By Donna Kehoe, Bank of England agent for the South West of England I always enjoy the conversations I have each day with those running businesses, charities and other organisations here in the South West. These discussions provide an up-to-the-minute insight into what’s really happening in the economy across...
Bristol-headquartered national law firm Burges Salmon has signed up to become one of the premier partners to the TEDxBristol 2017 event, which takes place in November. Now in its fifth year, TEDxBristol is one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK. An independent and voluntary not-for-profit...
Experienced recruitment professional Daniel Young is joining Opus as sales manager for its recently refurbished Bristol head office. Daniel, pictured, spent seven years working in the technology sector at Computer Futures’ Bristol office, where he reached management level in record time. In 2014 he won the sales team manager...
The roll-out of a next-generation news management system by the BBC to thousands of its journalists and a €2.5m (£2.27m) deal with a major public German broadcaster have boosted specialist IT group SCISYS following its acquisition of the firm behind the technology. Munich-headquartered Annova had a 12-year contract...
Regional law firm Thrings, which has an office in Bristol, has joined an elite group of legal practices that have been independently recognised for the high-quality advice they offer to residential property leaseholders. Just a handful of South West law firms are members of the influential Association of Leasehold...
Monday 7 August Interims: Navigator Holdings, Plus500, Telit Communications, Ultra Electronics AGM: Tanfield Economics: Halifax house prices Tuesday 8 August Interims: Clarke (T), Intercontinental Hotels, IWG, Mereo Biopharma, Morgan Sindall, Paddy Power Betfair, Polypipe, Quarto, Rotork, SIG, Standard Life, Synthomer, TP ICAP, Worldpay, Zotefoams Final: Hargreaves Services Trading statements: Bellway,...
Bristol is showcasing its role in leading the UK in driverless vehicle technology this weekend with public demonstrations of two groundbreaking projects that harness city-developed innovation. Three of the nine UK research projects into driverless cars – or Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) – are based in Bristol or...
UWE Bristol has insisted it remains committed to developing a major sports stadium on its Frenchay Campus despite Bristol Rovers’ surprise withdrawal from the project this week. The League One club’s owners Dwane Sports blew the whistle on the plans for a 21,700-capacity stadium at UWE saying it would...
Bristol businesswoman and award-winning society hairdresser Egidia Bonomini has become one of the latest major donors to support St George’s Bristol and its Building a Sound Future Appeal as it draws towards a successful conclusion. Ms Bonomini is among 97 major donors and corporates who have agreed to help...
