Campaigners fighting to reopen the Portishead-Bristol rail line to passenger trains have been accused of jumping the gun over a bid for funding. The Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance (TfGB) has also been criticised by councillor Elfan Ap Rees, North Somerset's deputy leader, for unfairly attacking the area’s local...
The strength of the demand for commercial property near the M5 has been underlined by national commercial property developer Gladman Developments which is describing its Portis Fields business park at Portishead as ‘a dream’. The company, which builds office parks close to motorway junctions all across the country, has just one...
The hoped-for spring bounce in the South West’s housing market failed to occur during May, as fears over the economy and lack of mortgage finance continued to depress activity levels, according to the latest RICS UK Housing Market. The average number of completed sales per surveyor fell in the...
Bristol-based Imperial Tobacco today issued a profits warning as a result of fierce competition in Spain. Late last month, Imperial's Altadis business in Spain slashed prices of its Ducados Rubio, Fortuna and Nobel brands to match cuts by key competitor Philip Morris International following the drop in consumption since Spain banned smoking...
The rail link between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare will not be part of the £1bn electrification of the London/Bristol/Cardiff route, the Department for Transport has ruled. The West of England Partnership wrote to Transport Secretary Philip Hammond following his announcement of the mainline project in March to see if Weston...
Bristol Rovers have announced £60m plans to build a 20,000 all-seater arena at the University of the West of England's Frenchay campus. Subject to planning permission, Rovers could start work early next year and be playing in the new stadium during the 2013/14 season. The proposed stadium will be...
Manufacturers in the South West have expanded output for six consecutive quarters on the back of export-led demand, it emerged today. Not only have output and order balances held up well in the past three months but companies have continued to recruit new staff, according to the second quarter...
The Real Good Food Company (RGF), whose subsidiaries include Thornbury-based Garrett Ingredients, has had a strong start to the year and “is on course to significantly exceed current market forecasts for the year”, executive chairman Pieter Totté said at today’s annual general meeting. RGF, now headquartered in Liverpool, owns...
M Shed, the new harbourside museum of Bristol which opens in mid-June, is looking for volunteers to join its inaugural Procession of Professions – a reinvention of such processions held centuries ago and aimed at reflecting the city’s economic and social activity. Currently 20 groups are involved but more...
South West Screen is hosting a conference today on the potential for growing the creative economy in the UK by exploring incubation and acceleration, discussing how to develop successful investments, and examining various sources of finance such as peer to peer lending, micro finance loans, traditional venture capitalism and third...
Bristol is to stage a major international environmental trade show later this year, organised by regional trade body Low Carbon South West. It is expected to attract strong international interest and will underline the growing reputation of the city as a world-class centre of excellence for sustainability. The show,...
