A Productions, the specialist Bristol animation studio, has started work on a new series featuring one of the best-loved children’s book characters of recent decades. My Friend Maisy is based on the Maisy books, written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins, which have sold more than 46m copies worldwide, with the mouse Maisy...
A bookshop specialising in witchcraft, fantasy and horror titles has opened in Bristol time for Halloween after receiving a loan from a specialist regional fund. Owner Monika Killer secured the £25,000 Start Up Loan through non-profit company SWIG Finance to help open The Haunted Bookshop in Stokes Croft. The...
Bristol public relations agency Purplefish has won a number of clients over recent months, including the city’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge. The Brunel-designed landmark, pictured, which opened in 1864, recently gained museum status, with Purplefish appointed to provide strategic communications support at what is a pivotal moment in its...
Architecture and placemaking consultancy Nash Partnership, which has an office in Bristol, has secured full planning permission for a scheme in the city that will be one of the UK’s largest community-led development projects of its kind. The approved proposals represent the first build phase of the ground-breaking masterplan...
The production team behind new TV drama series Rivals, which starts streaming this evening after being shot in Bristol last year, have praised the city as the perfect filming location. The highly anticipated and “unabashedly risqué” – according to the Daily Mail – dramatised adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s celebrated...
Channel 4 has vowed to step up investment in its Bristol creative hub as part of a new plan by the broadcaster to increase its footprint in the regions. London-headquartered Channel 4 said since opening its bases in Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow five years ago it had built an organisation...
Organisers of The Welcome Party, which will celebrate the cultural and economic contributions of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Bristol, have announced two significant new supporters – The Guild of Guardians and City of Bristol College. The pair join a list of sponsors for the high-profile event, which...
Small and medium-sized firms in the innovation hotspot of the West of England can tap into funding worth thousands of pounds to protect their intellectual property (IP), such as trademarks, patents and designs. Under the scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), businesses that meet a...
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has taken the wraps off its new Bristol office, the latest in the city centre to emphasise staff wellbeing, collaborative working and client events – including a spin room with colour LED lights and a disco ball. The 4,500 sq ft base, which takes...
Bespoke property developer and architect StudioHIVE celebrated its 10th anniversary with a colourful party at Bristol’s Royal West of England Academy (RWA). Family, colleagues, clients and contacts joined founder-directors Jason and Natalie Collard at the event, which coincided with the RWA’s prestigious annual open exhibition. The RWA’s exhibition space...
Special effects company Real SFX has become the latest film and TV industry firm to join the creative business hub at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios. Founded in 2008, Cardiff-headquartered Real SFX is one of the UK’s leading special effects companies. It has become a trusted name in the industry having worked on...
A £300m investment vehicle to help create and grow the West of England’s next generation of innovative science and technology spin-out businesses has been launched with the backing of the University of Bristol. The fund aims to drive a much-needed step change in the early-stage capital, expertise and support...
The fit out of international law firm Osborne Clarke’s state-of-the-art Bristol office has won a prestigious national workplace award while a second city centre development has been highly commended. The Osborne Clarke office in the flagship Halo office building at Finzels Reach – one of the UK’s most sustainable...
