, is seeking to build a happy workplace community...
Another Bath hotel is to embark on an extensive refurbishment project after its plans were approved by councillors. The Grade-I listed Parade Park Hotel on North Parade, pictured, will undergo ‘essential repair and refurbishment’, its owners South African asset management firm Fairtree has said. The work on the 33-bedroom hotel will also create a...
Bath’s Beckford’s Tower and Museum is to reopen this weekend following a £3.9m refurbishment – with visitors being able to step inside a 19th century grotto hidden for more than 100 years. The project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and other public and private funders, began in October 2022 on the tower, pictured,...
