West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris has urged the government to bring in a national policy on airport growth as campaigners against Bristol Airport’s expansion headed to the High Court to get it overturned. Mayor Norris, pictured, joined protestors against the expansion outside the court in Bristol as the hearing got under...
Science Creates Ventures, the Bristol-headquartered specialist early-stage investor, has been awarded up to £15m to invest in some of the South West’s most promising deep tech innovations. The commitment from British Business Investments will allow Science Creates Ventures (SCV) to invest in pioneering companies at the pre-seed, seed and...
A Bristol-based online marketplace that connects talented home-cooks with food lovers in their neighbourhoods has launched in Bath following successful trials in its home city. Likened to the Etsy of home cooking, All About The Cooks empowers trained chefs and passionate cooks to share their authentic food with local people....
The tenant advisory team at Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has advised high-end brand Beauty Pie on its acquisition of new London head office. The UK’s first luxury beauty buyers’ club, Beauty Pie has grown rapidly in recent years by selling products at cost price to its members. ...
Bristol-based specialist design agency Phoenix Wharf has worked with the winner of this year’s The Apprentice to create a dessert parlour – with the TV series’ host Lord Sugar helping fund the project. The 55-cover Oh So Yum! in Bradford will become the flagship venue for a brand that...
The Bristol office of national accountancy firm Haines Watts has promoted Conor O’Sullivan to associate director. Conor, pictured, has worked with the specialist accountancy practice for the past six years, having joined as a trainee following an apprenticeship with a small local firm. He now joins two other associate...
Accountancy group EY has strengthened its presence in the South West with the appointment of its first dedicated transaction diligence partner focused on the region. Marcus Graham, pictured, will provide financial due diligence on mid-market transactions in Bristol and across the South West, with the aim of building EY’s...
Experienced family lawyer Philippa Yeo has joined national law firm Clarke Willmott as a partner, based in its Bristol and Taunton offices. Philippa, pictured, has expertise in agriculture and specialises in resolving high net worth financial cases involving complex trust assets, farms and businesses. She is a qualified family mediator...
The breadth of services offered to public sector clients by Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has widen following the appointment of a new partner in its real estate team. David Meecham, pictured, joins after nearly 20 years at Pinsent Masons, where he and led its national public sector development...
Monday November 7 Interims: Tharisa, Great Eastern Energy Corp Trading announcement: Beazley Economic announcement: Halifax house price index Tuesday November 8 Finals: AB Foods, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Interims: Oxford Instruments, Aveva Group, DCC, Argentex Group, Marks Electrical Group, Zoo Digital Group, Warehouse REIT Trading announcement: Persimmon, Coca-Cola HBC Wednesday November 9 Finals: Versarien, Smiths...
A lawyer left paralysed from the neck down following a car accident and a recently retired and highly respected deputy High Court judge were among the winners at last night’s Bristol Law Society Awards. Rob Camm, pictured, who qualified as a solicitor in April with Osborne Clarke, won the...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Nick Gerolemou, head of product management at Limbs & Things, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? Brian & Charles at the Watershed, starring...
Bristol-based Molson Group, the UK’s largest independent distributor of capital equipment to the construction and waste management sectors, has expanded in the US with its second acquisition in just over six months. In a deal supported by Bristol-based advisors, the firm snapped up Powerscreen of Washington State, giving it...
