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Bristol may have voted ‘yes’ to a directly-elected mayor, but there are still many questions over what happens next and how the mayor will operate. When will the election for a directly-elected mayor take place? On November 15, 2012. In the meantime, the council will continue to be run...
The number of companies in the South West falling into administration in the first quarter of this year fell by 15% to 41 against 48 in the same period last year. However, when compared with the final three months of last year they were up by 64%. The figures...
Bristol law firm Temple Bright has added another two partners to its operation. The new arrivals bring the total number of partners to 14 – with six of them joining this year. The firm, established in March 2010 and providing corporate, commercial, property, litigation and employment advice to...
The Bristol office of property consultants Alder King has let two buildings on Cheltenham Road in the city to the nearby Colston’s Girls’ School. The all-girl academy will use the properties, which together make up 174 Cheltenham Road, for additional teaching space as it continues to expand. A modern...
The South West Design Forum has re-launched itself as Design South West with a new identity, website and the mission of ‘Design, Better Connected’. The organisation, which is run by the industry for the industry, continues in its role as the regional body bringing together seven locally-based design forums....
Civil liberties and human rights law firm Pierce Glynn, which has an office in Bristol, has merged with London lawyers Deighton Guedalla. Deighton Pierce Glynn – as the new firm is called – will retain the ethos of both firms, using the law to enforce the rights of the...
The leaders of all four political parties on Bristol City Council are backing the city’s bid to be European Green Capital 2014. Bristol found out earlier this month from the European Commission that it is one of only three cities – and the only from the UK – in...
From Bristol 24-7 A new name has come forward to stand for an elected mayor in Bristol, should the city vote ‘yes’ in the referendum tomorrow. At a speech to students at the City Academy, Marvin Rees yesterday formally announced he will seek the Labour Party’s nomination. The former...
From Bristol 24-7 Potential elected mayor candidate George Ferguson has said he will save the city £3m in his first term in office, should Bristol vote ‘yes’ in tomorrow’s referendum and then choose him to be the city’s leader. Architect Mr Ferguson added he was convinced he would be...
Law firm Ashfords’ Bristol-based corporate team has advised advanced technology investor Ombu Group on its role in a £22.5m financing for Bluewater Bio International, a provider of water and waste treatment technologies with operations in the UK, Bahrain and China. The round, believed to represent be one of the...
The West’s food and drink sector is set for a period of sustained mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity, according to accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton. Research by the firm shows 80% of private equity (PE) houses plan M&A activity in the sector and the same percentage of corporate...
A two-storey office building in North Bristol has been let within five weeks of becoming vacant – an unusually fast turnaround and a positive sign of the improving health of the commercial market in Bristol, according to agents Jones Lang LaSalle. They secured the letting with chartered tax advisers...
