Eastern Airways, the airline flying from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen and Leeds/Bradford, has launched a promotion offering a 25% discount for travellers booking four return flights. The 4-4-3 Route Pass means any passenger buying four flights on any Eastern Airways route gets them for the price of three. The...
The Government’s retail guru Mary Portas is in Bedminster this afternoon to see how the scheme she is spearheading is reviving the rundown shopping area around North Street and East Street. Bedminster was declared on of the UK’s 12 Portas Pilots last year, being it a unique opportunity to...
West small and medium-sized businesses are today being urged to unlock trade opportunities in South Korea at an event near Bristol. The seminar, staged by the Government’s export body UK Trade & Investment, is designed to help businesses explore the potential in one of the world’s most-exciting markets. At ...
Thousands of West firms could qualify for compensation running into millions of pounds after being mis-sold complex interest-rate protection schemes by their banks, according to a regional finance expert. David Cornelius, banking services partner at West accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, says 3,000 businesses...
One of Bristol’s best-known fine dining restaurants, Bell’s Diner, has come onto the market with a freehold price of £400,000. The Montpelier restaurant was opened in 1976 by Shirley Anne Bells and John Payne – who later bought the Colston Street Brewery – and has been operated by current...
Bristol investment management firm Hargreaves Lansdown unveiled another set of record results today with revenue, profits and assets under administration (AUA) all climbing. The upbeat interim statement and boost in the half-time dividend triggered an 8.6% leap in its share price by mid afternoon, making its shares the strongest...
West law firm Thrings has appointed five new partners including recruiting respected corporate lawyer Alex Pyatt from rivals Withy King. The appointments take the number of partners at the firm, which has an office in Bristol, to more than 60. Alex, pictured, described by the Chambers UK 2013 legal...
The latest developments in employment relations will come under the spotlight at a major conference for West businesses staged by Acas, Britain’s top employment relations service. The event, called The Changing Face of Employment Relations, will tackle the issues that every company needs to be aware of including, how...
Airbus’s Filton plant today landed a significant boost with a 39-strong order for its two latest passenger aircraft projects. US-owned Air Lease Corporation (ALC), which buys planes to lease out to international airlines, signed a deal to buy 25 long-haul A350 XWBs (extra-wide body) and firmed up existing options...
A probe into West firms’ business records has been launched today by HMRC with those not keeping proper financial records at risk of fines. HMRC’s Business Records Checks (BRC) programme focuses on companies with an annual turnover below £30m which employ fewer than 250 people. The West is the...
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Bristol has one of the highest growth rate forecasts outside London and is in prime position to lead the region out of recession, according to research by property advisors Jones Lang LaSalle. Research revealed at the firm’s South West Market Review, entitled The Winning Edge, predicts a growth rate...
Fast-growing telecoms provider Pure Comms has made a number of internal changes and a high-profile appointment in order to form its new four-strong board. Managing director Rob Vivian heads up the quartet. Colin Pearson steps up to become finance director and Gemma McMillan becomes operations director. The fourth member...
