The Bristol 10k and Bristol Half Marathon will be televised live once again this year by Made in Bristol as part of the TV channel’s partnership with the Great Run Company. Five runners will be featured for each event, airing self-shot video diaries on the channel within its new...
Bristol’s leading role in building sustainable businesses and a more inclusive economy comes under the spotlight next week at a major event in the city. The gathering of investors, academics and sustainability networks will be the first of a series to be staged by B Lab UK – the...
The West of England is experiencing a creative boom. From its trailblazing animators and filmmakers to its innovative marketing agencies, brand consultancies and graphic designers, the rich pool of talent in the region is going from strength to strength. To celebrate and showcase the world-leading work of this sector, Bristol...
Companies producing chocolate that tells stories, new musical instruments and robotic art are among those taking part in Artful Innovation, a new business development programme taking place this week by Watershed, Bristol’s pioneering arts and media centre. Artful Innovation is a five-day intensive course supporting small creative technology companies to examine...
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, the qualifying UK festival for the Oscars and BAFTAs, has opened its call for short film submissions from around the world for its 2017 Bristol event. Hosted at venues across the city, including Watershed and Arnolfini, between September 19 and 24, the festival...
Award-winning producer Jonny Young has joined Bristol-based TV production company Icon Films as head of specialist factual. With a strong track record of factual commissions and productions for national and international broadcasters such as the BBC, Discovery and Channel 4, Jonny, pictured, will now aim to build on Icon Films’ existing...
Bristol’s three Better Food cafés have become the first in England to receive the Soil Association’s Organic Served Here Award. The cafés – which serve breakfast, lunch, hot drinks and snacks – collected four stars in recognition of their commitment to sourcing sustainable food by using 93% organic ingredients....
By Donna Kehoe, the Bank of England’s agent for the South West of England What should we make of the prospects for the UK economy just over a month into what promises to be another eventful year? On the face of it there’s much to be positive about. Growth...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, is calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to use his Spring Budget next month to bolster confidence amid fears that higher inflation and skill shortages will combine to hit West of England firms hard. While latest official jobless figures show unemployment continuing to...
Bristol-based Consumer Intelligence, the provider of consumer insight for clients in the financial sector, has appointed Louis Jordan as is first chairman as it looks to further develop the business. The firm was launched 13 years ago by Ian Hughes, the former development director of Bristol-based pioneering direct marketing services...
Bristol’s ethical firms have until tomorrow, Friday, to enter the South West Fairtrade Business Awards following an extension of the deadline. The coveted awards, now in their fifth year, are open for applications from all organisations in the region that use Fairtrade products and prioritise fair trade practices within...
Directors from Bristol and across the West of England are being invited to enter one of the region’s top annual awards schemes that recognises excellence and enterprise in the boardroom. The prestigious Institute of Directors’ South West Director of the Year Awards 2017 will showcase outstanding leaders and entrepreneurs as well...
Digital marketing pioneer Chris Thurling has been appointed as the new chair of Bristol Media, the 600-strong membership group for the city’s burgeoning creative, media and digital sector. Chris , pictured, founded 3Sixty – one of the region’s first web design and digital marketing agencies – 1995. He left...
