Britain has slumped back into recession, official figures released earlier today show. The economy shrank by 0.2% in the first three months of this year. Coming after the contraction of 0.3% in the last three months of 2011, this technically puts the country back into recession. The Office for...
Positive signs are emerging from across the commercial property spectrum, business leaders were told at a recent breakfast staged by property agents Colliers International in Bristol. Speakers at the event gave overviews of specialist sectors including hotels, healthcare, caravan parks, licensed and leisure, and automotive and roadside. The briefing...
It’s a job that comes along once in every 100 million years – and fortunately doesn't require a referrence from a previous employer. Bristol Zoo Gardens is on the lookout for a dinosaur keeper to maintain a watchful eye over the 12 life-size animatronic dinosaurs which will be visiting...
Prime Minister David Cameron backed the 'yes' campaign in Bristol's elected mayor referendum on a high-profile visit to the city this week. Speaking to dozens of campaign supporters and senior Bristol business figures – and trailing national TV in his wake – Mr Cameron called on Bristolians to "seize...
Diary Dates: April 24 8am to 10am Low Carbon Business Breakfast Plant it and they will come – growing a resilient economy Bath Innovation Centre Broad Quay Bath April 25-May 7 Eat Drink Bristol Fashion Queen Square Bristol Celebrating the wealth of talent in the local food scene http://www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/...
Monday 23 April Interims: Egdon Resources, Imperial Innovations, Lok'n Store Final: Alexander David Securities AGM: Baobab Resources EGM: Clinical Computing Tuesday 24 April Interims: Associated British Foods, Carrs Milling Industries, Next Fifteen Communications, Smiths News Finals: Aseana Properties, Lidco, Netplay TV, Surgical Innovations Trading statements: ARM, Carpetright, Filtrona, ICON,...
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More people have switched to drinking Thatchers Cider in the last year than ever before. The Somerset cider maker recorded 37% rise in sales last year with 40m pints of cider leaving its Sandford farm thanks to increasing national distribution for its range of bottled ciders in the off trade. ...
Louise Seaman, who has been elected president of the Residential Agents in Bristol Development, has launched a seminar programme on key issues affecting the housing market featuring leading commentators from the residential property sector to highlight issues affecting the industry. The first, next Wednesday, will feature a presentation by David Parker...
What has Bristol’s Lord Mayor, the city’s historic St Nicholas Market, a Maserati, a yellow Ferrari and two Ducatis got in common? It just could be that St Nicks is getting ready to celebrate the 10th annual Italian Auto Moto Show on April 28 and the Lord Mayor, Cllr Geoff Gollop, will...
Bristol’s Oscar-winning animation stars Wallace and Gromit are hoping for a grand day out as probably the unlikeliest performers ever to grace the BBC Proms. Organisers of the renown classical music concert series today announced the Claymation couple’s Concerto in Ee, Lad will feature in this year’s programme. They...
Bristol City Council is to invest substantially in transforming Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze – the site of a former community centre – into a modern local centre for shopping, leisure and local travel. A report to Cabinet on April 26 will recommend the council uses its own funding, sale of assets and prudential...
The number of people unemployed in the South West rose during the last quarter despite the jobless rate edging down nationally from a 12-year high of 8.4% to 8.3%. Some 179,000 people were out of work across the region between December 2011 and February 2012, according to the Office...
