Bristol’s main shopping centres have joined forces with other retail schemes across the West of England to attract more stores to the region. They have combined to produce an eye-catching map, pictured below, that showcases the strength of the region’s retail sector and its economic potential for investors. Taking part...
West of England employment agency Juice Recruitment has launched a creative division to supply skilled staff to firms in the Bristol area’s burgeoning media, digital and tech sectors. Juice, which has an office in Bristol, said the new division would help overcome the skills shortage that are impacting on...
A Bristol-based specialist sound studio that has worked on award-winning natural history programmes has installed state-of-the-art equipment to keep it at the forefront of the industry. Wounded Buffalo Sound Studios secured funding from Royal Bank of Scotland and asset finance provider Lombard to redevelop a building for the Dolby...
The successful Business Showcase South West returns next week to again celebrate the best of the region’s innovation, creativity and enterprise. The event, the largest of its kind in the South West, takes place at Bristol’s newly redeveloped Ashton Gate Stadium, meaning it will be even bigger. Delegates from across...
Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise is urgently seeking experienced business people to mentor the city’s growing number of aspiring entrepreneurs. The not-for-profit organisation has helped thousands launch successful ventures since it was launched in the 1980s. But its existing network of mentors is now advising record numbers of...
UWE’s new £50m Faculty of Business and Law building has come a step closer to completion with a traditional ‘topping-out’ ceremony. The new state-of-the art building will house Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School and is part of the university’s major campus development plan to build a university...
A second tech firm is to move into Bristol’s Brew House creative hub. The fast-growing firm – which is not yet being named – joins digital media company Zone. The London and Cologne-based firm took half the 25,000 sq ft building last year. The Brew House, pictured, off...
Civic leaders and VIPs joined Arnos Vale fundraisers for a recent Night at the Cemetery event to help secure its long-term future. Invited guests included the Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Clare Campion-Smith, High Sheriff of Bristol Helen Wilde and Mayor George Ferguson. The event raised more than £15,000...
Bristol-based property developer Urban Creation has made a £25,000 contribution to a new arts project involving 114 radios that will come to life as part of the city’s pioneering New Music festival. The installation, Requiem for 114 Radios by artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, will be at the...
Bristol Airport and Dutch airline KLM have become premier sponsors for the Tour of Britain stage taking place in Bath this September. The city will host a stage finish of the tour for the first time on September 8. Stage five of what has become Britain’s premier cycling race will...
The long-awaited transformation of one of Bristol’s historic areas could become a reality soon after developers submitted a planning application for a new neighbourhood with food court, restaurants – including a rooftop eatery with views across the city – offices, apartments and a hotel. Much of Redcliff Quarter has...
An online platform that brings together West of England innovators and entrepreneurs with members of the public living with different health conditions has been launched. Called Design Together, Live Better, it aims to make connections that co-create new healthcare projects based on real needs. It will link patients, carers,...
Three Bristol firms have today been named among the finalists of the region’s most prestigious business awards. Property services firm Ian Williams, dental group Oasis Healthcare and mobility equipment supplier and retailer Oaktree Mobility line up against some of the South West’s top firms in accountants PwC’s annual West...
