Nearly 60 BBC staff working on programmes such as the Hairy Bikers, Gardeners' World and Countryfile are to move to Bristol from Birmingham as part of a shake up of the corporation’s Factual programming department. The move was outlined as part of a briefing to BBC staff about changes...
A further £75bn is to be pumped into the economy by the Bank of England to protect it from the euro crisis and avoid it sliding back into recession. Some £200bn has already been put into the economy through quantitative easing (QE) – buying assets such as government bonds,...
Two of the most successful websites in Bristol have joined forces to create the definitive guide to food and drink in the city. Bristolbites.co.uk is the culmination of six months’ work by food blogger Emily Knight and Chris Brown, editor of the award-winning online newspaper Bristol24-7. The site, which...
Small businesses across the South West are being offered free expert advice from chartered accountants as part of an initiative launched recently in Bristol. The Business Advice Service (BAS) aims to help small companies and start-ups with business and financial advice to spur economic growth. Small and medium business...
Mergers and acquisitions involving British targets are likely to drop dramatically to their lowest level since the 1990s, new research shows. Some 402 transactions worth a total of £23.8bn have been recorded so far in the third quarter of this year. And with less than two weeks until the end...
Accountancy firm Smith & Williamson is hosting a high-level briefing session at its Bristol office for finance directors and senior finance staff to update them on the latest developments in financial reporting. The event will help FDs and their teams stay abreast of recent and planned changes in the...
Aardman, the Bristol-based animation studio best known for its Wallace and Gromit characters, has released a new trailer for its latest yuletide movie – Arthur Christmas (see video below). The CGI-animated film, which will be in cinemas from November 11, features the voices of a who’s-who of British acting...
Green businesses in the South West looking to trade overseas will be able to receive export advice at the Environmental Trade Show UK (ETS UK) later this month. Expert advisors from UK Trade and Investment South West (UKTI), Business West and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) will be on hand...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com A seminar to help Bristol businesses manage the use of social media by employees at work is being held later this month. Workplace relations advisers at Acas say the abuse of social media during working hours is estimated to cost the country billions of pounds...
Bristol-based building contractor Bray & Slaughter has today appointed Neil Sherreard to its management team on a part-time basis. Neil will start work this week after spending nearly 25 years at Cowlin Construction, the last 11 as managing director. He was also a director of Balfour Beatty Scottish and...
From Bristol 247 www.bristol247.com A French teaching resource created by stay-at-home Bristol mum Ruth Wood has been named one of the best children’s products on the market in Britain. Amazing Milo’s Musical Plays, a series of CD Roms aimed at children aged four to eight, scooped silver at the...
The first permanent tenant for Bristol’s Bottle Yard film and TV production centre has been signed up. 24-7 Drama has supplied broadcast equipment to many productions in the South West including Dr Who, Skins and Torchwood. Director Graham Hawkins said: “With branches in West London, Cardiff and Manchester, the...
Businesses from across Bristol have taken part in volunteering ‘speed dating’ event to match the skills of their staff with those needed by local arts organisations. With funding pressures intensifying for most arts projects, paying for professional advice is becoming even harder. Many organisations are having to put plans...
