Bristol’s successful Graze bar and brasserie concept, which puts meat at the heart of its menu, is to be taken into the Cotswolds for its second outlet. Graze Cirencester will offer the same mix of a stylish bar and eaterie with a sophisticated city feel as the Queen Square...
Specialist software developer SciSys issued an upbeat trading statement ahead of today’s annual general meeting, suggesting it could soon hit the acquisition trail. The company, which has a major base in Bristol and its head office in Chippenham, says it opened the year with a comfortable order book of...
More than 100,000 passengers are expected to pass through Bristol Airport over the Jubilee Bank Holiday – from tomorrow to Tuesday – with tomorrow and Saturday set to be the busiest days. Airlines and tour operators are reporting hefty demand, with destinations within the eurozone as well as this summer’s...
From Bristol 24-7 Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC) is to stay in Bristol after councillors last night backed plans to redevelop the County Ground, despite fierce opposition from local residents. The approval also means Bristol should be able to host one-day international cricket in the future, as the ageing...
Britain's largest organic dairy brand, North Somerset-based Yeo Valley, is hosting a special garden theatre event in June for families and schoolchildren at its Blagdon headquarters. The play entitled I, Peaseblossom and I, Caliban is a new co-production by Bristol Old Vic and Company of Angels in association with North Somerset charity...
Some 18 double charger units for electric vehicles will make their debut in Bristol’s public car parks and park-and-ride sites tomorrow. Known as Source Bristol, the network, which is compatible with Source London and Source Southeast networks, is part of the city’s bid to become European Green Capital by boosting the number of...
Bristol’s 116-bedroom Mercure Brigstow Hotel has been put up for sale with a guide price of £9m. The four-star hotel, on Welsh Back next to Bristol Bridge, has four meeting rooms and a break-out area to cater for the corporate market as well as a bar and riverside restaurant....
A social enterprise run by students at the University of Bristol has won a top award for its efforts to provide free meals for the community from food which would otherwise be thrown away. FoodCycle Bristol, an initiative which helps to alleviate food poverty in the city, was named...
Stockbroker HB Markets has moved its Bristol base to the 10th floor of recently-refurbished Tower House, the 14-storey city centre office block in Fairfax Street. HB Markets, previously in the Froomsgate office building in nearby Rupert Street, has taken a five-year lease on 1,400 sq ft – the fourth...
Construction firm Willmott Dixon has relocated its Bristol office to Pill on the city’s outskirts having outgrown its Queen Square premises. The 4,000 sq ft base on the Eden Office Park will house the firm’s 50-plus employees – a major increase on the four staff Willmott Dixon had when...
Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has secured contract extensions worth nearly £100m to provide ongoing support for engines on the RAF’s C-130 Hercules transport and VC10 tanker fleets. The firm is part of a consortium which also includes Marshall Aerospace of the UK and US giant Lockheed Martin which will provide...
Commercial property opportunities in the West are to be showcased to national and international investors and developers in London this week. The event is being staged by property firm Jones Lang LaSalle, which has offices in Bristol and Bath, to attract more inward investment into the region. Senior directors...
Specialist commercial finance broker Christie Finance, which has an office in Bristol, has released £70m of funding for the healthcare, hospitality and retail sectors. Some £50m is available exclusively for clients seeking to invest in the care home, pharmacy and children’s day nursery sectors with £20m for clients in...
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