New Butcombe pub brand will offer overnight guests ‘memorable experiences in beautiful locations’

May 17, 2024
New Butcombe pub brand will offer overnight guests ‘memorable experiences in beautiful locations’

Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe is to launch a new brand with the aim of becoming the South of England’s leading operator of premium pubs with overnight accommodation. Called Butcombe Boutique Inns (BBI), the brand will provide guests with what Butcombe is calling a “unique, personalised and...

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Osborne Clarke Bristol-based teams help get three major, wide-ranging deals over the line

May 17, 2024
Osborne Clarke Bristol-based teams help get three major, wide-ranging deals over the line

Lawyers in the Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke have advised on three multi-million pound deals involving businesses in the artificial intelligence, advertising and renewable energy sectors. The firm advised Abound, the consumer arm of Fintern, one of the UK’s fastest-growing fintechs using artificial intelligence (AI) and...

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Double delight for Michelmores in awards celebrating UK’s best private wealth advisers and firms

May 16, 2024
Double delight for Michelmores in awards celebrating UK’s best private wealth advisers and firms

Regional law firm Michelmores has gained double recognition in a prestigious private wealth awards scheme, winning the Law Firm of the Year – UK category while one of its partners landed the Lawyer of the Year title. The firm, which recently relocated its expanding Bristol office, triumphed in the CityWealth Magic...

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Chelsea Flower Show-winning garden takes root in Bristol, complete with city firm’s obelisks

May 16, 2024
Chelsea Flower Show-winning garden takes root in Bristol, complete with city firm’s obelisks

A Gold medal-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden featuring bamboo obelisks made by Bristol-based timber frame specialists Xylotek has been rebuilt in the city. The Chinese-inspired garden, pictured, has been gifted to the University of Bristol’s Botanic Garden by Bristol’s sister city Guangzhou. Xylotek developed and fabricated the five bamboo gridshell structures for the Guangzhou...

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Customer comments help Triodos land national ethical banking award for third time in as many years

May 15, 2024
Customer comments help Triodos land national ethical banking award for third time in as many years

Bristol-headquartered ethical finance firm Triodos Bank UK has won a top award in its sector for the third consecutive year. The firm was named Best Ethical Financial Provider at the British Bank Awards while it also lined up as a finalist in seven other categories.  The awards are determined...

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Fourth partner hire in five months boosts TLT’s position as a leader in clean energy sector

May 15, 2024
Fourth partner hire in five months boosts TLT’s position as a leader in clean energy sector

Bristol-headquartered national law firm TLT has taken on renewable energy real estate specialist Joe Kelly as a partner in its future energy team – the fourth to join in five months. Joe, pictured, qualified at TLT in 2012 and then went on to spend more than 10 years at...

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New specialist fund for Bristol’s army of artistic freelancers aims to boost city’s creative sector

May 15, 2024
New specialist fund for Bristol’s army of artistic freelancers aims to boost city’s creative sector

Freelancers working in Bristol’s creative sector can access grants of up to £2,000 to develop their skills or create new work. The payments have been made available under a special £200,000 fund launched by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).  With freelancers making up 47% of workers in...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

May 11, 2024
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Monday May 13 Final: Huddled Group Interims: Victrex, Diploma, Cerillion Q1 results: Caledonia Mining Corporation, Burford Capital Tuesday May 14 Finals: DCC, Vodafone Group, Land Securities Group, Angling Direct Interims: Marston’s, Treatt, On The Beach Group Q1 results: Hellenic Telecom, Flutter Entertainment, Amaroq Minerals Trading announcement: Greggs Economic announcements: Unemployment rate,...

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Bristol hoping to pass screen test at coveted international awards in Cannes to earn title of ‘City of Film’

May 10, 2024
Bristol hoping to pass screen test at coveted international awards in Cannes to earn title of ‘City of Film’

Bristol’s burgeoning reputation as a leading centre for the film and TV industry has put it in the running for a prestigious global production industry award. The city has been shortlisted in the 2024 Global Productions Awards, which take place during Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.  Now in...

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