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Businesses welcome opportunity to showcase city's green potential
The green spotlight has turned on Bristol this week following the announcement that the city has won the prestigious title of Green Capital in 2015, writes Mike Ribbeck.According to those who led the bidding team the title will lead to millions of pounds worth of investment flooding into the city and could also lead to the creation of hundreds of jobs.Bristol has long had a reputation as a centre for all things environmental thanks to the presence of organisations such as the Soil Association...
'Green' living can put firms in the 'black'
wdnews@bepp.co.ukThere was a moment, after years of growing green idealism, and before the first credit crunching thud of the recession struck, when it genuinely seemed as if things might be about to change.Suddenly we were all starting to be aware of the size of our carbon footprint, conscious of our daily energy consumption, getting to grips with our food miles – as a nation, it felt like we were becoming truly green.Despite Bristol being named European Green Capital for 2015, for...
Capitalising on 'Capital' recognition
Bristol being selected as the European Green Capital for 2015 is undoubtedly good news for the city and the wider West Country.Environmental campaigners and civic leaders are rightly proud of the achievement in following in the footsteps of leading European cities such as Stockholm, Hamburg and Copenhagen in being bestowed with the title.Businesses too have backed the bid and are no doubt keen to see the environmental benefits that could be realised via the accolade. But they would of course...
Sky and BT spat deepens
The battle for armchair sports fans escalated after regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into BSkyB's alleged refusal to share its Sky Sports channels with BT on "fair terms". The telecoms watchdog said it has opened an investigation into Sky's "alleged abuse of a dominant position" regarding the wholesale supply of Sky Sports 1 and 2 – its flagship sports channels. BT wants to offer Sky Sports via YouView set-top boxes to complement its own newly-launched sport...
Blacks gives JD nasty hangover
Retailer JD Sports Fashion has warned its Blacks and Millets outdoor division is set for another "substantial" loss, despite a return to sales growth yesterday.The division, which made a loss of £14.9 million in its last financial year to February, had to sacrifice margins in order to achieve the positive like-for-like sales figure, with the return to profitability still a "work in progress".JD said: "We expect the outdoor fascias to make a substantial but...
Creative hub encourages new entrepreneurs
"People who tend to congregate around Bristol and in the South West are people who want to be out of the mainstream...
City is set to unleash big summer event
wdnews@bepp.co.ukThere are high hopes that the Gromit Unleashed arts trail will give Bristol a major economic boost and...
Town 'impressed' as music festival brings millions to economy
The West's second biggest music festival brings the equivalent of £2 million every year to the town in north...
Store and housing plans on public view
Final plans for a new £160million Sainsbury's development in Bath's Green Park have gone on display in the city for the first time. The drawings outlined proposals to build a new supermarket on the Homebase site, redevelop the current store and car park to produce new office space and housing, and breathe new life into Green Park Station. Bruno Moore, of Sainsbury's, said his team had been listening to residents' views as it developed plans over the past two years and had incorporated...
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