Passengers flying from Bristol Airport to Brussels will board a new, improved aircraft from the end of October following an agreement between Brussels Airlines and UK operator Flybe. The Belgian airline’s three-times daily service to Europe’s ‘capital’ is operated by Flybe under a contract which allows it to introduce a Bombardier Q400 on the...
Accountancy firm Old Mill, which has offices in Melksham and Shepton Mallet, is celebrating a double success with trainee Charlotte Parrish striking gold in a national competition and paraplanner Samantha Grattan achieving the highest mark in the region for her financial planning exams. Charlotte was part of a team of three from White Horse...
Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s is to open an outlet in Bath – the latest in a wave of nationally-owned eating-out venues to set up in the city. The restaurant, in Milsom Place, promises “genuine homemade Italian food in relaxed surroundings”. It will be close to Jamie’s Italian, which opened recently in the upmarket shopping...
TheAgency, the fast-growing Bath communications specialist, has appointed Matt Rees as planning director. Matt joins from the Bristol office of brand-building, event management, training and PR agency Bray Leino, where he was also planning director. TheAgency’s first quarter revenue figures showed exponential growth in excess of 300% and partner Amy Stobie said more was...
Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset, is among a group of six West MPs representing constituencies near Bristol Airport who have between them received more than 1,200 emails calling for a cut in the UK’s flight tax. Close to 100,000 people nationwide have backed the A Fair Tax on Flying campaign which is...
1pm, the Bath-based specialist asset finance lender, has secured a further £500,000 to help fund small and growing businesses. The firm announced the increase in its lending facilities as it staged its AGM in Bath. The £500,000 has been borrowed on commercial terms from a private investor and will be used exclusively for the...
Independent food supplier Lovejoys Wholesale has leased more space at the Ashville Centre on Hampton Park West, Melksham, to accommodate its expansion plans. Property consultants Alder King and Kavanaghs secured the deal on the 2,647 sq ft (245.9 sq m) building on behalf of a private landlord. Lovejoys supplies fresh, locally-sourced produce to restaurants,...
Work on a new stone mining heritage centre in Combe Down, Bath, and construction of some of the greenest new homes in they city are due to begin over the coming weeks. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has agreed a contract for its development partner Cox to begin working on the first stages...
Business confidence has fallen to its lowest point this year with prospects in the service and manufacturing sectors looking poor for the rest of 2012, according to new research. The latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisers BDO, who have a major office in Bristol, shows confidence among business owners falling for...
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