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Bristol experts team up to produce ‘invaluable’ online property sector public engagement tool kit

October 28, 2016
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Bristol experts team up to produce ‘invaluable’ online property sector public engagement tool kit

A flexible online tool kit has been developed in Bristol that gives developers, planning consultants and architects much more control over the often-difficult public consultation process. Called Consulting You, it allows developers, planning consultants and architects to meet their engagement obligations, speed the consent process and deliver better developments....

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Bristol to host first Festival of Leadership to inspire collaboration and innovation

October 28, 2016
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Bristol to host first Festival of Leadership to inspire collaboration and innovation

The UK’s first Festival of Leadership is to be staged in Bristol with the theme ‘rethinking leadership for an uncertain world’. The festival on November 18 is the result of collaboration between UWE and the London-based Leadership Centre. Its three key streams will be innovation, resilience and people, place &...

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Campaign aims to create work and training opportunities for young people from inner-city Bristol

October 28, 2016
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Campaign aims to create work and training opportunities for young people from inner-city Bristol

An ambitious campaign to improve the life chances of 300 young people from inner-city Bristol by supporting them into work, further education or self-employment is to be launched next week. The #Change300Futures campaign is being coordinated by Babbasa, the award-winning Bristol-based youth social enterprise, through a unique development programme...

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Recognition for apprenticeship champions Bond Dickinson in coveted regional awards

October 28, 2016
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Recognition for apprenticeship champions Bond Dickinson in coveted regional awards

A commitment to apprenticeships at national law firm Bond Dickinson, which has an office in Bristol, has earned it official endorsement in a prestigious awards scheme. The firm won the Newcomer Employer of the Year category in the South West Apprenticeship Awards. The annual awards, now in their 13th...

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National business leadership awards triumph for Bristol directors

October 28, 2016
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National business leadership awards triumph for Bristol directors

Two directors from the Bristol area have been recognised for their inspiring leadership in a major national award scheme. Brady George, managing director of Keynsham-based facilities management company Almeda, and Jamie Rawsthorne, a graduate of UWE, were among the winners at the coveted Institute of Directors 2016 Director of the...

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Starting their own toy business proves child’s play for Bristol couple

October 28, 2016
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Starting their own toy business proves child’s play for Bristol couple

A couple who struggled to find interesting gifts for their young son have opened their own toyshop with help from Bristol business support organisation BRAVE Enterprise. Toyville in North Street, Bedminster, is run by Joel and Lindsay Meyer-Nicholas and specialises in selling quality wooden toys and games. The couple...

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Bristol community sector leaders meet to explore innovative ways of tackling huge funding challenges

October 28, 2016
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Bristol community sector leaders meet to explore innovative ways of tackling huge funding challenges

The challenges facing Bristol’s community sector came under the spotlight at a meeting attended by representatives of the city’s 20 top charities, social enterprises and community organisations. The event organised by Locality, the national network of community-led organisations, explored innovative ways they could continue to operate in the face...

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Pioneering partnership puts allergy-free food on the menu at craft beer bar

October 28, 2016
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Pioneering partnership puts allergy-free food on the menu at craft beer bar

An innovative chef has teamed up with a city centre speciality bar to offer diners with food intolerances an inclusive menu in an eight-week residency in the run-up to Christmas. James Lee Gordon of Filton-based The Chocolate Bear Kitchen is collaborating with the Strawberry Thief in Broad Street to...

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Mum’s runaway success earns her Start-Up of the Year title at Festival of Female Entrepreneurs

October 28, 2016
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Mum’s runaway success earns her Start-Up of the Year title at Festival of Female Entrepreneurs

Bristol mum-of-two Mel Bound, who set up a running network to help mums get access to exercise, was crowned Female Start-Up of the Year at last week’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs. Judges of a live pitching session at the festival, which took place at At-Bristol, voted unanimously for Mel,...

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More legal mergers on the way as competition intensifies, survey shows

October 28, 2016
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More legal mergers on the way as competition intensifies, survey shows

Mergers and acquisitions among Bristol’s law firms could intensify next year, according to new legal sector research, with nearly half expecting to be involved in deals. The latest annual legal market survey from accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson reveals that 43% of law firms in...

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Expansion at the double for cool office operator means former newspaper group HQ is fully let

October 28, 2016
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Expansion at the double for cool office operator means former newspaper group HQ is fully let

Innovative serviced office operator Desklodge has almost doubled its Bristol operation following the acquisition of further office space. The London-based firm has taken an additional 10,800 sq ft at 1 Temple Way just over a year after opening its original base in the building – a space already rated...

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Bristol Business Blog: Rob Vivian, Pure Comms. Are we starting to see the real impact of Brexit?

October 27, 2016
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Bristol Business Blog: Rob Vivian, Pure Comms. Are we starting to see the real impact of Brexit?

By Rob Vivian, CEO of South West telecoms firm Pure Comms. It’s not every day a small business like ours is quoted on page four of the Financial Times. But these days anything seems possible, as business owners do what business owners do and plough on despite nobody really knowing what...

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Record results in accountancy exams for Bishop Fleming trainees

October 27, 2016
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Record results in accountancy exams for Bishop Fleming trainees

A record 26 trainees achieved a total of 36 passes across regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming’s seven offices, with 7 completing their professional level. Eight Bristol-based trainees passed 14 exams of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales at the September sitting, as well as three completing the...

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