Bristol specialist food and restaurant group Pieminister has partnered with Ed Sheeran to launch an exclusive pie range – with the singer giving away free samples at his beloved Ipswich Town’s first match back in the Premier League on Saturday. The pies, which include Ed’s Tingly Ted’s brand of...
Fans of Bristol-made BBC TV comedy-thriller The Outlaws can now follow in the footsteps of its unlikely gang of lawbreakers by using the latest location map produced by the city’s film office. All three series of The Outlaws were filmed in locations across Bristol as well as the Bottle...
Food poverty charity FareShare South West’s commitment to fighting waste has been welcomed by farming minister Daniel Zeichner on a visit to its warehouse in Bristol. FareShare South West works with the food industry, including retailers, wholesalers and producers, to redistribute good-to-eat surplus food to more than 400 charities and...
Bristol-based impact investment platform Ethical Equity has teamed up with national professional services group Evelyn Partners to boost its support programme for aspiring angel investors. The link-up builds on the initiative launched last year in Bristol for investors who want to drive social change in the city. The new...
The Chinese city of Changsha has strengthened its links with Bristol by signing a new partnership declaration and co-sponsoring the city’s iconic Balloon Fiesta for the first time. A delegation of ministers from Changsha, the capital of central China’s Hunan province, travelled to Bristol for the signing ceremony last...
A beer first produced in a tiny brewery near Bristol more than 45 years ago has become the top selling cask ale in the South West. Butcombe Original, which was launched in 1978 by ex-Courage Western director Simon Whitmore after he struck out on his own, has replaced Doom...
TravelLocal, the Bristol-founded online marketplace platform for tailor-made holidays, has showcased its achievements in promoting sustainable and ethical travel in its first impact report. The firm, which has helped more than 70,000 customers create their perfect trip since launching in 2016, produced the report to highlight not only its...
Bristol’s iconic Balloon Fiesta takes off this evening for is 46th year, with organisers predicting it will give the city’s economy a much-needed £22m boost. The annual event, which this year has adopted a new three-day format rather than taking place over four days, has secured the backing of...
A Bristol marketing agency launched at the end of last year by four of the city’s most- experienced creative executives has recruited an “industry luminary” as a non-executive director and business partner. Mischievous Wolf said former chief commercial officer of Toys ‘R Us Asia Jo Hall would bring a...
Bristol-based independent digital marketing firm Flourish has become a founding member of a new agency group aiming to shake up the way the sector operates. Called Harbour Group, the new business has also acquired London-based creative services agency Curious as well as Flourish, which supplies customer relationship management (CRM) services...
Nearly half of all small shops in the South West could be forced to close down without business rate relief, according to a major new report into the state of the region’s high streets. Business rates remain a “huge burden” on small retailers, says the Federation of Small Businesses...
Part of a major urban regeneration site on former industrial land close to Bristol city centre has been acquired by a specialist residential developer – the latest in a string of deals as investors increasingly look for opportunities in the city. London-based Platform_, a leading build-to-rent (BTR) developer, plans...
Later this year Bristol will host The Welcome Party, a gala dinner to showcase the positive impact of refugees and migrants on the city. Ahead of the event on 7 November at The Mount Without on St Michael’s Hill, three refugees who have set up thriving businesses in Bristol...
