West brewery and bar group Bath Ales is to create up to 50 jobs with the opening in December of its latest Graze Bar, Brewery and Chophouse. Following the success of its first Graze in Bristol’s Queen Square, the brewery, based at Warmley, is to open in Bath’s new...
The economy has emerged from recession, official figures out today show. The economy grew by 1%, in the three months from July to September, helped by the Olympic Games. The Office for National Statistics said that Olympic ticket sales had added 0.2 percentage points to the gross domestic product...
CW Renewable Energy, the wind energy firm launched by Bristol property entrepreneur John Pontin, is seeking to raise £50m through private equity investment as part of its major development programme in India. The move follows the signing of an energy supply deal between the Bristol-based firm and KG Fabriks,...
Property advisors GVA have appointed Tim Scruton to the role of regional head of building for the South West and South Wales region. Tim, a director in the firm and a qualified chartered surveyor, has previously led GVA’s specialist primary healthcare building team and will now absorb this into...
Shares in international luxury leather goods group Mulberry, best known for its upmarket bags, slumped this morning by 23% after it warned that annual profits are likely to be lower, partly due to a sales slowdown in the Far East. The group, based in Chilcompton, near Midsomer Norton, said...
Government plans to postpone business rates revaluations have been slammed as an “underhand tactic” to rake in even more cash from already-squeezed businesses, according to a senior Bristol property figure. The proposals, announced last week, have also been described as a bombshell by Martin Davenport, partner in charge of...
Bristol Airport boss Robert Sinclair today outlined a five-point plan to boost regional air travel as a way of easing congestion in the South East and overcoming the political wrangle over a third runway at Heathrow. Launching the report at a high-profile air travel industry event in London, Mr...
Bristol’s Imperial Retail Park has been bought by property developer Hammerson as part of a £254.5m package of four shopping centres acquired from The Junction Unit Trust. The 32,000m2 (340,000ft²) scheme in Hartcliffe is anchored by a 10,000m2 (105,000 sq ft) B&Q, and includes Next, Boots, HomeSense, Pizza Hut...
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This year’s Afrika Eye film festival in Bristol is shaping up to be the most ambitious since its launch seven years ago. A core focus of the festival, which takes place between Friday November 9 and Sunday11 at Watershed, is dedicated to celebrating 50 years of independence for Jamaica....
A £25m economic development fund to spark growth and job creation across the West of England, including support for small firms, is to be created. Money for the fund has been secured by the region’s Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) following a successfully bid to the Government’s Regional Growth Fund...
Bristol has today been named as a ‘super-city’ that fosters the right environment for growth pioneers to prosper. The report by HSBC shows that behind the economic doom and gloom there are visionary business leaders across the country who are trailblazing their way to growth – and Bristol is...
Bristol digital agency Nameless’ work upgrading the Visit Cornwall website to meet spiralling visitor numbers has paid off with a trio of award wins and nominations. The site has been shortlisted for the British Travel Awards 2012 'Best UK Visitor Guide Website', and has won the prestigious TravelMole award...
