Business
By Business Correspondent Edelweiss celebrated the launch of its inaugural flight arriving at Bristol Airport from Zurich yesterday, 2nd June. The busy flight from Switzerland landed this afternoon welcoming visitors to the region for business and pleasure, with some arriving for meetings and others returning home from Switzerland or other
Animals
By Jill Dando News The Kennel Club has welcomed the announcement that pet passports will return, as part of the UK-EU trade deal. Dr Ed Hayes, Head of Public Affairs at The Kennel Club said: “We thoroughly support the reintroduction of the pet passport system, meaning that dogs travelling from
Business
By Travel Correspondent Travelling to and from Bristol Airport by public transport will become even easier next month with more frequent bus services for customers. The frequency of the A1 and A3 Flyer will be increased both during the day and night, seeing more journeys than ever, with seven additional
Business
By Jill Dando News For the first time ever the A1 bus service to Bristol Airport carried more than 1 million passengers. Combined with the Weston-super-Mare A3, this saw 1.3 million Flyer journeys in 2024, ensuring customers could travel to reconnect with family and friends and take holidays and
People
By Jill Dando News The first steps have been taken towards achieving a “School Street” in Derbyshire to reduce traffic and pollution outside a primary school by banning cars and motorbikes at peak times. William Gilbert Endowed CofE Primary School in Duffield, part of Derbyshire Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT), has
People
By Jill Dando News Pupils at West Pennard C of E had a visit from their winning named gritter, Spready Mercury. Somerset Council and its highways contractor, Kier, ran a competition with local schools to name 2 new gritters which have just joined the fleet. 6 were short-listed and West
Business
By Jill Dando News Hampton by Hilton hotel at Bristol Airport has opened 50 additional bedrooms this summer to offer customers more choice and cater for demand. All bedrooms have been made from prefabricated shipping containers by a company called DMD Modular in Poland. They took just a few months