Bristol-based social entrepreneur, broadcaster and writer Roger Griffith has launched his first book My American Odyssey – From the Windrush to the White House. Part memoir, part cultural history and part political essay, the book charts the life of a London-born, Bristol-raised boy of West Indian parents encountering overt...
The chief executive of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the Government’s international trade support body, has visited Thatchers HQ to get a taste of the cider makers’ impressive growth over recent years – much of it due to exporting. In his first visit to the West Country, Dominic Jermey...
Warmley-based brewer Bath Ales has re-introduced its strongest beer, the limited edition Rare Hare, to its range ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday. Available in-store and on tap, Rare Hare is described by the independent brewery as “a smooth premium beer that is full in flavour, dry and clean...
More than 170 figures from the region’s increasingly buoyant property sector gathered at the offices of leading commercial law firm Thrings this week for its annual series of commercial property seminars. Building surveyors, property agents, planning consultants and accountants from across the region joined event host Matthew Smith, partners...
Bristol and the West of England are in danger of being sidelined by the rise of the Northern Powerhouse – with this week’s Budget only adding to concerns, the area’s largest business group has warned. Phil Smith, pictured, managing director of Business West – the organisation behind Bristol Chamber...
Chancellor George Osborne announced a number of measures that could boost the economy in and around Bristol in this week’s Budget. These included granting full approval of the third and final section of Bristol’s MetroBus Network, running from the North Fringe to Hengrove and housing zones in South Bristol...
The CBI welcomed many of the “encouraging” Budget measures which it said would help businesses “create jobs for the benefit of all”. Director-general John Cridland said: “Stability and consistency are what businesses need to grow and prosper. This Budget sets the tone, providing a clear plan for fiscal health...
Economy UK grew 2.6% in 2014, faster than any other advanced economy but lower than 3% predicted in December 2.5% growth forecast in 2015, up from 2.4% predicted in December, followed by 2.3%, 2.3%, 2.3% and 2.4% in the next four years Alcohol, tobacco and gambling Beer duty cut...
Bristol-based specialist plastics manufacturer Phineas Group, which ‘reshored’ parts of its manufacturing from China a year ago, has created five jobs and secured a £100,000 tooling order since the move. The firm, which has a turnover of £5m and employs 14 people, is among a growing trend for firms...
