Bristol may be sweltering in the hottest temperatures of the year so far, but city-based field marketing business eXPD8 is turning its attention to Christmas by embarking on a festive season recruitment drive for 600 retail support professionals across the UK. The jobs, most of which will be temporary,...
UWE Bristol has unveiled ambitious plans for a new £50m building for its Faculty of Business and Law – the latest in a series of major investments at the university. UWE said the state-of-the-art building on its Frenchay Campus will fulfil the aspirations of students and the business community...
Bristol-based Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep has been voted the nation’s favourite BBC children’s character – beating veterans Postman Pat and Sooty and Sweep into second and third place. The Claymation character, statues of whom will form charity trails around Bristol and London this summer, made his debut in Aardman's...
The Prince’s Trust has officially opened its new Bristol centre – enabling it to take the way it transforms young lives to the next level. The office in Victoria Street in the city centre is hub for unemployed young people, equipping them with the skills and confidence they need...
Businesses based in and around Bristol’s Harbourside are being encouraged to take part in a groundbreaking urban allotment scheme to grow free food in flower beds. The At-Bristol science centre has partnered with Almondsbury Garden Centre and local food group Incredible Edible Bristol to transform the raised beds in...
Bristol’s Watershed is screening a season of rarely seen Chinese films this month as part of the most extensive presentation of Chinese cinema ever staged in the UK. Chinese cinema is one of the world’s largest – yet least known – film cultures. Watershed’s unprecedented season offers a rare...
Three firms are bidding to operate Bristol’s long-awaited arena, which is set to open in mid-2017. The potential operators will now be invited to submit detailed tenders outlining how they would run the 12,000-capacity venue, including the type of programme that could be expected and the amount they would pay...
Business West, the organisation that runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, has welcomed the £86.2m of Government investment to accelerate economic growth and create 5,000 jobs in the area. But it said the city’s business community still needed to make sure future funding was secured under...
The Government has announced funding of £86.2m for the West of England under its Local Growth Deal. This money is for projects to start in 2015/16 and 2016/17. The key projects to benefit will be: Terabit West – £15m A world-first project to ensure that the West is positioned...
The Bristol and Bath area is to receive £86.2m of Government funding to accelerate economic growth and create 5,000 jobs. The amount is the highest in England and seven times that of London calculated by population size. Bosses at the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), which will...
Wriggle, the Bristol-based app which alerts customers to last-minute offers at local bars and restaurants, has landed the top award at the annual SETsquared Innovation Showcase in the city. The firm, based at Bristol SETsquared in the Engine Shed innovation hub Temple Meads – where the innovation showcase was...
Commercial workplace design specialist Harmsen Tilney Shane has appointed four new associates as it plans for further growth in its Bristol and London offices. Stuart Kotchie, formerly head of corporate property at the Environment Agency, joins the Bristol office at Flax Bourton, while Zoe Trevett, Jessica MacKie and Stuart...
Mubaloo, the app developer launched by Bristol-based serial entrepreneur Mark Mason, will find out next week if it has joined the ranks of the West of England’s top companies by winning one of the region’s most-coveted business awards. The fast-growing firm is among the four finalists competing for the...
