Channel 4 has formed a partnership with Bristol-based TV industry recruitment firm Gritty Talent to help independent production firms meet its diversity and disability guidelines. Gritty Talent, which was launched by former BBC producer Mel Rodrigues, will help Channel 4 transform opportunities for ethnically diverse as well as disabled...
Two hotels, around 100 homes and shops, bars and restaurants are planned for a high-profile site next to Bristol Temple Meads railway station that has stood vacant for more than a decade. The London-based developer behind the scheme, Marick Real Estate, said the scheme would also include new pedestrian...
Bristol’s emerging research & development and deep-tech ecosystem is to get a boost with the opening of the largest commercial science hub in the South West. London-based specialist mixed-use property investor, developer and operator Mission Street and BentallGreenOak, a leading, global real estate investment management advisor, have acquired 1...
Music charity Bristol Beacon has appointed Adam Kent as its new director of creative learning and engagement. Adam, pictured, has worked for North East concert venue and musical education centre Sage Gateshead since 2011, most recently as creative learning strategy lead. In his new role at Bristol Beacon, which...
Bristol’s Galleries retail mall could be transformed into a major mixed-use development with housing, restaurants and public open spaces as well as shops under plans drawn up by city-based developer Deeley Freed. The firm, which is working with The Galleries owner, property management firm LaSalle Investment Management, on the...
Bristol start-up Inclued, which has developed software that helps content creators identify bias as it happens, has won an ‘elevator pitch’ contest that traditionally opens doors to potential investors. Inclued’s AI-based technology helps marketers connect with their audience by spotting and removing unconscious biases in digital content, as well as...
Bristol-based specialist tour firm Inside Travel Group is on the way to further expansion after receiving significant new investment. The firm, which specialises in key Asian markets, is readying itself for a new era of travel as restrictions end across the continent and Japan’s borders open again. Inside Travel...
Spiralling inflation has become the biggest issue for firms in Bristol and across the South West, with nearly 70% saying they are worried about its impact on their business, according to a new survey. Big rises in labour costs and utility bills – which have helped take inflation to...
Four Bristol law firms are supporting this year’s Bristol Pride Festival, playing a crucial role in ensuring it can continue to thrive following two years when the pandemic forced it to be cancelled. Simmons & Simmons is an official Pride Festival partner while Burges Salmon and DAC Beachcroft are...
Creative industry freelancers, or those thinking of becoming one, can learn about the benefits – and the pitfalls – of freelance life at an event being staged in Bristol by public relations group CIPR. Called Freelancing in the Real World, it will hear from a panel of expert speakers...
Bristol’s visitor economy is set for a boost from a new initiative aimed at helping the tourism sector to the west of London continue its recovery from the impact of the pandemic. More than 30 businesses and attractions in Bristol, ranging from hot air balloon flights to vintage car...
An award-winning loneliness awareness campaign staged by The Bristol Hippodrome and supported by city-based specialist insurer National Friendly and Age UK Bristol has been extended. The campaign, which aim to raise awareness of loneliness and reduce the stigma surrounding it, brings together theatre lovers aged 60 and above who would...
The University of Bristol is to combine its far-reaching research expertise with the industry know-how of major global partners under a new project launched today which will also be the first to open on its new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus. Called Bristol Innovations, it will be a virtual network...
