From Bristol24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol City Council leader Barbara Janke has welcomed the Government’s push to increase broadband speeds in the city – but wants speeds of 100Mbps commonplace for businesses. Her comments follow an announcement by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday that he wanted to turn Britain’s internet “not...
Inflation rose again last month with higher prices for clothes and fees for financial services pushing up the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) from 4.2% to 4.4%, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed today. Clothing and footwear prices measured for CPI, the Government’s preferred way of gauging...
Tutorhub, the online tutoring website started by two Bristol tech entrepreneurs, has reached 1,000 users within eight months. The site helps pupils and their parents tackle homework and exam revision and since its launch last December has received questions from ‘what are enzymes?’ to ‘why is hydrogen used as...
Bristol outsourcing services group MITIE secured 85% if its annual budgeted revenues within three months of the financial year starting, it has said. According to an interim statement from the group, its order book is at record levels and the pipeline of opportunities remains good. Revenues and earnings are...
More than 500,000 people attended this year’s four-day Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, making it the most popular ever and providing a perfect symbol for the city's high-flying aspirations. The annual event has become a showcase for the city's balloon-making expertise as well as bringing global attention and this year...
StartUp Britain, the roadshow for entrepreneurs, kicks off in Bristol on Monday with the city’s SETsquared business acceleration unit playing a key role. SETsquared, an enterprise collaboration between five universities including Bristol, will provide expert business mentoring support for the Bristol leg of StartUp Britain’s summer bus tour. StartUp...
Bristol green technology firm ModCell has opened an office in San Francisco just three years after launching in the UK. The firm specialises in modern building methods, particularly the production of straw bale, pre-fabricated panels, for the construction of large-scale, zero-carbon buildings. The timber frame panels are filled with...
First-hand expert advice for company directors on how to develop and grow their businesses in China will be available at a major Bristol conference. Guest speakers will be drawn from UKTI – the Government’s trade-boosting organisation – the China-Britain Business Council, Institute of Exports, Bristol China Partnership, University of...
Bristol is suffering from a shortage of large distribution buildings following the letting of one of the last major warehouses in the city, according to property experts. Distribution firm JJ Food Service has taken a 35,000 sq ft unit at the Cobden Centre at Emersons Green as part of...
Bristol’s position at the leading edge of the creative industries will be boosted next week when it hosts the UK’s most ambitious permanent street art project. Called See No Evil, it will turn unglamorous Nelson Street in the city centre into one of the world’s largest outdoor art exhibitions....
Bristol’s Watershed Media Centre and two of the city’s film festivals have received cash backing from a £130,000 regional National Lottery fund. The money has been awarded by South West Screen, the regional film and TV development organisation, under its Audience Development Fund and is aimed at keeping Bristol...
Foot Anstey, the South West law firm best known for its media work, is to open an office in Bristol to meet increasing demand for its services. The firm, which has offices in Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton and Truro, said the move would also provide its existing clients with access...
The Bank of England has reduced its growth forecast for the UK economy from 1.8% to around 1.5% as the hoped for economic recovery falters amid global stock market crashes and the euro debt crisis. The Bank had already cut its forecast earlier this year and today’s further reduction...
