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Design and construction specialist Dan Grimshaw from Hinton Charterhouse, near Bath, has welcomed the news that bricklayers and carpenters are to be added to the list of trades with shortages and that rules governing migrant workers are to be loosened.
Data published today by the Insolvency Service shows that the number of registered company insolvencies in February 2023 was 1,783. This was 17 per cent higher than in the same month in the previous year.
Charlotte Huxtable has been promoted to the position of Business Development Manager at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre.
Tech West England Advocates (TWEA) is inviting tech founders and investors from across the West of England and the UK to join them to explore Hong Kong’s exciting tech ecosystem during a trade mission later this year.
Bristol-based lawyers at Osborne Clarke have advised Fintern on its consumer arm Abound, a personal lending start-up that uses artificial intelligence and open banking to provide more accurate and affordable loans, as it raises up to £500 million to turbocharge its growth.
Local artists will have the chance to showcase their work as the popular BS5 Art Trail returns for its third year and The Chocolate Factory visitor centre in Greenbank has confirmed it will once again be one of the venues.
“Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement sought to restore the UK’s financial credibility, tackle the cost of living crisis and reduce inflation. It was a pretty bleak affair by anyone’s standards and the outlook for UK business in the short term looked grim.
The latest Night Of The Stars event to honour Bristol’s hospitality heroes has been hailed the ‘biggest and best yet’ by organisers.
Residents of a dementia care home in Wellington responded with lively interest to a recent visit by a local guide dog user, accompanied with her canine companion, who shared with them her experience of life with the support of a guide dog.
Following the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017, the government is set to introduce legislation that will place greater responsibility on property owners to address security concerns and scale up preparedness for any future attacks.
Westerleigh Cemetery & Crematorium has an extra special way to help people remember and pay tribute to their maternal loved ones.
A new service that enables promoters, festivals and bands to get quality promotional clothing printed in 24 hours was launched at the Merchandise World event in Coventry.
A Bristol law firm illuminated its head office in red to help shed light on encephalitis, a potentially devastating infection of the brain.
Figures from Bristol’s business and education communities came together to attend a celebration for the Chinese Year of the Rabbit.
Campaigners are gearing up for this year’s Endometriosis Action Month, with the aim of highlighting the real impact of living with the condition, including its impact on mental health and personal finances, and to pave the way for those with diagnosed or suspected endometriosis to get the support they need.
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has made three senior appointments as it looks to build on its most successful year ever.
New evidence has come to light indicating that treatment using PICSI (Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) may reduce the chance of miscarriage for a select group of patients, namely those with a history of miscarriage or advanced maternal age, according to Sophia Seabrook, an embryologist at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM).
Persimmon South West has withdrawn its planning application to build a housing estate on Farleigh Fields, Backwell.
Law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has advised Cardiff-based Principality Commercial (part of Principality Building Society) on a £50 million loan agreement to Pobl Group to provide 10,000 energy-efficient homes in Wales.
