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Business Show Bristol returns this Friday

February 12, 2013
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Business Show Bristol returns this Friday

The last few stands for this Friday’s Bristol Business Show are available from organisers Sterling Integrity. The show returns to the Future Inn, Cabot Circus, pictured, where it was successfully staged last year. Bristol has become one of the most successful locations on Sterling Integrity’s roadshow, attracting local, regional...

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Australian takeover gives UK law firm new direction

February 12, 2013
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Australian takeover gives UK law firm new direction

Law firm Russell Jones & Walker, which has an office in Bristol, was been acquired by Australian firm Slater & Gordon for £54m. The deal enables Slater & Gordon, which was the world’s first legal practice to have share listed, to enter the UK market. The deal is subject...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 11, 2013
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Monday February 11 INTERIMS Avation EGMS Ruukki Group (DI) AGMS African Potash Ltd, GCP Infrastructure Investments Ltd, RWS Holdings Tuesday February 12 INTERIMS Albemarle & Bond Holdings, Avanti Communications Group, Sabien Technology Group, Sinclair Is Pharma Q4 Norsk Hydro ASA FINALS Barclays, Dragon Oil, Heavitree Brewery, Lo-Q, Norsk Hydro...

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Green is the colour for printer as it inks renewable energy contract

February 8, 2013
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Green is the colour for printer as it inks renewable energy contract

Portishead-based design and print business BurleighPortishead has become North Somerset’s first sustainable design and print supplier by converting to 100% renewable green electricity. The business is now solely powered by electricity from green energy supplier Good Energy. This is in addition to its other environmental commitments using vegetable oil...

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Bristol tourist chiefs hail scheme to get taxi drivers to promote city’s attractions

February 8, 2013
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Bristol tourist chiefs hail scheme to get taxi drivers to promote city’s attractions

Bristol’s taxi drivers are being encouraged to promote the city’s tourist destinations to visitors under a new scheme launched yesterday. Destination Bristol, the city’s official tourism board, and Mayor George Ferguson kicked off the initiative at Brunel’s ss Great Britain at the same time as unveiling the city’s 2013...

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Best of the West’s TV talent to be showcased at RTS regional awards

February 8, 2013
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Best of the West’s TV talent to be showcased at RTS regional awards

The BBC’s Bristol-based Features department has swept the board with 17 nominations at this year’s RTS West of England awards. The BBC is shortlisted across a number of categories including best male and female on-screen talent and best features and factual entertainment programme. Eleven nominations go to feature films...

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Bristol law firm TLT lands top legal award for its rapid expansion

February 8, 2013
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Bristol law firm TLT lands top legal award for its rapid expansion

The fast growth of Bristol-headquartered law firm TLT has been recognised in one of the legal industry’s top awards. The firm was named National/Regional Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2013, following what the judges called bold strategic moves into Scotland and Northern Ireland. TLT, led...

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Four into three does go as Eastern Airways launches discount promotion

February 8, 2013
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Four into three does go as Eastern Airways launches discount promotion

Eastern Airways, the airline flying from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen and Leeds/Bradford, has launched a promotion offering a 25% discount for travellers booking four return flights. The 4-4-3 Route Pass means any passenger buying four flights on any Eastern Airways route gets them for the price of three. The...

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Portas visit to help get Bedminster bouncing back

February 8, 2013
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Portas visit to help get Bedminster bouncing back

The Government’s retail guru Mary Portas is in Bedminster this afternoon to see how the scheme she is spearheading is reviving the rundown shopping area around North Street and East Street. Bedminster was declared on of the UK’s 12 Portas Pilots last year, being it a unique opportunity to...

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Opportunities in South Korea outlined at Bristol trade event

February 8, 2013
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Opportunities in South Korea outlined at Bristol trade event

West small and medium-sized businesses are today being urged to unlock trade opportunities in South Korea at an event near Bristol. The seminar, staged by the Government’s export body UK Trade & Investment, is designed to help businesses explore the potential in one of the world’s most-exciting markets. At ...

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Bank interest-rate fixing impacted on thousands of small firms, says expert

February 8, 2013
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Bank interest-rate fixing impacted on thousands of small firms, says expert

Thousands of West firms could qualify for compensation running into millions of pounds after being mis-sold complex interest-rate protection schemes by their banks, according to a regional finance expert. David Cornelius, banking services partner at West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, says 3,000 businesses...

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Chance to snap up top Bristol restaurant

February 8, 2013
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Chance to snap up top Bristol restaurant

One of Bristol’s best-known fine dining restaurants, Bell’s Diner, has come onto the market with a freehold price of £400,000. The Montpelier restaurant was opened in 1976 by Shirley Anne Bells and John Payne – who later bought the Colston Street Brewery – and has been operated by current...

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Record half-time results lift Hargreaves Lansdown shares

February 6, 2013
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Record half-time results lift Hargreaves Lansdown shares

Bristol investment management firm Hargreaves Lansdown unveiled another set of record results today with revenue, profits and assets under administration (AUA) all climbing. The upbeat interim statement and boost in the half-time dividend triggered an 8.6% leap in its share price by mid afternoon, making its shares the strongest...

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