Latest Business News From Bristol and The South West
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Bristol to Launch Own Currency
Bristol could well have its own currency, dubbed the 'Bristol Pound', within a year. The ambitious scheme has been launched with help from a consortium of experts and charitable trusts which would run the scheme as a stakeholder co-operative. ...read more
Ex TV Apprentice Enlisted to Help Talent Hunt
Bristol recruitment organisation, Resource Solutions Group, has enlisted the help of a former winner of TV show The Apprentice to help find new staff for its Clifton office. ...read more
Bristol Enterprise Zone Location Named
The area of land next to Bristol Temple Meads has been named as the location for the new Bristol Enterprise Zone it was announced yesterday. ...read more
Bristol iPhone Guide is Launched
Destination Bristol has announced the launch of an iPhone app aimed at promoting the best sights, attractions, events, accommodation, food, drink and shopping in the city and surrounding area. ...read more
Super Fast Broadband Announced for the South West
Yesterday the Government announced funding to upgrade the broadband internet infrastructure for Somerset, Devon and Wiltshire. ...read more
Evening Post Apprenticeships Campaign Launched
The Evening Post's campaign to encourage Bristol businesses to take on apprentices got under way on Thursday night with a launch event at the Colston Hall. ...read more
Retail Guru Tasked With Reversing High Street Decline
Plans for a massive Co-op warehouse at a site in Avonmouth have been given the go-ahead creating a potential 1,000 new jobs for the Bristol area. ...read more
Co-op Warehouse Plan to give Jobs Boost
Plans for a massive Co-op warehouse at a site in Avonmouth have been given the go-ahead creating a potential 1,000 new jobs for the Bristol area. ...read more
South West Housing Market Showing Positive Signs
House sales in the South West continued to look positive over the first quarter of 2011, Estate Agents have revealed. ...read more
Bristol and South West on Millionaire Growth Spurt
A new report has found that Bristol and the South West is one of the fastest growing regions in the UK when it comes to millionaires. ...read more