Bristol International Balloon Fiesta has teamed up with the city’s Pasture restaurant group to take the iconic event’s hospitality offering to new heights. Pasture, which was launched by chef-owner Sam Elliott in Bristol in 2018 with a vision to create memorable dining experiences, will operate an on-site restaurant during...
Connecting communities across the city and supporting charities will be the key themes of the Bristol Junior Chamber over the next 12 months, its newly elected president has said. Emma Carter, pictured, outlined her priorities for the coming year after assumed the role at the organisation’s AGM, when a new council...
An innovative social mobility model to address inequality and deprivation is underway in Bristol, with nine major city institutions already signed up to it. The project, led by Bristol social enterprise and youth empowerment organisation Babbasa, has the long-term vision of advancing 2,030 underrepresented young people from low-income households...
Bristol specialist vehicle leasing firm Vanaways has struck two new partnerships as its growth continues to accelerate. The firm, which is on track to sell more than 6,000 vehicles this year, has signed deals with fuel and fleet cost reduction specialist Fleetmaxx and Veriforce CHAS, the UK’s leading provider...
Bristol firms are now able to put surplus funds into a specialist savings account while also supporting a city-run organisation that gives access to affordable loans to individuals at risk of financial exclusion. Great Western Credit Union’s (GWCU) Business Saver is aimed at businesses that are looking to earn...
Confidence in the UK’s economic prospects among West of England bosses has continued to fall despite most expecting their own business to prosper this year. The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) from Business West, the organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce, shows just 16% of firms in the region think...
The social, environmental and economic risks posed by water scarcity will go under the spotlight at Bristol-based green investment firm Greenbank’s latest annual investor day later this month. Titled ‘Water Under Pressure’, the online event on 24 April will focus on risks and opportunities in a water-scarce future and...
Sara Wilson, who has wide experience of leading teams in delivering technology services and driving transformative change across a range of sectors, has joined national law firm Foot Anstey as its new executive director of IT. The firm, which has one of its seven offices in Bristol, said Sara,...
Regional accountancy firm PKF Francis Clark has bolstered its corporate tax team in Bristol with three recent appointments. Senior manager Rhiannon Baynham has joined from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), manager Robert Waterhouse previously worked at research and development (R&D) tax credit firm ForrestBrown, and assistant manager Joe Martin has...
Monday April 1 Bank holiday: Nothing listed Tuesday April 2 Economic announcements: Consumer credit, M4 money supply, Mortgage approvals, PMI manufacturing, BRC shop price index Wednesday April 3 Finals: Hilton Food Group, Pantheon Infrastructure Economic announcements: PMI services, PMI composite Thursday April 4 Final: Lunglife AI Economic announcement: PMI...
UK law firm Ashfords, which has an office in Bristol, has been appointed to advise on elements of the £4bn electric vehicle battery gigafactory to be built on former industrial land in Somerset. The firm is working with Somerset Council on the consenting, funding and development of the massive...
Bristol-headquartered national legal firm TLT has promoted five lawyers to partner – all of them women – in a move it said demonstrated its commitment to progressing female talent. Women have now accounted for all partner promotions so far this year at the firm, which employs around 1,400 people...
Iconic Bristol concert venue St George’s has appointed a new chair to take over from city-based tech entrepreneur Ben Heald, who steps down after six years in the role this summer. Prof Sue Rigby, pictured, has been vice-chancellor of Bath Spa University since 2018 and previously held senior posts...
