Aardman Animation’s latest commissioned work for the BBC is out of this world – a pulp fiction-style film for BBC Radio 4 to accompany its season of programmes about Mars. Narrated by William Shatner – Star Trek’s Captain Kirk – the three-minute short is described by its creator Danny...
Butcombe Brewing has revealed the new strapline Truth In Every Taste as part of a rebranding designed to boost commercial growth and appeal to new audiences. The brewer, founded in 1978 and based in Wrington, near Bristol, is expanding its brewing operation and embarking on a growth programme which...
Post-millennials will bring energy, fresh ideas and new ways of working to the PR industry, a workshop staged by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) South West heard. But traditional writing skills will remain just as important despite new methods of communicating, attendees were told. The event on...
Renowned digital agency awards body Wirehive is opening its top 100 league table to South West agencies in recognition of the high standard of digital creativity across the region. Known for celebrating the best digital work across the Southern counties outside London, Wirehive 100 is expanding to agencies in...
Bristol-based ethical design and gift website Decorator’s Notebook has doubled its sales after expanding its range of homeware and textiles products. The ethical design website, which supports 21 social enterprise projects, sells home accessories, jewellery, pottery, textiles and furniture produced in Kenya, India, Morocco, Peru, Kashmir and Tunisia. Customers...
The West of England’s TV and film sector is thriving. BBC Bristol, Aardman Animations and The Bottle Yard Studios are just a few of the region’s high-profile names, together with a plethora of independent production companies across the region which have a major impact on the UK’s creative output....
Each fortnight Creative Business News 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: Michael Jenkins Job title: Director, producer and editor Current company: 8th Sense Media Age: 29 My...
The Bristol office of national commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has appointed a new surveyor to its expanding valuation division. Roseanne Falconer, pictured, an RICS registered valuer, will focus on development appraisals and investment property for secured lending purposes in her new role. She will work in...
BRAVE Enterprise, the not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, is staging a series of business training workshops during May. Courses include: Planning for Business Growth Date: Tuesday, May 16 Time: 10am – 1pm This session is for existing business owners who have aspirations to grow their business. It...
