Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, Sage Willoughby and Jake Skuse found not guilty over act of public dissent during Bristol protestThree men and a woman have been found not guilty of criminal damage after toppling the statue of the slave trader Edward Colst…
‘Time to party’: roving revellers cross Welsh border to escape Covid rules
Fun-seekers criticise Welsh restrictions on New Year’s Eve celebrations but say they’ll be carefulThey arrived at Bristol Temple Meads train station clutching cans of booze, a change of clothes and this year’s most essential New Year’s Eve accessory – …
Sage acquires remaining stake in retail management platform Brightpearl for $340M
Enterprise software giant Sage has acquired the remaining stake in Brightpearl, originally a U.K.-based startup in cloud retail management, for $340 million. Brightpearl provides a SaaS-based retail operating system, enabling real-time business insights. Sage previously owned 17% of the Bristol, U.K.-based startup, which MMC Ventures, a U.K. Series A investor, backed in 2014. The startup […]
Voi scooters raises $115M Series D round as it preps to enter new cities — and for an IPO
The European e-scooter market is currently the main battleground for companies playing in the micromobility space, taking advantage as they are of Europe’s relatively compact cities and the desire of populations to move to more sustainable transportation. In 2021, players like Tier, Voi and Dott continued to raise VC backing. But the war for funding […]
Smith and Lynagh lead Harlequins’ second-half comeback to stun Bristol
Harlequins 52-24 BristolChampions score eight tries in bonus point winMarcus Smith capped his first appearance of the season with a stunning solo try in another thrilling comeback victory for Harlequins against Bristol. Harlequins were 21 points down w…
Lyrical tearaways: removable verses adorn streets for National Poetry Day
From Bristol to Glasgow, five poems will be displayed in public on the theme of choice. The writers introduce their works“Who can she be but, helplessly, herself?” reads a line from Imtiaz Dharker’s Choice, one of five poems appearing on billboards acr…
Eight-week-old baby died after hospital’s ‘catalogue of failings’, NHS inquiry finds
Bristol Children’s hospital tried to ‘deceive’ Ben Condon’s parents about his death, NHS ombudsman saysAn eight-week-old baby died after “a catalogue of failings” in his treatment at a children’s hospital, which then tried to “deceive” his parents abou…
For ‘unrecognised black women’: statue of Henrietta Lacks unveiled in Bristol
Lacks, whose cells were used in multiple medical advances, is honoured by the city’s universityThere were tears of joy and pride as the first statue of a black woman created by a black woman for a public space in the UK was unveiled in a sunlit garden …
Pat Lam brushes off Bristol’s poor start and insists ‘there’s a long way to go’
‘We’ve had tough times before and come out of it’Bristol host Bath, who are also winless, in derby on FridayAll is very quiet on the western front in the early-season Premiership table. Bath, Gloucester, Exeter and Bristol, in descending order, fill th…
Bristol man dies after crane tips while moving heavy load
Avon and Somerset police were called to residential address in Mangotsfield on Monday morningA man has died after a crane tipped while moving a heavy load, reported to be a hot tub.Avon and Somerset police were called to a residential address in the Ma…