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...
Ambitious Bristol-based energy supplier OVO has entered the fast-growing electric vehicle market by acquiring two specialist firms and forming a partnership with the UK’s largest provider of infrastructure to the sector. At the same time OVO, which employs around 900 in Bristol, has launched a service which offers its...
The popular 24 Hours in Bristol photo competition returns in September with a new format – all entries must be taken on smartphones or tablets. The contest, now in its fifth year, is a unique photo-marathon event attracting hundreds of photographers who are given a designated hour-long time slot...
Two regional law firms with offices in Bristol have been named among the legal industry’s top 15 employers. The recognition for Ashfords and Michelmores comes from Legal Week magazine in its 2017 Best Employers Report. Now in its 14th year, the report gathers views from lawyers and support staff at...
Bristol wealth management firm Whitechurch Securities has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Tom Sayers as a senior investment manager. Tom, pictured, previously worked at Beaufort Securities, where he headed the Bristol office and was instrumental in building the firm’s presence in the South West. He brings...
Facilities management firm Almeda has appointed four new members of staff as it gears up for a record 2017. Lyndsay Scriven and Matt Coombs have joined the Keynsham-based firm as junior facilities engineers, delivering hard services of mechanical and engineering maintenance to sites across the South West, while James...
Bristol property development firm Chewton Place has paid more than twice the asking price for a former fire station in Keynsham – an indication, according to agents Alder King, of the strength of the market and lack of freehold properties. Alder King said it was “inundated” with potential buyers...
Up to 3,000 people across the West of England will get help to increase their skills and opportunities as a result of £3.9m government devolution funding. The investment, from the Department of Work and Pensions, will pay for a two-and-a-half-year Innovation Pilot starting next January which aims to support...
