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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

November 26, 2023
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Monday November 27 Interims: JLEN, Sysgroup, DSW Capital, Celebrus Trading announcement: Rightmove Tuesday November 28 Finals: easyJet, Greencore, Treatt, Focusrite, Renew Holdings Interims: Pets at Home, VP, Mercia Asset, Supreme, GB Group, Kinovo, Augmentum Fint, Brickability Group, Totally, Marlowe Trading announcements: Dowlais, Loungers, DP Eurasia, SafestoreEconomic announcement: Public sector...

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Look Who’s back in Bristol! Classic TV programme latest to boost city’s standing as top filming location

November 24, 2023
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Look Who’s back in Bristol! Classic TV programme latest to boost city’s standing as top filming location

Bristol’s burgeoning TV industry is celebrating a triple success as two long-awaited productions filmed in the city hit the small screen and shooting starts on a third. The Tardis returns to BBC One and iPlayer tomorrow with the first of three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials. The third episode...

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Shaw & Co races past £500m deal-value mark as it prepares for nationwide expansion

November 24, 2023
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Shaw & Co races past £500m deal-value mark as it prepares for nationwide expansion

Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has passed the significant milestone of handling transactions worth half-a-billion pounds following its two most recent deals. The firm, founded by Jim Shaw, pictured, 12 years ago, has since become a key player in the market, helping the owners of small...

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Talented Burges Salmon staff sing, dance and joke their way to raising £23,000 for food poverty charities

November 24, 2023
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Talented Burges Salmon staff sing, dance and joke their way to raising £23,000 for food poverty charities

Partners, lawyers and staff from Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon showed off their talent at a sold-out charity event staged at iconic music venue Bristol Beacon ahead of its official reopening. Burges Salmon’s Got Talent, which took place in the venue’s newly renovated Lantern Hall, pictured, raised a...

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From baking to painting – Yuup celebrates creating £3m boost for indie businesses in just three years

November 24, 2023
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From baking to painting – Yuup celebrates creating £3m boost for indie businesses in just three years

Yuup, the Bristol-based local experiences company, has generated £3m income for independent businesses in and around the city in less than three years as it gears up for a busy festive season. The firm, which launched in Bristol in April 2021 and expanded into the West Midlands a year...

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Bank calls on youth empowerment group Babbasa to help it create a more inclusive workplace

November 24, 2023
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Bank calls on youth empowerment group Babbasa to help it create a more inclusive workplace

The Bristol headquarters of international ethical bank Triodos has hailed its partnership with city-based social enterprise Babbasa as it aims to deliver on its mission to create a thriving society that promotes quality of life for all. The link-up was launched in May to give Triodos staff training and...

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Osborne Clarke team seals deal for the sale of NHS pharmaceutical offshoot to private equity firm

November 23, 2023
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Osborne Clarke team seals deal for the sale of NHS pharmaceutical offshoot to private equity firm

The Bristol corporate team at international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised on the sale of a pharmaceuticals services firm that started in the backroom of an NHS hospital in the 1970s. The lawyers worked with the management team of Torbay Pharmaceuticals on its takeover by private equity firm...

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Planners and developers gather to find out more about biodiversity net gain at event hosted by Thrings

November 23, 2023
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Planners and developers gather to find out more about biodiversity net gain at event hosted by Thrings

Legal experts from Thrings’ Bristol-based planning and environment team joined property developers, planners and architects at an event exploring the impact of biodiversity net gain (BNG). The gathering of 30-plus experts covered a range of related topics, including how the concept – which aims to ensure the habitat for...

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Bristol Airport beats rivals from across the world to land prestigious sustainability award

November 23, 2023
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Bristol Airport beats rivals from across the world to land prestigious sustainability award

Bristol Airport has been named among the most sustainable in the world in recognition of its ambitious plan to achieve net zero on its operations by 2030. The airport, which is currently being expanded to increase its capacity from 10m to 12m passengers a year, topped the Sustainable Airport...

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European data transformation market disruptor bags $15.9m investment with help from ICON

November 23, 2023
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European data transformation market disruptor bags $15.9m investment with help from ICON

ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-headquartered tech-focused investment bank, has advised a fast-growing Belgian automated data transformation company on its $15.9m (£13.1m) funding round as it prepares to enter the UK market. Led by London-based Octopus Ventures, the investment will enable VaultSpeed to expand its strong international presence with a...

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£7m funding package boosts recycling firm’s mission to slim down Bristol’s waste

November 23, 2023
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£7m funding package boosts recycling firm’s mission to slim down Bristol’s waste

Bristol-based waste management firm ETM Recycling is making significant upgrades to its state-of-the-art facilities in the city thanks to a £7m funding boost from NatWest. The firm, which operates the South West’s largest waste management fleet, will use the cash injection to strengthen its recycling capabilities while also creating...

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Autumn Statement 2023: Business West says region has missed out yet again

November 22, 2023
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Autumn Statement 2023: Business West says region has missed out yet again

Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, voiced its disappointment that, once again, the West of England had been overlooked when it came to major government spending commitments. Its director of policy Matt Griffith, pictured, pointed out the region had failed to be selected as one of the government’s...

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Autumn Statement 2023: Regional political reaction

November 22, 2023
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Autumn Statement 2023: Regional political reaction

West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris attacked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement for failing to tackle key, long-standing issues for the region. The Labour mayor, pictured, who leads the West of England Combined Authority, said: “After 13 years of Conservative Government, the question West of England residents will...

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