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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

July 7, 2013
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Monday July 08 EGMS Queenco Leisure International Ltd. GDR (Reg S) AGMS Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 2 TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Bovis Homes Group Tuesday July 09 GMS TUI Travel FINALS Polar Capital Technology Trust EGMS JSC KazMunaiGaz Exploration Production GDR (Reg S) AGMS 3i Infrastructure, Aveva Group, Downing Planned Exit...

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Bristol’s legendary DJ Derek to play final outdoor gig at Harbour Festival

July 4, 2013
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Bristol’s legendary DJ Derek to play final outdoor gig at Harbour Festival

Bristol cultural icon DJ Derek is to make his last-ever outdoor performance later this month at the city’s Harbour Festival. A mainstay of the Bristol music scene for decades, the legendary DJ, a former accountant, will headline the music stage in Queen Square on Friday July 26. Derek is...

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Bristol’s enterprise zone on track to boost economy, conference will be told

July 4, 2013
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Ambitious plans to redevelop Bristol Temple Meads station as a gateway to the city and its enterprise zone will be unveiled today at a major conference. Called Delivering the Vision, the event will show the 300-strong audience what has been happening in the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone since it...

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Client accolade for West accountants Bishop Fleming

July 4, 2013
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Client accolade for West accountants Bishop Fleming

West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, has become the region’s first to secure the Investors in Clients accreditation. Independent assessment by the Investors in Clients organisation gave the firm a score of more than 8 out of 10 – described as “an outstanding first...

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Harmsen has designs on expansion following merger with London practice

July 2, 2013
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Harmsen has designs on expansion following merger with London practice

Bristol-based interior design practice and workplace consultancy Harmsen Group has significantly expanded by bringing London practice Tilney Shane into the group. The amalgamation with Tilney Shane will allow Harmsen, established in Bristol nearly 20 years ago, to better service new and existing clients with a wider geographical reach.  Harmsen...

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Bristol’s ambitious Hotcha Chinese takeaway chain to open in Swindon

July 1, 2013
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Bristol’s ambitious Hotcha Chinese takeaway chain to open in Swindon

Hotcha, the fast-growing Bristol-based Chinese takeaway chain, is heading along the M4 to open its first Swindon outlet next month, taking its number of branches to nine. The business, led by young entrepreneur James Liang, pictured, is investing more than £100,000 in the Swindon premises, in the town’s main...

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Pioneering low-energy homes on the cards for former bingo hall site

July 1, 2013
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Pioneering low-energy homes on the cards for former bingo hall site

Construction work is about to start on Bristol’s first new-build Passivhaus development – homes and shops needing little or no heating as they are so well insulated. The pioneering project, on the site of a long-abandoned Gala Bingo building in North Street, Bedminster, is the latest in a growing list of...

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One very small step for mankind: Bristol techies support launch of mini moon craft

July 1, 2013
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One very small step for mankind: Bristol techies support launch of mini moon craft

From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com An innovative project that allows individuals to design, build and launch personalised spacecraft then send them to the Moon has started in Bristol. The pocket spacecraft, slightly smaller than a CD and as thin as a piece of paper, are attached to a mothership which...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

June 30, 2013
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Monday July 01 FINALS Omega Diagnostics Group AGMS Brady Exploration, SocialGo, Ultima Networks TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Ashmore Group UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Consumer Credit (09:30) Industrial Production (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30) M4 Sterling Lending (09:30) Mortgage Approvals (09:30) PMI Manufacturing (09:30) Tuesday July 02 INTERIMS St. Modwen Properties FINALS Anite...

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Bristol gets a buzz as Gromit Unleashed project steams into life

June 28, 2013
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Bristol gets a buzz as Gromit Unleashed project steams into life

Bristol’s innovative and long-awaited Gromit Unleashed project steamed into life today when a train load of the 5ft statues chugged into the city driven by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park. The train was greeted with cheers by a crowd of dignitaries, families and the media as it came...

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Cheese deal reflects Bristol law firm Temple Bright’s taste for thriving food sector

June 28, 2013
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Cheese deal reflects Bristol law firm Temple Bright’s taste for thriving food sector

Bristol boutique law firm Temple Bright has provided support to cheese importer Futura Foods UK in a deal to sell a 50% stake in the business to Danish dairy company Nordex Foods. The pan-European deal is the latest in a long line of food industry successes for Temple Bright...

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First Bath Business Raceday is under starter’s orders

June 28, 2013
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First Bath Business Raceday is under starter’s orders

Businesses from across the region are being given an opportunity to get out of the office and network, entertain clients and have some fun at Bath Racecourse. The first Business Raceday at the Lansdown course, on July 16, is hosted by Swindon communications group Excalibur in association with Bristol...

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Boardroom support group launched for go-ahead business owners

June 28, 2013
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Boardroom support group launched for go-ahead business owners

A new boardroom group for ambitious small and medium-sized business owners has been launched in Bristol. Aimed at owners of established firms who feel themselves stuck or isolated, it will provide structured support from their peers which will enable them to move their businesses forward much faster than would...

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