Business Biscuit

01/08/2024

How to successfully pitch stories to journalists will take centre stage at a public relations event being planned for Swindon.

- with Media

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/education-training-skills/no-bs-media-summit/

01/08/2024

Juice bar and health cafe The Core Juicery & Kitchen has returned to Swindon's Old Town.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/retail-news/the-core-swindon/

31/07/2024

Artists from Swindon and around the world will be painting the town red this summer, for the third annual Swindon Paint Fest

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/swindon-paint-fest-2024/

31/07/2024

Business confidence in the South West has dipped as other regions enjoy a post-election boom, stats from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking suggest.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/economy-news/south-west-business-confidence-july-2024/

31/07/2024

Arkells Brewery is continuing its 128-year relationship with Swindon Town Football Club – believed to be one of the oldest business relationships in English football.

https://businessbiscuit.com/esg-news/community-champions/arkells-swindon-town/

30/07/2024

Bristol Technology Festival returns this October, celebrating five days of cutting-edge tech at venues across the city.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/business-tech-news/bristol-technology-festival-2024/

30/07/2024

Following a successful first season, farmer’s wellbeing podcast Keeping on Track is making its return – with the support of leading agricultural law firm Thrings .

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/media-news/thrings-adam-henson-podcast/

30/07/2024

News that a major infrastructure project to divert traffic passing Stonehenge through a tunnel has been cancelled has been met with both joy and despair.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/economy-news/despair-and-joy-as-stonehenge-tunnel-plans-are-cancelled/

26/07/2024

A Hills Quarry Products site near Swindon which inspired the BBC1 documentary Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard is once again yielding paleontological wonders.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/mammoth-graveyard-swindon/

26/07/2024

A 72ft mural and art trail has been unveiled at the flagship EQ development in Bristol.

Property developer CEG: has worked with Art Acumen to deliver a landmark mural on the façade of its flagship EQ building, alongside the curation of an interactive app and art trail of Bristol’s history.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/commercial-property-news/eq-building-mural-bristol/

26/07/2024

Amazon Prime Video has acquired Bray Film Studios – best known as the home of the Hammer House of Horror franchise.

The studios, near Windsor, will be the new production home for global Prime Video hits like Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Citadel. Amazon has been filming at the facility since 2022, but has now bought the site outright.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/bray-film-studios-amazon/

25/07/2024

With a new government in place, Dan Barfoot of Recruitment explores what the change in government means for British jobs and wages.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-experts-opinions/labours-jobs-plan/

25/07/2024

A stunning art installation of the planet earth will be returning to its creator's home town this autumn.

Luke Jerram Studio 's Gaia will be on display at Cathedral from October 15 to November 9.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/stunning-art-installation-gaia-to-return-to-bristol/

23/07/2024

Here's a great offer from Business Biscuit partner The National Self Build & Renovation Centre .

This July and August, host your meeting at the NSBRC and have a 20 per cent discount on any room AND free pastries for up to 20 delegates.

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This July and August 2024, host your meeting at Swindon's NSBRC and have a 20 per cent discount on any room AND free pastries for up to 20 delegates.

22/07/2024

Chartered accountant, tax consultant and financial planner Albert Goodman has extended its sponsorship deal with football team Bristol City Women's FC .

https://businessbiscuit.com/esg-news/community-champions/albert-goodman-backs-bristol-city-women-with-extended-sponsorship-deal/

22/07/2024

Members of business networking group Aspire Networking got on their bikes for Wiltshire Air Ambulance , breezing through a 100-mile cycle and smashing their fundraising target.

https://businessbiscuit.com/esg-news/community-champions/businesses-pedal-power-nets-thousands-for-wiltshire-air-ambulance/

16/07/2024

Swindon-based creative agency GEL Studios has been awarded agency partner status with online visibility management and content marketing platform Semrush.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/business-tech-news/gel-studios-semrush/

16/07/2024

The country house where oxygen was first identified 250 years ago is to host a range of summer events to mark the anniversary.

- with Bowood House & Gardens

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/bowood-house-oxygen/

12/07/2024

Three Bristol-based organisations have been chosen by Bristol City Council to deliver free culture and events activities in the city centre, between summer 2024 and February 2025.

The programme is an extension of a scheme which brought 216,557 extra visitors to Bristol’s city centre and high streets between October 2021 and October 2023, generated £4.75 million of additional spend in Bristol’s businesses, and supported 945 paid jobs in culture and events.

- with Compass Presents , The Invisible Circus and Trinity Centre

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/bristol-extends-economy-boosting-cultural-programme/

11/07/2024

An artisan doughnut manufacturer whose production and turnover has increased by nearly 700 per cent in less than ten years is branching out into café ownership.

Pipp & Co , which produces more than 20,000 doughnuts a week from its Swindon factory, has opened its first café, in Bristol, investing in refitting an empty commercial unit in College Green.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/commercial-property-news/artisan-doughnut-bakery-serves-up-its-first-cafe/

11/07/2024

Property expert Jodie Fraser of Fraser Allen Estate Management is to perform a wing walk in aid of the Hollie Gazzard Trust , a charity that raises awareness and provides support for those affected by domestic abuse.

https://businessbiscuit.com/esg-news/community-champions/property-expert-to-perform-wing-walk-for-domestic-abuse-charity/

10/07/2024

Readers of The Times have voted Marlborough as their favourite high street in a new poll.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/retail-news/marlborough-voted-britains-number-1-high-street/

10/07/2024

HR experts are urging businesses to get organised, as the new Labour government sets about implementing its manifesto promise to overhaul employment law.

- with Dept Swindon, North Wiltshire & East Cotswolds

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/professional-services-news/employment-law-changes-hr-dept/

10/07/2024

Financial experts Old Mill has a new board of directors, with newly-appointed CEO Mark Neath and the firm’s new managing director Jolyon Stonehouse joining the board.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-people-news/appointments/old-mill-announces-new-board-of-directors/

10/07/2024

Swindon-based digital marketing agency The Pursuit Agency is celebrating its second anniversary.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-people-news/the-pursuit-agency-second-anniversary/

10/07/2024

Regional law firm Gardner Leader has welcomed two more solicitors to its two-hundred-strong team with the appointments of senior associates Jeremy Tier and Will Castledine, who join the firm’s family and dispute resolution teams respectively.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-people-news/appointments/law-firm-gardner-leader-welcomes-two-more-to-the-team/

05/07/2024

Museum & Art Swindon will open to the public at its new, larger home next week will open to the public at its new, larger home next week.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/swindon-museum-new-premises/

03/07/2024

A music festival is to return to Marlborough's historic town centre after almost a decade.

- with Marlborough Festival

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/culture-news-comment/marlborough-festival/

03/07/2024

Thinking of selling your business? Preparation is key, says our Expert of the Week Gail Vallis of Gardner Leader .

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-experts-opinions/selling-a-business/

02/07/2024

Retailer Marks & Spencer is to open two new flagship stores in Bristol and Bath.

The firm today (Tuesday) announced its return to Bristol city centre with an 80,000 sq ft store at Cabot Circus, replacing the House of Fraser department store.

And its Bath store will be relocating to the former 83,000 sq ft Debenhams department store in Bath's SouthGate shopping centre.

https://businessbiscuit.com/business-news/retail-news/marks-spencer-bristol-bath/