Bristol Media has awarded a coveted apprenticeship, which includes a visit to the world’s largest interactive conference, to 22-year-old Jasmine Thompson. Jasmime, pictured, from Montpelier, will now join leading digital industry figures and influencers from across the globe at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, next March. She...
Economic and business links between Bristol and its Chinese sister city Guangzhou have been strengthened during an official visit to China by Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees. Mayor Rees, who travelled with members of the Bristol and West of England China Bureau, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Guangzhou and...
Bristol Airport is calling for improvements to its road and rail links to prevent millions of people from the region travelling to London to catch flights. Research commissioned by the airport shows that last year 7m people journeyed to London airports from the South West and South Wales –...
South West law firm Michelmores has strengthened its banking and finance team in Bristol with the appointment of Asheesh Das as a partner. Ash, pictured, joins from McGuireWoods, a leading US law firm renowned for its banking work and where he was a partner in its London office. He...
The litigation and recoveries department at Bristol headquartered law firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) has been named as the best in the UK in a major awards scheme. The department collected the Best in Litigation – UK 2016 award from Acquisition International in recognition of its “outstanding work throughout...
Bristol-based brand engagement agency Synergy Creative has moved to larger premises following a period of strong growth. The firm, which works with blue-chip clients to engage their employees and customers through creative communications and campaigns, has relocated from Westbury-on-Trym – where it has spent the past eight years –...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) has joined the growing list of organisations whose members can use the business lounge at Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub for free. The lounge is already a popular stopping off point and meeting place for members of a wide range of bodies including...
Around 100 Bristol property professionals enjoyed an exclusive tour of the city’s newest luxury residential development at an event organised by developer Kersfield and accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson. The invitation-only gathering was an opportunity to see the transformation of Burwalls, the Wills family’s Grade...
Monday 5 December Interims: Evgen Pharma, Plastics Capital, Purplebricks, ReNeuron Economics: New car registrations, Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services, composite PMI Tuesday 6 December Interims: Ashtead, Consort Medical, Fulcrum Utility Services, Imagination Technologies, iomart, Northgate, Vianet Finals: OMG, On the Beach, RWS, Victrex Trading statements: easyJet, Ultra Electronics, Wolseley...
Work starts on Monday on the S-shaped bridge over the Floating Harbour which will connect Castle Park with Finzels Reach, the new city quarter being created on the former Courage Brewery site. The 91m curved steel bridge will be assembled from parts weighing up to 20 tonnes transported by...
Bristol’s Engine Shed innovation hub has celebrated its third anniversary by looking back at its success and ahead to its next phase of growth. Engine Shed houses the world-leading SETsquared business incubator, the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Invest Bristol & Bath and a number of other...
Drew Nesbitt, a senior associate with Bristol-based law firm Burges Salmon, has been named Rising Star of the South West at the British Council for Offices (BCO) NextGen Awards. The inaugural awards are part of BCO’s NextGen programme, which mentors and encourages the next generation of professionals to become...
Estate administration specialist Kings Court Trust has relocated to Bristol from Bath following a period of sustained growth. The firm, which works with bereaved families, has taken 6,600 sq ft in the landmark Spectrum Building on Bond Street. It said the space would offer a more flexible working area for its...
