What is StudentZest? StudentZest is a fresh new student service offering the very best deals, promotions & events that Bath’s independent businesses have to offer. Set up by two current Bath Spa University students, StudentZest will become the link between Bath’s independent businesses and the student market. Local businesses we need your help… A membership [...]

As well as enjoying the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations this year, Nicholas Wylde is celebrating his very own 25th Anniversary To mark these two very special occasions and commemorate the Queen’s 60 year reign Nicholas Wylde has launched a specific version of his Spirit of Colour Collection designed with patriotic inspiration – revealing a ruby, sapphire [...]

Premium independent boutiques Mimi Noor and Hannah Dulcie joined forces for the second time for Bath in fashion, to host a stunning catwalk event at Hall & Woodhouse. 120 guests were greeted by a glass of bubbly and waited excitedly for the first half of the catwalk show which featured an array of sweet and [...]

What motivates an employee to stay with you? And what attracts someone to join your company in the first place? The 2012 Employee Motivations Report has the answers! This independent survey, conducted by Karen Collins of Appoint Recruitment, explores primary motivators, long-term goals, most sought after benefits and willingness to travel. Gaining insight from 100 [...]

Charlie Boots (named after the Bristol designer behind the project) is an edgy, ethically-minded shop on Broad Street, Bath offering clothing, art, accessories and homewares. Newly opened, and already enjoying a healthy interest from local fashion-seekers, the shop’s ethos focuses on ‘conscious design’ and favours sustainable, recycled, upcycled accessory brands and the occasional vintage find. [...]

I remember the days when tattoo parlours, like betting shops, existed behind darkened doors. That tight, nervous feeling you got as, after your third unsuccessful visit, you finally pushed the door open, the relief when a smiling tattooist shook your hand and showed you their portfolio. I remember thinking, ‘What was I so worried about?’ [...]

Just Fascinating was born in June 2011 and started by Carrieanne Jenkinson. In the beginning, they sold ready to wear fascinators but they were constantly being contacted to make individual fascinators and hats so they decided to start the bespoke service, since then they have been swamped! Carrie has a history in design and decided [...]

New Small Business gets a re-tweet from Theo Paphitis “Custom Crystals specialise in adding sparkle to baby shoes and girls trainers. We only use Swarovski Crystals and each crystal is added individually with love and care” Lindsay Ryan, a Swindon based full time working mother of two, has started up a new small business custom [...]

Maya Wilson is a designer maker, living and working in Bath and specialising in hand screen-printed textile designs onto silk and linen. Maya’s designs are graphic, bold and unique. “I use abstract hand drawn elements with strong colours to create home accessories that look great as accents in both a minimal through to eclectic interiors”. [...]

When you think of Scandinavian homewares, one particularly well-known superstore might spring to mind. But beautiful boutique The Salcombe Trading Company on Broad Street is set to reinvent this flat-packed image. ‘The aesthetic of the Nordic countries is refreshing, neutral and closely linked to their relaxed way of life’, says Michelle Sames, one half of [...]

Raspberry Scarf, the Bath-based online scarf retailer has launched their newly re-designed website and, to celebrate, they’ve added a fabulous ‘new season’ range of stunning 100% silk scarves to choose from. “We’re very excited about the new silk scarves” says Tessa, the proprietor of Raspberry Scarf. They are ‘shot-silk’ which is a natural fabric woven [...]

Colonna and Small’s, Providing Incredible Coffee for an Incredible City. If you are one of the many locals who lament the demise of our individual, independent and speciality shops in favour of the faceless, impersonal and lack-lustre stores then you just have to visit Colonna and Smalls on Chapel Row. Since 2009 Max and his [...]

While we can all snap away on our phones whilst our children are playing in the garden, it takes a certain expertise and knowledge to capture the wonderment and growing knowledge in their eyes, an enormous amount of patience to allow the younger sitter to ‘express themselves’ and a passion to take that moment and [...]

Ladies Get Trim on Trim Street! – Let me introduce you to The Studio, on the aptly named Trim Street. Behind the innocuous blue door there is a haven of feminine tranquillity, offering us wonderful women a complete package of leisure and pleasure activities that will ensure our health and happiness for however long we [...]