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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 26, 2024
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Monday August 26 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday August 27 Interim: Faron Pharmaceuticals Wednesday August 28 Final: Naked Wines Interims: Pensionbee Group, Puretech Health, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings Economic announcement: BRC shop price index Thursday August 29 Interims: Hunting, Grafton Group, BBGI Global Infrastructure, PPHE Hotel Group, Gem Diamonds, China...

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Temple Bright advises on sale of Lloyds insurance broker Bretton Woods International to US group

August 23, 2024
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Temple Bright advises on sale of Lloyds insurance broker Bretton Woods International to US group

Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright has worked with the owners of UK insurance broker Bretton Woods International (BWI) on its sale to a major US wholesale insurance brokerage. London-based BWI is a specialised insurance broker, focusing on open market and program placements, covering complex contingency, accident &...

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Free training scheme for firms looking to use innovation to boost health and social care in Bristol

August 23, 2024
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Free training scheme for firms looking to use innovation to boost health and social care in Bristol

Bristol businesses innovating in the health and care sectors can learn how to commercialise their products or services by taking part in a free eight-week training programme. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, the organisation tasked with putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS in the...

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Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office strengthens its commitment to pioneering talent diversity schemes

August 23, 2024
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Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office strengthens its commitment to pioneering talent diversity schemes

International law firm Osborne Clarke’s Bristol office has expanded its participation in a number of programmes aimed at improving diversity across the legal sector. The office, along with the firm’s London base, has this summer hosted 17 legal and business services interns from the 10,000 Interns Foundation programmes, as...

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Burges Salmon expands its financial services practice with appointment of new director

August 23, 2024
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Burges Salmon expands its financial services practice with appointment of new director

A seasoned financial services regulatory lawyer and compliance specialist has joined Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon as a director. Matthew Hancock-Jones, pictured, has taken up the role in the firm’s financial services and financial regulatory practice groups, having previously worked at US finance giant JPMorgan Chase, where he...

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Senior management changes at Grundon as it strengthens its sustainability offering

August 21, 2024
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Senior management changes at Grundon as it strengthens its sustainability offering

Waste management and recycling specialist Grundon has appointed its first risk and sustainability director in a move it said puts sustainability firmly at the forefront of the business. Toni Robinson, pictured, who joined the company in 1996 as landfill manager, has also become the first female director in its 95-year...

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‘One lawyer, one couple’ approach to divorce cases introduced by Ashfords’ family law team

August 21, 2024
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‘One lawyer, one couple’ approach to divorce cases introduced by Ashfords’ family law team

The family team at UK law firm Ashfords has launched a new service to help couples divorce amicably by using the same lawyer. The Resolution Together model follows a ‘one lawyer, two clients’ approach introduced by Resolution, the community of family justice professionals, two years ago.  The scheme means...

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Tractor Boy Ed Sheeran teams up with Pieminister to kick off new ‘handy’ pie range at Ipswich match

August 19, 2024
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Tractor Boy Ed Sheeran teams up with Pieminister to kick off new ‘handy’ pie range at Ipswich match

Bristol specialist food and restaurant group Pieminister has partnered with Ed Sheeran to launch an exclusive pie range – with the singer giving away free samples at his beloved Ipswich Town’s first match back in the Premier League on Saturday. The pies, which include Ed’s Tingly Ted’s brand of...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 18, 2024
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Monday August 19 Interim: Plus500 Tuesday August 20 Final: Zoo Digital Group Interims: Antofagasta, Wood Group (John), Jyske Bank Ord, H&T Group, Empresaria Group, Tribal Group, Anexo Group, Societatea Energetica Electrica Wednesday August 21 Economic announcement: Public sector net borrowing Thursday August 22 Final: Hays Interims: Partners Group Private...

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From Sea Mills to Stokes Croft: Bristol’s latest movie map stars The Outlaws’ locations across the city

August 16, 2024
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From Sea Mills to Stokes Croft: Bristol’s latest movie map stars The Outlaws’ locations across the city

Fans of Bristol-made BBC TV comedy-thriller The Outlaws can now follow in the footsteps of its unlikely gang of lawbreakers by using the latest location map produced by the city’s film office. All three series of The Outlaws were filmed in locations across Bristol as well as the Bottle...

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Bristol office opened by specialist SME finance provider as it looks to grow its presence in the South West

August 16, 2024
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Bristol office opened by specialist SME finance provider as it looks to grow its presence in the South West

Direct financial provider 365 finance has opened a base in Bristol as it looks to grow its share of the small and medium-sized business market in the South West. The firm, which previously covered the region from its London head office, said demand had been rising in the South...

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Minister praises Bristol charity’s stance on food waste as government pledges to tackle issue

August 16, 2024
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Minister praises Bristol charity’s stance on food waste as government pledges to tackle issue

Food poverty charity FareShare South West’s commitment to fighting waste has been welcomed by farming minister Daniel Zeichner on a visit to its warehouse in Bristol. FareShare South West works with the food industry, including retailers, wholesalers and producers, to redistribute good-to-eat surplus food to more than 400 charities and...

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Bristol-led programme aims to empower the UK’s next generation of ethical angel investors

August 16, 2024
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Bristol-led programme aims to empower the UK’s next generation of ethical angel investors

Bristol-based impact investment platform Ethical Equity has teamed up with national professional services group Evelyn Partners to boost its support programme for aspiring angel investors. The link-up builds on the initiative launched last year in Bristol for investors who want to drive social change in the city.  The new...

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