My Creative Life: Olivia Tripp, founder, Weekend:IN

October 18, 2017
My Creative Life: Olivia Tripp, founder, Weekend:IN

Creative Business News regularly gives a prominent member of the region’s creative sector the chance to reflect on their career, their work and their ambitions by answering 10 questions about themselves. Name: Olivia Tripp Job title: Founder/social media/influencer marketing and event management  Current company: Weekend:IN (www.wkndin.co.uk) Age: 22 My...

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Chancellor needs to lift confidence in Budget, Business West warns as inflation hits five-year high

October 17, 2017
Chancellor needs to lift confidence in Budget, Business West warns as inflation hits five-year high

Bristol firms are looking for Chancellor Philip Hammond to deliver a shot in the arm and lift confidence in next month’s Budget following this week’s rise in inflation, according to the region’s largest business group. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 3% in September, according to today’s official...

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 exhibition puts Earth’s fragility in the frame

October 16, 2017
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 exhibition puts Earth’s fragility in the frame

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...

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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

October 15, 2017
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Monday October 16 Interims: Netflix Finals: ASOS Tuesday October 17 Interims: Danone, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, IBM Trading updates: Pearson, Ladbrokes Coral, Moneysupermarket.com, Virgin Money, Merlin Entertainments Economic announcement: CPI (September) Wednesday October 18 Interims: Akzo Nobel, Carrefour, American Express, eBay, Alcoa Trading updates: Reckitt Benckiser, Premier Foods, Rathbone...

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Exclusive: Bristol law firms – and their top individuals – earn plaudits in prestigious industry ‘bible’

October 13, 2017
Exclusive: Bristol law firms – and their top individuals – earn plaudits in prestigious industry ‘bible’

Bristol law firms are celebrating achieving some outstanding recommendations in the latest Legal 500, the UK’s leading guide to the legal sector – with many of the city’s top lawyers earning top billing in their specialist areas. More than 4m users visit The Legal 500 website each year, making...

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New Board of Trade finds Bristol’s robotics lab ideal home for inaugural meeting

October 13, 2017
New Board of Trade finds Bristol’s robotics lab ideal home for inaugural meeting

Bristol Robotics Laboratory at UWE Bristol yesterday hosted the inaugural meeting of a government’s new Board of Trade, with the unique facility welcoming leading politicians and business figures from across the UK. The board has been formed by International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox, who act as its president,...

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Business leaders dig deep at Red Dinner to support The Prince’s Trust

October 13, 2017
Business leaders dig deep at Red Dinner to support The Prince’s Trust

Unemployed and disadvantaged young people from across the West of England are to benefit from £160,000 raised by business leaders at a dinner for The Prince’s Trust staged in Bristol last week. More than 460 business people and other high-profile guests from across the region attended the annual Red...

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Capital move for Gregg Latchams as it merges with London specialist firm to widen its offering

October 13, 2017
Capital move for Gregg Latchams as it merges with London specialist firm to widen its offering

Bristol law firm Gregg Latchams has merged with London-based Jacobs Allen Hammond in a move that will extend its reach into the capital’s legal market.  The firms said the move reflected their shared ethos and values while also supporting Gregg Latchams’ growth strategy. Jacobs Allen Hammond’s office in Marylebone...

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Bristol locations provide period backdrop for Eric and Ernie TV drama

October 13, 2017
Bristol locations provide period backdrop for Eric and Ernie TV drama

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...

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