Bristol’s groundbreaking creative hub for young people, The Station, has received a £46,000 donation from the Society of Merchant Venturers, the historic organisation that supports enterprise and culture in the city. Led by the Creative Youth Network, The Station project is transforming the derelict Old Fire Station on Bridewell...
Chancellor George Osborne has officially launched Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, claiming it will help rebalance the economy away from the City of London and the South East. In a short speech this morning made in a ‘big top’ circus tent next to Temple Meads Station, the Chancellor said...
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne officially opened GKN Aerospace’s new £250m manufacturing plant at Severnside this afternoon, declaring it the most futuristic factory he'd ever seen. Speaking to many of the 300-strong workforce and VIP guests, he said: "It makes me enormously proud that we are not in...
Two disused platforms at Bristol’s Temple Meads railway station will be reinstated to improve services, according to a new vision for the station being unveiled today. A new entrance will also be opened east of the station to give access to the new Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone while the...
Bristol garage Streetwise Automotive has become one of the first small businesses in the South West to benefit from the recently- launched National Loan Guarantee Scheme (NLGS). Whitehall-based Streetwise Automotive’s owner-director Mitch Bull has used the scheme to help buy the freehold of the firm’s 7,000 sq ft...
Chartered surveyors and property consultancy Sanderson Weatherall is to open an office in Bristol next month. The firm, which has its roots in the North of England, said the new office is part of a long-term strategy for national growth and will complement its bases in Leeds, Newcastle, Teesside,...
Bristol City Council leader Barbara Janke has this morning announced her decision to stand down. Cllr Janke, who has led the Lib Dem group since 1997 and been council leader since 2003, told members of the cabinet at a private meeting this morning. She said in a statement released...
The number of people employed in the South West’s renewable energy sector soared by 40% to 7,000 last year, a new report shows. And with the right support that number could climb to 30,000 jobs by 2020, says Renewable Energy: Made in Britain, by the Renewable Energy Association. The...
A two-week celebration of the best of Bristol’s food and drink launches today. Eat Drink Bristol Fashion is housed in a spectacular ‘tipi’ complex that spans the length of Queen Square, and includes a 100-seat formal dining area on one side, a champagne and wine bar at the other and...
Bristol law firm Burges Salmon has advised the Competition Commission on the corporate aspects of the £807.2m sale of Edinburgh Airport. The firm provided corporate law and transaction-specific advice to the Commission. Airport owner BAA, which operates the UK’s biggest airports including Heathrow and Stansted, has agreed to sell...
Work expert Acas has launched its first guide to tackle the last business taboo – mental illness at work. The problem is fast growing, particularly as workers are increasingly concerned about the economic downturn. It costs employers in the West an estimated £55m a year in lost production and...
Prime Minister David Cameron is in Bristol this afternoon to back the ‘yes’ vote in the city's elected mayor referendum next week. He is calling the vote a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity and told Radio 4's Today programme this morning: “The establishments in these cities are often massively...
Care and education supplies business The Consortium has acquired West Mercia Supplies (WMS) in a deal put together by Bristol-based advisers and funders. Grant Thornton’s corporate finance team in the city advised Trowbridge-based The Consortium on the deal, with legal advice provided by TLT Solicitors and funding from RBS,...
