Bristol city centre could get another major new office scheme under plans announced this week to create an 11-storey building on a key waterfront site. The developers want to demolish One Passage Street, a 33,000sq ft, 1970s red-brick building that was once the head office and studios of commercial...
Whitechurch Securities, the Bristol-based wealth management boutique, has appointed environmental specialist Dr Daniel Say to support and develop its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment offering. Whitechurch has run successful ethical portfolios since 2016 and recently launched a ‘responsible dynamic’ range. Daniel, pictured, was previously an academic at the...
The South West’s key sectors could suffer irreparable damage unless the government starts to tackle the shortage of workers by easing EU visa restrictions, the region’s business leaders today warned. But even providing temporary visas for jobs such as drivers and food workers would only be a short-term measure...
A programme designed to break down barriers and support more disabled people into work is being launched in Bristol and across the West of England. Some 100 businesses will receive tailored, targeted disability inclusion training to help them create a more diverse workforce. The project, part of the Workforce...
Passengers boarding flights at Bristol Airport are travelling between the terminal and their plane by electric bus in the latest trial scheme to reduce its emissions. The airport announced its ambition last month to become Net Zero by 2030. If it is successful, Bristol would be the first UK airport...
The payroll team at regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has been shortlisted in a highly regarded national award scheme for the third year running. The firm, which has its largest office in Bristol, is competing in the ‘Payroll Service Provider of The Year’ category of the National Annual Excellence...
National accountancy group Smith & Williamson has strengthened its senior team in Bristol with a raft of promotions, including a new partner, associate director, senior consultant and four senior managers. Helen Bassett, formerly a director in the assurance and business services (ABS) team, has become a partner. Helen, who...
Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson’s Bristol office has advised on a fourth major land sale by private clients in as many months to Taylor Wimpey, one of the UK’s largest housebuilding companies. The latest deal involves a longstanding client who sold a site near Cribbs Causeway for a 700-strong...
Law firm Foot Anstey, which has a major office in Bristol, has appointed its head of real estate Martin Hirst as its next managing partner. Martin, pictured right, will take over from long-serving managing partner John Westwell in the role at the end of the current financial year, on April 30...
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University of Bristol students are some of the most employable in the world, according to a new international league table. The university was placed 49th out of nearly 800 institutions across the globe in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022- an improvement on its placing of 58th last year despite more...
The cream of Bristol’s TV talent will compete in the region’s leading television awards on Sunday – with many of the productions having been made under unparalleled conditions during the pandemic. The annual Royal Television Society West of England Awards champion the trailblazers in the fields of on-screen talent,...
Bristol Airport’s expansions plans have been slammed as “badly judged, badly timed and bad for our planet” in a dramatic U-turn by the West of England regional body’s political leadership. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA), which covers Bristol and is now led by Labour Metro Mayor Dan...
