An equity-free accelerator scheme launched last year by Bristol deep-tech ecosystem Science Creates is aiming to create more innovative businesses following the launch of its second programme. Science Creates Accelerate seeks to find the best fit between companies and investors, intentionally providing deep-tech founders and entrepreneurs with the best opportunity...
An awards scheme that champions the West of England’s best bee-friendly businesses is back – with some of the region’s biggest firms promising to create some extra buzz around it. The first Bee Bold Awards were held last year to champion the region’s pollinator champions. Winners included a digital tech...
Drinkers with a taste for Bristol craft brewery Butcombe’s beers can now tuck into crisps made with one of its best-selling ales. The Wrington-based brewery has teamed up with The British Snack Company to produce the steak & Butcombe ale pie flavoured crisps, which are available exclusively in its...
A cargo bike scheme has been launched in Bristol city centre to encourage businesses to stop using vans for local deliveries. The scheme, started by the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) covering the city centre and Redcliffe & Temple areas, will provide subsidies to businesses that switch to using the...
The production team behind a new Bristol-filmed BBC comedy-drama has praised the city for its commitment to representation and talent development on both sides of the camera. Boarders was filmed entirely in Bristol and the South West with support from Bristol Film Office last year. The six-part high energy...
A Bristol informal networking organisation set up following drinks between friends in 2005 and which has grown to almost 2,000 members is celebrating another year of supporting good causes in the city. Bristol Young Professionals (BYP) has awarded grants totalling more than £37,000 since its launch. Now the group,...
Bristol-based independent brand consultancy Mr B & Friends has officially opened for business in London and has already signed up its first client. The new base in the capital, the agency’s second, comes amid continued growth and plans for a US office later this year. Founded by CEO Simon...
Law firm Michelmores’ angel investor network is to stage an event in Bristol next week during which four female-founded businesses will be given the chance to pitch for investment. The event, on Tuesday 27 February, is also aimed at recruiting more female angel investors as well as helping accelerate the...
The Bristol-based developer aiming to transform the city’s Galleries shopping centre is keen to get the public’s response to what it is calling a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a world-class, sustainable, vibrant destination”. Deeley Freed is shortly to submit outline plans to Bristol City Council for the scheme, which...
A scheme from Bristol using technology to enable people of all abilities to create music has won a prestigious EdTech award. The Soundbeam Project was shortlisted in the SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) Resources, Products, and Services category of the Bett Awards for Soundbeam, its touch-free device, pictured,...
Data from advanced computer modelling tools developed by a Bristol firm is to be used to help predict devastating floods in some of the world’s poorest countries. Fathom, which is already a leader in global flood risk intelligence, is to offer its data free of charge for non-commercial use...
Bristol impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has backed the city’s unique Wake The Tiger immersive visitor attraction with funding worth £350,000 to support the next stage of its ambitious growth. The ‘amazement park’, pictured, opened its long-awaited 1,000 sq m OUTERverse second phase to the public...
A landmark Bristol office building that is home to some of the city’s fastest-growing tech, life science and education businesses, has been sold for £36.5m. Programme, pictured, the 174,387 sq ft office building on All Saints Street, has been extensively redesigned and refurbished since being developed in the 1960s....
