Animation students from UWE Bristol have been awarded second place in a competition run by TV Licensing and the BBC to bring the bizarre excuses for watching television without a licence to life. I Steal My Neighbour’s Signal, which was created by third-year students Ben Sullivan and Linh Nguyen,...
The University of Bristol is offering scholarships on its part-time MSc programme in Strategy, Change and Leadership. This Masters programme is for busy professionals who want to improve their ability to deal with the complexities and challenges facing organisations today. Now in its fourth year, this practical course is...
Burges Salmon is to become one of the first law UK firms to hire legal apprentices under new standards aimed at improving the quality of apprenticeships and making them more relevant to businesses. The Bristol-headquartered firm has been involved in the Trailblazers initiative for two years and is part...
Last weekend’s Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival got off to a swinging start with the Bristol office of accountancy, investment management and tax group Smith & Williamson hosting its launch party for VIPs and musicians at Colston Hall. Guests included saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis – an honorary patrol...
A call has gone out to corporate sponsors to support the unique 24 Hours in Bristol photo competition, which focuses on a day in the life of the city. The annual 24-hour photo-marathon returns next month for its fourth year and is open to anyone with a smartphone or...
Bristol’s highly successful tech firms can play a lead role in building the South West into a global centre of excellence to rival similar hubs such as London’s Tech City, according to a new report. Published today, the Tech South West report calls for a group of ‘ambassador companies’...
Bristol & Bath Science Park has appointed Tom Beasley to lead day-to-day operations of its Forum and Innovation Centre. Tom, pictured, is the former director of projects and strategic development at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, where he led the team responsible for securing £26.5m funding to support development...
Facilities management firm Almeda has officially opened its first client restaurant as it seeks to reinvigorate the traditional staff canteen at businesses across the region. The launch of the restaurant at Hanson UK’s shared service and IT centre in Chipping Sodbury, was the culmination of months of hard work...
Volunteers are being sought from Bristol businesses to support schools careers and enterprise strategies across the West of England. The West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is taking part in the first wave of a new government-led national programme to unlock the potential of young people aged between...
Healthcare innovators from across the West of England came together this month to learn how to take their cutting-edge technology and business ideas to the next level. The four-day Healthcare Innovation Programme, hosted in Bath by SETsquared and the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), provided 16...
Estate agency and property group Andrews has paid out a record £633,000 in dividends to the three charitable trusts that own it. The trusts will use the payments to fund a range of community projects, with a number aimed at young people. The Keynsham-based group, which has branches stretching...
Building contractor Dribuild has pledged to raise £50,000 for its chosen charity of the year, Above & Beyond, which raises funds for Bristol’s city centre hospitals. Keynsham-based Dribuild, which works on blue-chip construction, shop-fitting, refurbishment and maintenance projects across the UK, recently formed a partnership with the charity to...
More than 20% of West of England firms still have no plans in place for the auto enrolment of staff in workplace pension schemes, according to new research. This is despite the risk of being fined if they fail to provide a scheme. The latest position was revealed by...
