Specialist restructuring, recovery and insolvency firm FRP Advisory has secured new office accommodation in Kings Orchard, a landmark office building overlooking Bristol’s Floating Harbour. In a deal negotiated by the Bristol offices of property consultants Alder King and GVA, FRP Advisory has relocated its South West and Wales regional...
The Government’s retail guru Mary Portas is in Bedminster this afternoon to see how the scheme she is spearheading is reviving the rundown shopping area around North Street and East Street. Bedminster was declared on of the UK’s 12 Portas Pilots last year, being it a unique opportunity to...
One of Bristol’s best-known fine dining restaurants, Bell’s Diner, has come onto the market with a freehold price of £400,000. The Montpelier restaurant was opened in 1976 by Shirley Anne Bells and John Payne – who later bought the Colston Street Brewery – and has been operated by current...
Bristol has one of the highest growth rate forecasts outside London and is in prime position to lead the region out of recession, according to research by property advisors Jones Lang LaSalle. Research revealed at the firm’s South West Market Review, entitled The Winning Edge, predicts a growth rate...
Artists are being sought to create a ‘gateway’ to Bristol Temple Meads station as part of a wider scheme to put art at the heart of the city’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The project is launched this morning with the unveiling of two new artworks by internationally-renowned Bristol artists...
Loungers, the Bristol-based trendy café bar chain which last year secured a £16m investment, is to open its 26th outlet next week. Grupo Lounge, in Westbury on Trym, is its sixth venue in the city. Its first opened in 2002. It also owns three Cosy Clubs in an estate...
From Bristol 24-7 www.bristol247.com Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has said the city has to avoid the “disaster” of the Harbourside redevelopment when it comes to planning its future. He told an audience at the Arnolfini this week that the partnership between the city council and developers Crest Nicholson became...
French technology firm Alten, which works with major businesses in research and development and information systems projects, has opened an office in Bristol. The move to the Brabazon Office Park, close to Filton Airfield, means all 45,000 sq ft of space at the office park is now occupied. Alten,...
Bristol’s new mayor can play a crucial role in breathing new life into its property and construction market, according to one of the city’s leading sector experts. CBRE Bristol head of agency Philip Morton believes George Ferguson’s election could be a turning point for Bristol and give it a...
The Co-operative Group has officially opened its £38m state-of-the-art regional distribution centre at Avonmouth. At 435,780sq ft, the warehouse is among the largest in the region and will create around 1,000 jobs by the time it is fully operational in May. The facility, at Cabot Park, will operate 24...
Leading international urban planners and Bristol Mayor George Ferguson will this evening explore options for the city centre’s last remaining regeneration area in a debate looking at the future of Redcliffe. The often-overlooked part of the city centre boasts some impressive architecture, historic streetscapes and great vistas – but...
Take up of office space in Bristol city centre fell slightly last year while out-of-town lettings rose, according to latest figures. Some 409,225 sq ft of space was let in the city centre, down on 2011’s figure and below the national average, the report by property advisers CBRE Bristol...
Family-owned Bristol restaurant chain Mezze is to open two new outlets over the next five months, taking its chain of redeveloped and converted pubs to five. The group is spending £400,000 redeveloping The Warwick Arms in Clutton, near Midsomer Norton, which will be the fast-growing group’s fourth restaurant when...
