Alan Thorpe has been named as the new managing director of Bristol-based digital and direct marketing agency Bray Leino Yucca. The appointment of Alan, pictured right, follows the sudden death in October of the business’ founder and long-time leader Ben Martin, pictured below. Alan, who has spent the past two...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming has recruited Ria Burridge as audit director for its growing Bristol office. Ria, pictured, is a Certified Accountant with nearly two decades of proven experience in the audit profession with Big Four firm EY’s Bristol office, where she worked with a diverse range of...
Shares in West of England companies listed on the London Stock Exchange came under pressure this week as markets reacted to the election of Donald Trump as US President. Many took their lead from the FTSE 100, which fell by 2% on opening as it followed stock market turbulence overnight on Wednesday...
The government has effectively scrapped the much-needed electrification of Bristol’s mainline rail services – including on the intercity link from Temple Meads to London – despite millions of pounds worth of work already being carried out around the city. Bristol business leaders and MPs reacted angrily to what they saw as...
Big-hearted Bristol businesses have been praised by The Prince’s Trust for contributing to one of the charity’s biggest-ever regional fundraising events. The annual Red Dinner, held at the new Lansdown Restaurant at the city’s Ashton Gate stadium last month, raised £200,000 to help unemployed and disadvantaged young people across...
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Plans for Bristol’s tallest building have been submitted to the city council – with the firm behind it saying they are responding to Mayor Marvin Rees’ decision to scrap limits in parts of the city. The proposal for an 82.6m tall, 22-storey landmark tower at Redcliff is a revision...
Bristol businesses are being urged to take part in a pioneering project to create 10,000 more entrepreneurs in Africa so they can work their way out of poverty with dignity. And in the process they could become the owner of a valuable piece of art for their workplace. The...
Afrika Eye – the South West’s biggest celebration of African cinema and culture – will be back at Bristol’s Watershed from November 11 to 13 with another lively programme of new-to-view films, discussions, family workshops and live music from Abass Dodoo, the Ghanaian master drummer best known most recently...
His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent has visited Bristol to see first-hand the operations of leading online supermarket British Corner Shop and to formally present the company with its Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. The firm, which supplies British food brands via e-commerce platforms to consumers worldwide,...
Bristol Airport has been ranked the best in the UK for passenger satisfaction in a global benchmarking programme. The airport’s success in the survey staged by Airport Service Quality (ASQ) came during a record-breaking summer season, peaking in August when 846,750 passengers passed through the terminal. ASQ is the...
UWE will launch its updated equality scheme next week as it aims to ensure it provides an inclusive and supportive environment for all. Since the last scheme was launched in 2012, the university has reduced discrepancies in take-up of graduate entry employment or further study for different groups of students....
Bristol-based food delivery business McCoy’s Kitchen has won a £1,500 investment from the Bristol Junior Chamber (BJC) to expand its presence in the city. The start-up, founded by Rishaun Higgins after his Facebook post of a lasagne went viral, operates a food delivery service on Fridays and Sundays, promoted...
