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Work is going on at a Bristol laboratory to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. Progress has been made at the Unit DX incubator in central Bristol where many bio-technology businesses rent laboratory space.
Children from Mama Bear’s Day Nurseries across Bristol have been busy creating bright and colourful rainbow pictures as a symbol of love and hope amidst the coronavirus crisis.
A new online resource encouraging families to explore Holy Week and Easter is now available free from the New Room in Bristol, otherwise known as John Wesley’s Chapel.
A Somerset care home group is supporting the NHS by arranging for a former home to be converted quickly into an intermediate care facility so that people can be moved out of the county’s two acute hospitals and be safely looked after during the coronavirus pandemic.
Small to medium-sized manufacturers are being urged to take part in a major survey detailing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on industry.
The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare has closed until further notice as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Camelot House and Lodge, a specialist care home for up to 90 people with dementia located on Taunton Road in Wellington, Somerset, has been rated 'Good' by inspectors at the Care Quality Commission.
The owners of a woodland cemetery have pledged to ensure that dignified burials and memorial services are available for families in the greater Bristol area whatever restrictions on movement and gatherings are brought in by the government because of coronavirus.
In these extraordinary times businesses are looking urgently at ways to protect themselves. A raft of measures have been announced by the Government on top of the usual support mechanisms that businesses have.
Here Helen Bassett, director assurance and business services at Smith & Williamson in Bristol, gives some guidance to businesses looking to navigate their way through the coronavirus crisis.
In response to the Government’s request that people with Learning Disabilities self- isolate, technology start-up AutonoMe offers a FREE version of their platform to any person with a Learning Disability in the UK.
Investors from Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) are rallying around their community of ambitious start-ups and high growth companies, providing much-needed guidance and support to help them find solutions to the challenges that lie ahead.
A group of coach drivers from South West travel business Bakers Dolphin are to work as ambulance drivers following the cancellation of all national and international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Coronavirus crisis has seen occupancy rates at hotels in Bristol fall to roughly half the levels they usually are in March.
South West-based online energy business Flipper has published a lists of essentials do’s and don’ts to enable people to minimise their energy usage when spending more time at home.
Manufacturing Specialists SWMAS are working with manufacturers across the South West to support the production of thousands of respirators needed to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare has reluctantly cancelled the Fireworks at Sea spectacular scheduled for Saturday, 4 April, in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis.
Nursery staff in Bridgwater are being invited to apply for a position at a new nursery catering for babies, toddlers and pre-school children opening in Spring 2020.
A leading figure in Bristol’s business community has been honoured twice in recent weeks.
Just a fortnight after Greta Thunberg’s visit to Bristol a public discussion at the New Room in Bristol’s Broadmead will put the effectiveness of non-violent protest under the spotlight.
Hoteliers in Bristol say abolishing business rates for smaller firms in the hospitality and leisure sector is welcome but does nothing to support bigger firms which are also suffering.
