An ambitious 25-year vision for Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone has been unveiled with the potential to create thousands of jobs – but its launch has been overshadowed by a political row over a possible delay to the city’s proposed £92m arena. The city council ‘framework’ – which sets...
Nick Sturge, the director of Bristol’s Engine Shed enterprise hub, and Bristol Webstart accelerator founder Mike Jackson have been named among Britain’s 100 most successful philanthropists, investors, mentors and advisors. The two appear on the list drawn up by Maserati and the Centre for Entrepreneurs to recognise entrepreneurs who...
Bristol-based Neighbourly – the social platform that connects local community projects with companies that want to make a difference – has appointed Steve Haines as head of community engagement. Steve, pictured, will play a key role in managing Neighbourly’s relationships with public bodies and third sector groups, and advising...
Women broadcasters from award-winning Bristol radio station BCfm 93.2 will celebrate International Woman’s Day next Tuesday with 12 hours of broadcasting. The community station’s flagship morning show ‘One Love Breakfast’, which starts at 7am, will hand over to the all-female presenters from 8am and every programme after will be...
New figures show that South West exporters out performed the national picture last year, increasing the volume of overseas sales by 10.6% compared to a national decrease of 2.7%. The data released by HM Revenue and Customs found that the total value of South West exports in 2015 was...
Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Owen Franklin, director of Bristol Film Festival, answers our 10 questions. What was the LAST: Film you watched? I saw Deadpool on its opening weekend and...
A scheme to bring ultra-fast internet speeds to Bristol and help boost the local economy has been launched by city Internet Service Provider Triangle Networks with fibre network infrastructure group CityFibre. Bristol: Gigabit City is offering a portfolio of new, ultra-fast services targeted at Bristol’s business community. Running over...
GAMECHANGERS – a unique and highly innovative project to identify the 50 individuals shaping the future of Bristol’s economy – has been launched by Bristol Business News. These inspirational people are helping make Bristol the UK’s most exciting city through their innovation, enterprise and creativity. Some will be well...
Bristol’s economy is in line for a boost later this year when the city hosts the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain 2016, British Cycling’s premier road cycling event. The seventh stage of the high-profile race will take place entirely within the city on Saturday September 10. The...
Bristol’s pioneering media centre Watershed is to develop a Regional Arts Incubation Network (RAIN) to increase the contribution that the arts and culture sector make to the West of England’s creative economy. The centre is to receive £500,000 from Arts Council England to work with the West of England...
Bristol-based hyperlocal news magazine firm The Voice has launched its 10th print title, just four years after its first edition. The Voice series now hand-distributes more than 90,000 copies each month to households in the city. And discussions are now advanced to begin an 11th magazine within the Bristol...
Bristol’s position as a centre for financial technology (fintech) and cyber security expertise was highlighted today when Economic Secretary to the Treasury Harriett Baldwin visited the city to meet some of its key players. Bristol is playing a major role in ensuring the UK retains its position as a...
A school where two long-forgotten poems by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien were rediscovered has received specialist copyright and intellectual property advice from the Bristol office of regional law firm Thrings. The two poems – The Shadow Man and Noel – were found in the 1936 annual...
