Digital marketing agency Fat Media is working with one of the world leaders in cancer treatment to redevelop its online presence. The agency, which has an office in Bristol, has been appointed by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust to roll out the strategy, including extensive user testing and redevelopment...
Seventy five of the South West creative sector’s leading business owners, managers and directors gathered at Cowley Manor near Cheltenham for the eighth annual Long Lunch – an afternoon of lively conversation and delicious food. Organised by Mike Bennett, co-founder of independent news, what’s-on and reviews platform Bristol 24-7...
Bristol-headquartered insurance broker Jelf has become the first sponsor of an upcoming contemporary circus show designed to encourage audiences to engage with their emotions and explore complex issues around love and mental health. The show is being staged next month by newly formed Emotive Circus Arts. The Bristol-based circus...
An estimated 380 jobs were created on-site at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios last year, according to annual figures that highlight its importance to the region’s film and TV production sector. Some 83% (315) of the full-time equivalent (FTE) positions were filled by crew working on productions made at the...
Stories written by young patients at Bristol children’s hospital have been compiled into a book as part of a project run by Bath Festivals, storyteller Jennifer Lunn and Read for Good – a charity that helps children develop a love of reading. Entitled Once Upon A Time…, the book...
The Bristol office of full service digital marketing agency Fat Media is working with US reality TV star Aaron Marion to launch his hair care company Pete & Pedro in the UK. Aaron, pictured, is a popular US lifestyle vlogger with a 3m-strong following on his YouTube channel AlphaM....
The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, featuring 100 spectacular new images, returns to Bristol’s M Shed this Saturday, October 21. The most prestigious event of its kind, it has provided a global platform to showcase the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for more than 50...
A one-off BBC Four programme celebrating Eddie Braben, the comedy scriptwriter behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, has been filming this week at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios and on location across the city. Written by Neil Forsyth and produced by Objective Fiction, Eric, Ernie & Me explores the...
The University of the West of England (UWE), which offers dozens of courses focused on the creative industries, has launched its internship schemes to help employers recruit interns for the summer. UWE, which earlier this year announced a £37m investment in creative industries education in Bristol, runs three internship schemes...
Areas of Bristol became Rochdale and city council offices transformed into Liverpool Crown Court last year for filming of hard-hitting TV drama Three Girls, the true story of three girls drawn into the frightening world of sexual exploitation. Made with the full cooperation of the victims and their families,...
Educational and community theatre group Brave Bold Drama has unveiled its first permanent base, dubbed Creative Workspace, in Withywood, South Bristol. This major step forward for the theatre company comes just weeks after it was named winner of the Arts category in the Bristol Life awards. Set up in...
Bristol Open Stage, the highlight of Bristol Old Vic’s 250th anniversary celebrations last year, is returning to the city for 2017. The project involved the historic theatre being taken over by people from every corner of Bristol in a series of joyous performances over the anniversary weekend last year....
Bristol’s Harbourside has been transformed into a historic dockyard twice in a month for feature films as the city continues to become a magnet for movie production companies. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society started filming on Harbourside last week, following on from Jon S Baird’s Stan...
