Leading healthcare charity Nuffield Health has appointed experienced HR manager Lucy Melling to its new Chesterfield Hospital, which is due to open in 2013. The redevelopment in Clifton represents a £20m investment by Nuffield Health, and Lucy will play a key role in ensuring the smooth transition from its...
Healthcare charity Nuffield Health has begun demolition work at its Chesterfield Hospital site in Clifton as part of a £20m redevelopment project to create a state-of-the-art medical facility for Bristol. The demolition, carried out by VINCI Construction, will remove the 1970s hospital building at the rear of the site....
Dozens of business leaders attended a Chinese banquet in Bristol to learn about a major opportunity to trade with the Far East. During the special reception at the city’s Zen Restaurant, they heard about a a week-long Bristol and South West Institute of Directors (IoD) trade mission to China this November which will allow South West...
From Bristol247 Bristol residents can now estimate whether their house is suitable for solar panels thanks to a new online mapping service. Bristol City Council has become the first local authority in the country to produce a solar map of this scale. Residents can view the map on the council’s website, which uses...
UK furniture retailer Harvey's has taken over the former MFI warehouse in Avonmouth that has been standing empty for two and a half years. Commercial property specialists Colliers International acting jointly with BNP Paribas and Burbage Realty negotiated the surrender of the lease on 66,000 sq ft distribution depot...
Backfields Lane, a recently-developed parade of 23 small creative units close to Bristol city centre, has attracted a range of new tenants. The high quality units, ranging in size from 339 sq ft to 663 sq ft, are on a cobbled street just off historic Brunswick Square, close to...
Economic activity in the UK shrank by 0.2% in the last three months of 2011, according to figures released today by the ONS (Office of National Statistics). The drop in activity comes after the marginal growth of 0.6% in the third quarter last year. The contraction raises serious concerns...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to close its office in Bristol, leading to a further 440 job losses, it has emerged. The Aztec West site is the second site closure announced by RBS in the South West, with a site in Plymouth also...
South West-based chartered accountancy firm Milsted Langdon have scooped a prestigious award for the UK’s Best Large Practice. Partners from the firm joined top accountancy practices in the UK for the final of the inaugural AccountingWEB Practice Excellence Awards held in London recently. More than 80 firms entered the awards, which resulted in 1,769...
The UK economy was dealt another blow today as the latest unemployment figures showed record levels of unemployment, particularly among young people. Statistics from the Office for National Statistics showed unemployment among young people at its highest level, surpassing a million for the first time. Some 178,000 people above...
From Bristol247 Bristol will host Next Gen 11 – one of the UK’s premier events to promote broadband technology – next month at the University of the West of England. Taking place on November 15 and 16, it comes as s series of major international reports have encouraged leading...
From Bristol247 Campaigners fighting the expansion of Bristol Airport say they are disappointed and surprised by a judge’s decision to refuse a judicial review into the plans. Yesterday, a High Court judge told the Stop Bristol Airport Expansion (SBAE) campaign, which fears a huge increase in flights and a...
South West manufacturers are showing encouraging signs of growth, according to the latest findings of the Manufacturing Advisory Service in the South West (MAS-SW). Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of respondents to the latest Barometer, conducted quarterly by MAS-SW, reported increased sales in the past six months (April to September...
