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Vote ‘yes’ in elected mayor ballot, PM urges Bristol business figures

April 23, 2012
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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...

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Ahead of the Agenda: Diary dates

April 23, 2012
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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/...

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Ahead of the Agenda: Coming up this week . . .

April 23, 2012
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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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Starting on Monday: Ahead of the Agenda

April 20, 2012
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Bristol Business News, the city's fast-growing, independent source of authoritative business news, comment, analysis and information is launching a pioneering new service for all businesses and organisations in the UK's most-exciting and creative city. Every Monday, Ahead of the Agenda will set the scene for the week ahead with...

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Thatchers invests £2.5m to boost its fast-growing Gold cider brand

April 20, 2012
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Thatchers invests £2.5m to boost its fast-growing Gold cider brand

  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. ...

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Louise launches housing seminars

April 20, 2012
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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...

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Lord Mayor’s Italian job as he prepares to tour St Nicks market

April 19, 2012
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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...

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Roll over Beethoven – Wallace & Gromit are lined up for The Proms

April 19, 2012
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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...

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City council backs Lockleaze regeneration plan

April 19, 2012
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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...

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Mixed messages in latest Bristol jobless figures

April 19, 2012
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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...

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Airlines announce two new routes from Bristol

April 19, 2012
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Budget airline EasyJet has said that it will introduce a year-round service to Copenhagen from Bristol this autumn. It follows Ryanair's announcement on Wednesday that it will launch Bristol's 8th route to Poland, flying three times a week to Warsaw Modlin from October 30. Easyjet will fly to Copenhagen...

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Warning over small print in leases after firm is hit by £300,000 bill

April 19, 2012
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Commercial property tenants have been warned to double check the small print on break clauses in their leases following a court case in Bristol which has left one firm more than £300,000 out of pocket. The High Court ruling was made in favour of landlords who challenged their tenant’s...

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Tough market fails to dent growth at Hargreaves Lansdown

April 19, 2012
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Hargreaves Lansdown, the Bristol-based independent financial services provider and asset management group, continues to buck tough economic conditions with assets under administration in the three months to March 31 topping £26bn. That was an 11% increase on the £23.4bn total in the previous three months and easily outperformed the 5.5% rise in the...

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