Bristol’s position at the leading edge of the creative industries will be boosted next week when it hosts the UK’s most ambitious permanent street art project. Called See No Evil, it will turn unglamorous Nelson Street in the city centre into one of the world’s largest outdoor art exhibitions....
Bristol’s Watershed Media Centre and two of the city’s film festivals have received cash backing from a £130,000 regional National Lottery fund. The money has been awarded by South West Screen, the regional film and TV development organisation, under its Audience Development Fund and is aimed at keeping Bristol...
Foot Anstey, the South West law firm best known for its media work, is to open an office in Bristol to meet increasing demand for its services. The firm, which has offices in Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton and Truro, said the move would also provide its existing clients with access...
The Bank of England has reduced its growth forecast for the UK economy from 1.8% to around 1.5% as the hoped for economic recovery falters amid global stock market crashes and the euro debt crisis. The Bank had already cut its forecast earlier this year and today’s further reduction...
Two Bristol media firms have teamed up with the city’s zoo to launch two free mobile phone apps and an online photo competition for its highly-successful Wow! Gorillas project. The apps – one for Android phones and another for iPhones – aim to help as many people as possible...
Bristol’s role as a centre for innovation in microchip design and the pioneering work of David May, the University of Bristol’s Professor of Computer Science, are recognised in the latest edition of The Economist. The authoritative magazine looks at how the city has emerged as a hub for the...
Target Corporate Finance has boosted its Bristol team with the appointment of senior corporate finance manager Myles Hamilton. Myles joins the Temple Quay firm from KPMG Corporate Finance in London where he worked on mid-market merger and acquisition deals across a range sectors. With more than seven years’ experience...
Demand for offices of less than 5,000 sq ft in and around Bristol has increased so far this year, defying both the wider economic gloom and the downturn in the commercial property market. Research by property agents Colliers International’s Bristol office shows smaller businesses taking advantage of high stock...
Bristol-based business relocation specialist Reloc8 has been taken over just two days after going into administration in a deal that has saved the jobs of all 28 staff. Administrators BDO LLP sold the cash-strapped business to R8 Workspace for an undisclosed sum. R8 will initially continue to run the...
Interest rates were pegged at their record low of 0.5% again today with all the signs pointing to no increase until next year. With most recent surveys and reports showing little or no improvement in the economy, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was unlikely to raise...
Budget airline easyJet has launched next year’s spring schedule from Bristol Airport with the promise of 40 low-fare routes. The airline, the UK’s largest, has increased capacity on a number of popular destinations including Crete, Dalaman and Pisa. More than 6,400 flights next spring are now on sale. EasyJet...
Brabazon Office Park in Filton has attracted three new occupiers. Joint agents BNP Paribas and Alder King Property Consultants have let Unit Three – a 2,482 sq ft office – to Third Dimension Software on a new 10-year lease at a rent of £15.50 per sq ft. The company...
Bristol filmmakers, including Oscar winners Aardman and students from the city's School of Animation, have set a new record for making the world's largest stop-motion film – a year after they produced the smallest.That film featured Dot, a character just 9mm tall living in a microscopic world set. For...
