Changes to the plans for Bristol’s long-awaited arena – including road closures and extra trains for major events – have been announced. The revised plans were this week submitted to Bristol City Council for approval following public consultation. The council said there was strong support for the 12,000-capacity arena...
The renewable energy potential of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary is to be analysed and promoted under a groundbreaking agreement signed by local government chiefs from the West of England and South Wales. It is the first time the opportunity of harnessing the vast offshore resources of the...
Communications agency McCann Bristol struck Gold and Silver at this year’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards for its work on two major national awareness campaigns. The agency’s PR team claimed the top award in the Consumer Relations Campaign category for its educational campaign on behalf of...
West of England firms that go the extra mile to make transport and travel more sustainable for their staff or customers have been recognised. The Travelwest Sustainable Travel Business Awards, now in their fourth year, are co-ordinated by the four Travelwest authorities – North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City...
Bristol-based Triodos Renewables has launched a fund to help communities across the UK make shared public buildings more sustainable. The fund, which is administered in collaboration with independent national charity the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), is available for community buildings near to their 15 renewable energy projects, including...
Wapping Wharf, Bristol’s newest Harbourside quarter, has signed up Small Street Espresso as its first retailer – paving the way for the creation of a new residential, cultural and leisure hub. Described by Time Out as being at the forefront of Bristol’s coffee revolution when it opened in 2012,...
Bristol-based refurbishment, construction and fit-out specialist Integral Build marked the end of a successful year with a pre-Christmas gathering for clients and colleagues. The company, based in St Anne’s, continues to benefit from the bounce-back in the commercial property market. This year Integral Build has continued to work on the fit...
Two Bristol recruitment firms have been named in a prestigious league table of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses. Privately owned Rise Technical Recruitment and Opus Recruitment Solutions appear at 51 and 53 respectively in the annual Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. Opus previously appeared in the list in 2012...
The Bristol office of international law firm Osborne Clarke has advised hi-tech engineering firm M+W Group on its development of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy plant of its kind. When completed, the £200m Energy Works scheme in Kingston upon Hull will be able to generate up to 28MW of electricity...
