Bristol’s pioneering media centre Watershed is to develop a Regional Arts Incubation Network (RAIN) to increase the contribution that the arts and culture sector make to the West of England’s creative economy. The centre is to receive £500,000 from Arts Council England to work with the West of England...
Bristol-based hyperlocal news magazine firm The Voice has launched its 10th print title, just four years after its first edition. The Voice series now hand-distributes more than 90,000 copies each month to households in the city. And discussions are now advanced to begin an 11th magazine within the Bristol...
Bristol’s position as a centre for financial technology (fintech) and cyber security expertise was highlighted today when Economic Secretary to the Treasury Harriett Baldwin visited the city to meet some of its key players. Bristol is playing a major role in ensuring the UK retains its position as a...
A school where two long-forgotten poems by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien were rediscovered has received specialist copyright and intellectual property advice from the Bristol office of regional law firm Thrings. The two poems – The Shadow Man and Noel – were found in the 1936 annual...
Bristol-headquartered recruitment group RSG has embraced the good-natured sporting rivalry between the city’s two universities and announced sponsorship deals with clubs at both institutions. RSG, which is also Bristol City FC’s headline sponsor, is to back the Jets Basketball Club at UWE and the University of Bristol Women’s Rugby...
The Bristol offices of property consultancies JLL and Alder King have been instructed to market vacant space in city’s newest office building, the showpiece 2 Glass Wharf at Temple Quay. The 100,000 sq ft, £40m building was developed speculatively by Salmon Harvester and NFU Mutual last year. Accountancy giant...
A project to breathe new life into two long-empty city centre office buildings has reached an important milestone as work progresses to transform them into student homes. The final piece of timber frame has been put in place at Prince William House, a Grade II listed 1980s building in...
Businesses spanning model making, security, costumes and logistics are the latest firms to join the thriving film and TV-related community at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios. The four firms further expand the on-site creative hub at the site, which is already home to a wide range of specialists in areas...
The number of over-50s seeking advice on starting a business with Bristol support organisation BRAVE Enterprise has more than doubled over the past year. The not-for-profit body helps hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs every year and has assisted many thousands more launch new ventures since the 1980s. Last year more...
Bristol firms are being encouraged to head along the A4 next week to one of the largest business exhibitions in the region – The Bath Business Expo 2016. The Expo on Thursday March 17, which is supported by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) and a number of...
Ambitious plans to develop a world-class automotive research centre on the Bristol & Bath Science Park will put the UK in the driving seat for innovation in the global industry, according to Business Secretary Sajid Javid. The proposed £50m project, to be built by the University of Bath, will...
By Brady George, managing director of facilities management business Almeda. All successful business leaders know that without great people it is difficult to have a great business. Which is why management and leadership are firmly on the agenda for businesses operating in the facilities management and the wider property...
SciSys, the specialist IT firm with a base in Bristol, has landed a £2m contract to supply groundbreaking radio technology to a major UK radio broadcaster. SciSys’ dira! system incorporates next-generation technology to enable ‘cloud-hosted’ local radio production and infrastructure. It includes virtualised studios which only require the bare...
