Researchers at The Brunel Centre have published their first research insights on the Productivity Gap in the West of England. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement... The report highlights:

Researchers at The Brunel Centre have published their first research insights on the Productivity Gap in the West of England. www.bath.ac.uk/announcement... The report highlights:

Thank you to @stephenwi11iams.bsky.social for a great talk on LGBTQ History at Bristol MUSEUM & Art Gallery today preceded by a visit to Martin Parr’s exhibition and proceeded by a visit to the Gender Stories Exhibition. I had a lovely afternoon! www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/bri...

Great to see Galeon Andalucia on her way to Port in time for the Bristol Harbour Festival this weekend! www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/wha...

Absolutely gorgeous day in Clevedon today, loving the breezy dramatic coast (whilst still, crucially, being warm)

Great to hear the PM announce a new trade strategy at @britishchambers.bsky.social Global Annual Conference today. Pleased Govt recognise how trade, lowering tariffs & removing trade barriers, will prime regions like the West of England as engines for economic growth. www.gov.uk/government/p...

I’ve just chipped in to Bristol Museums’ fund to acquire Turner’s Rising Squall. The city has one week to crowdfund £100,000 to help secure a lost masterpiece by one of Britain’s greatest artists and bring it home where it belongs! 🌊 #BringTurnerHome www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringturne...

🕊️ To mark the 80th Anniversary of #VEDay, I went to Bristol Archives on behalf of Business West to investigate the role that the Bristol Chamber of Commerce & its members played in WWII. I think we can learn a lot my revisiting our roots during anniversaries like this. #Victory80 #WWII

I've put together a guided tour of some of the main sites used by the US Army in Bristol in the Second World War using the wonderful guidl app. Download details here yanksinbristol.co.uk/self-guided-...

It’s SPRING 🪹🪺

One week left to apply to join our @businesswest.bsky.social Futures West Team ⏰ This qualitive researcher role is great if your interested in place-based research around economic development 🚀 How can we help our regions best innovate, scale and grow? www.businesswest.co.uk/careers/job-...

After one and a bit years I’ve passed my driving exam which is great! But the driver exam backlog, rising lesson costs, and the constraints on access to driver proficiency feel a bit underrepresented in economic discourse (it doesn’t fit nicely in the sustainable economy box)

What do our businesses need from the next West of England Metro Mayor? - @businesswest.bsky.social's Managing Director, Phil Smith, shares his thoughts ahead of the 2025 West of England Elections. Check out our West of England Election blog 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/busine...

Business West’s Futures West Foundation are looking to hire a Qualtiive Researcher to conduct impactful new research into key business sectors, market trends and economic policy! 🚀 (£35,000 pa) Do you know anyone great for this role? - give them a nudge!👇 www.businesswest.co.uk/careers/job-...

It’s election time in the West of England and @businesswest.bsky.social have invited candidates to each feature in a guest blog. First up this week is @olihenman.bsky.social from the Liberal Democrats. 🗳️🔶 Check out his priorities here 👇 www.businesswest.co.uk/blog/qa-libe...

Transport, Housing, and Skills were the hot topics on the stage at today’s @businesswest.bsky.social & Burges Salmon Metro Mayoral hustings. Candidates gave pitches focused around collaboration, investment and storytelling as the key to unlocking opportunities in the West of England. 🏗️🚀

Business West is looking to hire a Policy Specialist to fire up our member-led policy work! 🚀 Do you know anyone great for this role? - give them a nudge!👇 www.businesswest.co.uk/careers/job-...

Thanks for your time, Wera! Great to chat about your work in Bath and to update you on our work running Bath Chamber of Commerce and Iniative.

Fascinating discussions at the Festival of Flourishing Regions around regional growth, building a case for regional investment, collaboration and partnerships, and investing in the skills to pipeline bring economic opportunities to life. #FoFR2025

Catching up with the 2024 Iris Prize @irisprize.org shorts on @channel4tv.bsky.social. Fairview Park is pretty emotive and raw but I was glad to learn about the murder of Declan Flynn and the impact it had on LGBTQ pride and public awareness of queer-bashing. 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪 www.channel4.com/programmes/f...

Feel blessed that the rail gods have bestowed a new Café at Weston-super-Mare Railway Station. ☕️🧁 (Not actually pictured)

Decided that Sunday would be a healing self taught yoga day 😌😌 So naturally today on Monday my neck kills. 🔪

Managed to get on a Dott in a hurry, travel for 5 minutes, only to discover the nearest parking space was the one I left from 💀💀

Maybe I *wanted* to stare at my screen for thirty minutes 🎪 🟩🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Roll on Sunday!

Went to see ‘Never let me go’ at the Bristol Old Vic last night 🎭 A beautiful adaptation of Ishiguro’s book, which left me thinking about ignorance, purpose, dignity and care. www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/five-th...

Reintroduction thread Name: Huw Pronouns: he/him Location: Bristol Interests: theatre, showtunes, local history, language, rail, cycling, yoga Job: Policy Specialist

Today’s Saturday morning vibes are coming from this BBC Radio 4 Podcast on Bristol’s Bamboo Club. 🌴☀️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Did a mix of reading and listening to Giovanni’s Room this bank holiday weekend. I’ve just finished it. Such a captivating story of shame, prejudice, loneliness, and escape. Can’t believe James Baldwin coined the “Kill Twink with Rock” Maslow Hierarchy meme, so ahead of his time 🥺

Happy Harrison Day 🎂🇬🇧

I had a cute time volunteering to set up Swindon Pride last Friday. I had so much fun that I thought I’d also do a shift at Bath Pride this Sunday. 🏳️‍🌈 t.co/BalnuPT7US Bath Pride are still looking for volunteers if anyone happens to be at a loose end this Sunday 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...