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Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

August 6, 2017
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Monday 7 August Interims: Navigator Holdings, Plus500, Telit Communications, Ultra Electronics AGM: Tanfield Economics: Halifax house prices Tuesday 8 August Interims: Clarke (T), Intercontinental Hotels, IWG, Mereo Biopharma, Morgan Sindall, Paddy Power Betfair, Polypipe, Quarto, Rotork, SIG, Standard Life, Synthomer, TP ICAP, Worldpay, Zotefoams Final: Hargreaves Services Trading statements: Bellway,...

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Driverless car displays highlight Bristol’s role as UK’s leading testbed for transport revolution

August 4, 2017
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Driverless car displays highlight Bristol’s role as UK’s leading testbed for transport revolution

Bristol is showcasing its role in leading the UK in driverless vehicle technology this weekend with public demonstrations of two groundbreaking projects that harness city-developed innovation. Three of the nine UK research projects into driverless cars – or Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) – are based in Bristol or...

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UWE says goal is still to build stadium at Frenchay despite Rovers pulling out of ‘jinxed’ scheme

August 4, 2017
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UWE says goal is still to build stadium at Frenchay despite Rovers pulling out of ‘jinxed’ scheme

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...

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St George’s transformative £6.3m ‘Sound Future’ appeal builds towards its finale

August 4, 2017
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St George’s transformative £6.3m ‘Sound Future’ appeal builds towards its finale

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...

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OVO Energy charges into electric vehicle market with two takeovers and innovative plans for ‘smart grid’

August 4, 2017
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OVO Energy charges into electric vehicle market with two takeovers and innovative plans for ‘smart grid’

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...

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Budding photographers urged to ‘get smart’ as 24 Hours in Bristol contest returns with new format

August 4, 2017
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Budding photographers urged to ‘get smart’ as 24 Hours in Bristol contest returns with new format

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...

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Law firms gain recognition in Legal Week’s 2017 Best Employers Report

August 4, 2017
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Law firms gain recognition in Legal Week’s 2017 Best Employers Report

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...

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Senior investment manager appointment expands Whitechurch Securities’ investment team

August 4, 2017
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Senior investment manager appointment expands Whitechurch Securities’ investment team

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...

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New appointments and contracts at Almeda as it builds for record year

August 4, 2017
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New appointments and contracts at Almeda as it builds for record year

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...

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Former fire station proves hot property after developer pays more than double guide price

August 4, 2017
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Former fire station proves hot property after developer pays more than double guide price

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...

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Devolution brings £3.9m from Westminster to the West for innovative skills project

August 3, 2017
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Devolution brings £3.9m from Westminster to the West for innovative skills project

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...

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Bristol firms urged to join roll call of UK’s fastest-growing tech firms

August 3, 2017
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Bristol firms urged to join roll call of UK’s fastest-growing tech firms

Bristol’s best tech businesses are being invited to enter a national awards scheme that celebrates innovation and growth among the sector’s fastest-growing firms. The 2017 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 Awards showcase the country’s dynamic technology ecosystem and the most exciting hi-tech companies.   Now in their 20th year,...

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Partners promoted and director appointed in EY’s growing Bristol financial services practice

August 2, 2017
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Partners promoted and director appointed in EY’s growing Bristol financial services practice

Accountancy group EY has made two key promotions and a senior appointment in its Bristol-based financial services (FS) practice as it continues to expand across the South West and Wales. Gareth Mee has been appointed as partner while Shannon Ramnarine becomes an associate partner and Andy Roughan a director. ...

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