Organisers of The Downs Festival, which returns to Bristol tomorrow, are offering businesses the chance to snap up VIP tickets – with access to its backstage bar – for the same price of a normal ticket. The all-day festival, which was staged for the first time last year with Massive Attack, is this year...
Tens of thousands of EU workers in the South West could leave the UK over the next few years, potentially triggering a major skills headache for the region’s firms, according to a new survey. Some 28% of all EU nationals working in the region say they are considering quitting their jobs, while 4% have...
The outlook for the global economy is “highly uncertain”, a top Bank of England official has warned West business leaders, but he insisted that Britain’s financial services industry is in far better shape to cope with any sudden shocks than it was ahead of the last recession. China’s huge debt problem, Brexit and complacency...
Branding, exporting and the challenges of being a woman boss in the male-dominated world of professional football are among the issues that will be showcased at this year’s Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol. The event, staged by small business support group Enterprise Nation on October 20, has become the largest of its kind...
Annova, the German mediatech firm acquired by specialist IT group SCISYS earlier this year, has landed its second major contract in just over two weeks. Chippenham-based SCISYS paid €11.35m (£10.45m) upfront in cash for Munich-based Annova in January. Earlier this month it secured a €2.5m deal involving the complete renewal of an unnamed German broadcaster’s...
Business West, the region’s largest business organisation, has appointed one of the South West’s top marketeers as its new chairman. Iain Wolsey, pictured, said he wanted Business West to ensure the region “punched a bit above our weight” and competed against the likes of the Northern Powerhouse and the Midlands Engine. “If we want...
Planning and legal experts from Bath are working with one of the city’s most-active residential property developers to regenerate an historic Bristol school. Kersfield acquired the three-acre former Redland High School site for a reported £9m and has drawn up plans to restore its Palladian mansion, listed buildings and grounds for residential use. The...
Bath PR agency Creatrix and Trowbridge event management firm InEvents have given their backing to a London-to-Paris cycle challenge which hopes to raise vital funds for transport projects and healthcare initiatives in developing countries. More than 60 cyclists will take part in the 240-mile feat over three days next month in aid of...
Corkage, the Bath independent wine bar, has opened a second, larger venue in the city, following the success of its Walcot Street outlet. Owners Marty Grant and Richard Knighting, pictured, have taken over the former home of the legendary Beaujolais restaurant on Chapel Row, converting it into what they describe as a “fine wine...
Independent spectacles and sunglasses retailer Ollie Quinn has acquired a retail unit in Bath to open its 12th UK outlet. The London-based firm, which also has branches in Canada, has agreed an eight-year lease on a high-profile corner store in New Bond Street close to similar aspirational retailers such as Bobby Brown, L’Occitane and...
