A decade after a dramatic referendum to introduce a mayor for Bristol, the voters performed a dramatic U-turn yesterday. They expressed a clear, overwhelming preference to rewind the clock over 20 years and return to the committee system for Bristol City Council. And the result wasn’t even close. Compared...
Bristol accountants gathered with colleagues from across the region in the city last night for their professional organisation’s first annual dinner for two years – with guest speaker British astronaut Major Tim Peake sharing inspirational stories about his six months on board the International Space Station. The event, staged...
Bristol-headquartered ethical bank Triodos is to go head-to-head against the parent company of city-based electric vehicle charge point mapping app Zap-Map in the battle for a prestigious Which? Award. Triodos UK, which employs around 200 staff in Bristol, London and Edinburgh, and Good Energy, the renewable power firm that...
Commercial law firm Acuity has opened a Bristol office following the success of its consultancy arm in the South West. The firm, established in 1999 and with existing offices in Cardiff, London and Swansea, is now looking for staff for is new Bristol base as it looks to achieve 50%...
ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-based tech-focused investment bank, has advised on an international deal that it says is set to transform the global artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies sector. The acquisition of US and European firm ForePaas, which has developed a platform that simplifies and accelerates companies’ transition...
Five senior promotions at Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT have increased its female partner representation to 31.5% – putting it on course to exceed its target of 33% by 2025. The firm, which now has a total of 149 partners, set the diversity target in October 2019, when just...
A cross-firm team of lawyers from Bristol-headquartered Burges Salmon has advised on a pan-European deal that could lead to a big increase in the number of electric vehicle charging points across the UK. The team worked with Blink Holdings BV, the Dutch subsidiary of Miami-based Blink Charging Co., on...
Law firm Foot Anstey’s Bristol office has welcomed its first cohort of Year 12 and 13 work experience students as part of a special programme. During their time at the office the four students gained valuable insights into life at a commercial law firm. They also took part in a...
An eco-friendly gas and heating maintenance service has harnessed the power of electric cargo bikes for its launch in Bristol. Nippychecks has a team of engineers who will use the bikes to visit properties across the city to maintain boilers, central heating and electrical systems and appliances. The business...
Bristol firms have an opportunity to move into an impressive office building in the countryside on the city’s outskirts and know the rent they pay is directly supporting people with cancer. The space is being offered at Ham Green House in Pill, pictured, alongside the headquarters of Penny Brohn...
The operator of Bristol’s newest hotel, the Clayton Hotel Bristol City, has appointed Alison Mansfield as general manager in a move she described as ‘like coming home’. Although originally from Dublin, Alison, pictured, centre, outside the hotel, has strong links Bristol and so was delighted when the 255-bedroom venue’s...
Bristol-based consultancy Mr B & Friends has created the distinctive branding for a new cyber security and Cloud IT specialist formed by bringing together two established businesses in the sector. Kocho is the new name for managed services provider TIG and identity and cyber security experts ThirdSpace. The move...
Marketing communications agency McCann Central, which includes McCann Bristol, has been awarded a gold medal by its industry body for the “outstanding” professional development opportunities it has given its staff over the past year. The IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold scheme recognises and rewards agencies that...
