Communications agency McCann Bristol has teamed up with domestic abuse charity Refuge to ‘subvert’ Father’s Day this Sunday as part of a campaign highlighting the impact of violence. The agency, which is working pro bono on the campaign, has created a special poem as a poignant reminder of the...
Bristol-based Portuguese wine importer Xisto is to stage a traditional festival in the city to celebrate a newly formed sustainable trade connection between the two locations. The Festa São João do Porto is unique to Bristol’s Portuguese twin city Porto. The Bristol version, called Port O’Bristol, takes place on...
A £175m mixed-use scheme that includes modern workspace, new homes, an apart-hotel, cafes and restaurants could be built on a landmark site close to Bristol city centre. London-based property developer First Base has acquired the 2.25-acre site in Old Market for its first South West project. The site, to...
Two key figures in the creation of Bristol’s burgeoning tech and creative sectors have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Nick Sturge, director of the city’s pioneering Engine Shed innovation hub, and Paul Appleby, former chair of Bristol Media, the membership group for the city’s creative, media and...
Global real estate advisor Colliers International has made three senior promotions in its Bristol office. Amy Brooksbank has been appointed an associate director in the parks, sports and marinas team while Ed Jefferson from its hotels agency and James Skelly, who works in the rating team, both become senior surveyors. Amy’s primary focus...
Monday June 10 Final: Codemasters Group Holdings Economic announcements: Gross Domestic Product, Index of Services, Industrial Production, Manufacturing Production Tuesday June 11 Finals: Augmentum Fintech, B P Marsh & Partners, CML Micosystems, Halma, IG Design Group, Iomart Group, Motorpoint Group, Oxford Instruments, Trifast Interims: Oxford Metrics, RWS Holdings Economic...
Bristol’s We The Curious has become the first science centre in the world to declare a climate emergency and pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030. Along with Bristol City Council and the University of Bristol, it is one of the first organisations in the city to make such...
Babbasa, the pioneering social enterprise that has supported hundreds of young people from Bristol’s inner city, is preparing for a new phase of growth as it moves to a new base. The organisation, which was launched in 2010 by founder Poku Osei, has since helped 1,600, 16-to-25 year olds...
Bristol businesses are being urged to support a campaign aimed at saving thousands of children in the city from poor physical and mental health caused by ‘holiday hunger’ this summer. The charity Feeding Bristol, which provides outreach and support across the city through a network of community groups and...
Bristol Food Connections, in conjunction with city-based law firm Gregg Latchams, is hosting a day-long Business Bootcamp next week to help people grow their own business, with advice from key experts. From the do’s and don’ts of marketing and PR to what is needed to know to gain investment...
Marketing has started of a speculative landmark office building in Bristol city centre as demand for prime space continues to outstrip supply. Called Halo, the 116,000 sq ft Grade A building on the site of the former Avon Fire & Rescue headquarters site has yet to receive planning permission. ...
Innovative Bristol-based agri-tech firm LettUs Grow is seeking support from the city’s business community as it competes for the People’s Choice Award in the prestigious Pitch@Palace final. The firm, which is supported by Bristol’s world-beating incubator SETsquared, is developing integrated hardware, software and high-value research capabilities for use by...
The Bristol and West of England China Bureau will link up with co-working space Desklodge House to present the latest in its series of Pow Wow business networking opportunity. Guests will be briefed on the latest trends in virtual office and co-working and take a tour of Desklodge House’s latest creative space during the event on...
