Directors at international healthcare group Alliance Pharma have accepted a £350m takeover offer from its biggest shareholder in a move they says will offer relief from a tough few years. The Chippenham-headquartered firm, which owns a portfolio of products ranging from eye care treatments to anti-dandruff shampoo, has transformed itself over the past five years...
Bath’s iconic Christmas Market, widely recognised as one of the best in the UK, has again been rated a success as the dates for this year are released. While official figures for the economic impact of 2024’s market on the city will not be released for several months, organiser Bath & North East Somerset Council...
A railway engineering plant is to start work this year on key infrastructure and long-term maintenance projects for HS2, one of Europe's largest infrastructure projects. Siemens Mobility, which has its main UK plant in Chippenham, has been awarded four significant contracts worth £560m by HS2 Ltd and will join key contractors under the Rail Systems Alliance. ...
Activities such as sponsored head shaves and spooky cake bakes helped staff at Bath-based housing association Curo raise more than £6,000 last year for a cancer charity focused on children, young people and their families. Young Lives vs Cancer was selected by Curo’s 500-strong workforce as its charity of the year, with all fundraising...
Bath’s Roseate Villa hotel has appointed Christiana Kiose as its new manager, marking her return to the venue where she previously worked as food and beverage manager. The boutique hotel on Henrietta Street offers 21 bedrooms and suites in two converted Victorian houses. It is part of the Roseate Hotels & Resorts group, an...
Law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bath, has boosted its commercial property offering with the appointment of two new partners. Kate Egan-Martin and Naomi Manton, pictured, have joined the firm’s development of land service, bringing more than three decades of real estate and legal experience between them, including working in Top 100 law...
