Bath-headquartered specialist media platform Future has acquired a women's lifestyle publisher in the US.

WhoWhatWear has a strong social presence and diverse revenue streams ranging from digital advertising to eCommerce.

The publisher has 12 million online users and ten million social followers, with 90 per cent of its revenue derived from the US.

The acquisition is designed to further strengthen Future's position in the women's lifestyle vertical and give the group greater scale and reach in North America to further monetise its audience.

A Somerset-based haulage and warehouse company has secured a multimillion-pound funding boost from NatWest to purchase a 125,000 sq ft premises in Midsomer Norton.

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant Update 

The Council have now received the detailed guidance from central Government on the payment of the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme. Businesses will be eligible for this support from 30 December 2021 and Local Authorities are not allowed to make payments to businesses before this date.

The number of COVID-19 cases in B&NES has risen rapidly in recent weeks.

In the week prior to 22^nd October, there were 1,028 cases per 100,000 of the population. B&NES has had one of the highest COVID-19 rates in England, and this rise in cases has translated into an increase in COVID-19 hospitalisations. It is therefore essential that we do everything we can to minimise the spread of the virus.