Artists are being sought to create a ‘gateway’ to Bristol Temple Meads station as part of a wider scheme to put art at the heart of the city’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The project is launched this morning with the unveiling of two new artworks by internationally-renowned Bristol artists...
Loungers, the Bristol-based trendy café bar chain which last year secured a £16m investment, is to open its 26th outlet next week. Grupo Lounge, in Westbury on Trym, is its sixth venue in the city. Its first opened in 2002. It also owns three Cosy Clubs in an estate...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has said the city has to avoid the “disaster” of the Harbourside redevelopment when it comes to planning its future. He told an audience at the Arnolfini this week that the partnership between the city council and developers Crest Nicholson became...
French technology firm Alten, which works with major businesses in research and development and information systems projects, has opened an office in Bristol. The move to the Brabazon Office Park, close to Filton Airfield, means all 45,000 sq ft of space at the office park is now occupied. Alten,...
Bristol’s new mayor can play a crucial role in breathing new life into its property and construction market, according to one of the city’s leading sector experts. CBRE Bristol head of agency Philip Morton believes George Ferguson’s election could be a turning point for Bristol and give it a...
The Co-operative Group has officially opened its £38m state-of-the-art regional distribution centre at Avonmouth. At 435,780sq ft, the warehouse is among the largest in the region and will create around 1,000 jobs by the time it is fully operational in May. The facility, at Cabot Park, will operate 24...
Leading international urban planners and Bristol Mayor George Ferguson will this evening explore options for the city centre’s last remaining regeneration area in a debate looking at the future of Redcliffe. The often-overlooked part of the city centre boasts some impressive architecture, historic streetscapes and great vistas – but...
Take up of office space in Bristol city centre fell slightly last year while out-of-town lettings rose, according to latest figures. Some 409,225 sq ft of space was let in the city centre, down on 2011’s figure and below the national average, the report by property advisers CBRE Bristol...
Family-owned Bristol restaurant chain Mezze is to open two new outlets over the next five months, taking its chain of redeveloped and converted pubs to five. The group is spending £400,000 redeveloping The Warwick Arms in Clutton, near Midsomer Norton, which will be the fast-growing group’s fourth restaurant when...
Bristol Rovers’ plans for a Sainsbury’s supermarket at its Memorial Stadium have been give the go ahead by the city council, paving the way for the club to make their long hoped for move to a new purpose-built ground. Campaigners against the plans claimed the “car-centric development” would have...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Shops on Bristol’s Gloucester Road could lose up to a fifth of their trade by 2017 if the proposed Sainsbury’s supermarket development goes ahead at Bristol Rovers’ Memorial Stadium. But Rovers’ new ground, which the club says it can build should the planning application be...
A national roadshow to spread a positive message about the property and construction industry as it emerges from the worst recession it has ever experienced arrives in Bristol tomorrow. The Rally to Restore Confidence is staged by the Forum for the Built Environment (fbe), the UK-wide networking group for...
Temple Bright, the fast-growing Bristol law firm, has added construction law specialist Doug Masson to its practice as a partner. Mr Masson joins from top 25 UK firm SNR Denton, where he was a partner. He trained in the City of London and was subsequently a partner in the...
