Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton has opened his second venture in picturesque countryside near Bristol. Working with his father Chris, the pair have transformed the popular teashop overlooking Chew Valley Lake, revamping into the Salt & Malt Tearoom and Fish Café. The venue, owned by Bristol Water, now includes a...
With businesses becoming increasingly reliant on the successful use of social media to grow, Barclays is staging an event next week highlighting some of its more effective tools. Called Leading in the Digital Age – the use of Intelligent Social Media, the event at UWE’s Frenchay Campus near Bristol...
Bristol creative and tech firms are being invited to hear some of the biggest names in the world of gaming and entertainment at a major event next week that will put the West of England on the global map for the fast-growing virtual reality industry. Leading lights from Sony...
Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, will continue to be responsible for helping firms across the West of England to export after being awarded the contract to run the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) services in the region for another five years....
Warmley-based Bath Ales and Bath Racecourse have signed a three-year sponsorship deal which will make the brewery, pub and restaurant group headline sponsor of the racecourse’s annual beer festival while its beer will be official guest ale of the course. The brewery, based between Bristol and Bath at Warmley...
Bristol-based Latin American restaurant chain Las Iguanas is continuing its national roll-out by opening its 39th outlet in Torquay. The restaurant, in the English Riveria resort’s £12m Abbey Sands development, will create 50 jobs ahead of its April opening. Licensing aspects of the deal were handled by Bristol-headquartered law...
Regional accountancy firm Bishop Fleming, which has an office in Bristol, has continued to shrink its carbon footprint despite growing its staffing levels. The firm has added 75 people to its workforce and won more 1,000 clients over the past year yet its average consumption of electricity and gas...
Three new routes to key European cities are to be introduced from Bristol Airport as it continues to expand its network on the Continent. The flights to Paris, Düsseldorf and Nantes will be operated by bmi regional. The move comes as Ryanair prepares to add direct flights to cities...
Bristol firms are greeting positive economic news, such as the latest fall in unemployment, with “faint alarm bells rather than celebratory cheers”, according to the region’s largest business organisation. Business West, which runs Bristol Chamber of Commerce and the Bristol Initiative, said politicians should now focus on the “significant...
