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		<title>Bristol law firms an economical option for London clients</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/09/07/bristol-law-firms-an-economical-option-for-london-clients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Buckland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bristol law firms are continuing to win work from London clients as they seek City-level advice at cheaper rates, the latest Legal 500 directory reveals today.
And while the recession has hit some traditional areas such as high-value corporate work and commercial property, there has been growth in others, including commercial litigation, employment and professional negligence.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Local Enterprise Partnerships will shape Bristol business</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/09/06/how-local-enterprise-partnerships-will-shape-bristol-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Buckland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most businesses in the Bristol area are in the dark when it comes to the Coalition Government&#8217;s plans for new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), according to a new survey.
With today&#8217;s deadline for submissions to the Government on who should run LEPs and where their boundaries should fall, the survey responses reveal a clear lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Watch: Bristol council overspends &#8211; again</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/09/06/bristol-council-overspends-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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Something rare. A story resembling an investigative effort by the local BBC. And it reveals that the council&#8217;s World Cup fan park at Queen Square ended up costing the council tax payer £270,000 rather than the promised £80,000.
The reasons for this huge overspend are somewhat obscure with the council&#8217;s PR bods putting this latest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business media: &#8216;Why is bad news good news?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/09/06/business-media-why-is-bad-news-good-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Sturge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tom McCarthy, committee member, IoD Bristol Branch
No news is good news.  But bad news is great news.  And, it seems, that the smallest signs of an economic flutter is tremendous news.  For the British media.
In print, in pixels, on airwaves and TV screens the media gasped that house prices had fallen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital PR: how to hire a social media consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/09/06/digital-pr-how-to-hire-a-social-media-consultant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bristol Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chances are, if you’re a marketing agency director, PR agency account director, solo entrepreneur, or marketing director of a small to medium-sized business, you’ll have been dipping into social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
One of the biggest issues I regularly come across for those involved with, or looking to get involved, with social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bristol boasts first forensic accountant</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/31/bristol-boasts-first-forensic-accountant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Buckland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bristol accountant has become one of the first in the country to be accredited under a new scheme which acknowledges the role of accountants as expert witnesses in court cases, including fraud trials.
Roger Isaacs, a partner at Milsted Langdon chartered accountants&#8217; Bristol office, received his Forensic Accountant Accreditation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bristol Editor: Call that PR? I wouldn’t wipe my arse with it…</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/24/bristol-editor-call-that-pr-i-wouldn%e2%80%99t-wipe-my-arse-with-it%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/24/bristol-editor-call-that-pr-i-wouldn%e2%80%99t-wipe-my-arse-with-it%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bristol Editor</dc:creator>
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By The Bristol Editor
…at least, not according to the brilliant FleetStreetBlue‘s verdict on this piece of shockingly-lazy churnalism-based PR.
The story highlights a worrying trend in both journalism and PR – yes, both need each other to survive, particularly during times of editorial cutbacks and marketing pinch amidst recession.
But to see the rise and rise of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Grade, Wayne Hemingway to share their business secrets</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/24/michael-grade-wayne-hemingway-to-share-biz-secrets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broadcasting guru Michael Grade and design  maverick Wayne Hemingway are just two of the stars coming to Bristol to  share the secrets of their success and help South West businesses.
Bristol’s Harbourside will next month host Vision, the UK’s first ever creative industries conference.
Creative  companies across the South West generate in excess of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade advice for small Bristol businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/23/trade-advice-for-small-bristol-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/23/trade-advice-for-small-bristol-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Buckland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Up to 150 exhibitors are expected to take part in a business exhibition in Bristol next month aimed at boosting trade for the city&#8217;s small and medium-sized firms.
The exhibition, at Bristol City’s Ashton Gate Stadium on 28 September, is the result of a link-up between the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Bristol City Council and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Bristol can learn from The Algarve</title>
		<link>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/23/what-bristol-can-learn-from-the-algarve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bristol247.com/2010/08/23/what-bristol-can-learn-from-the-algarve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Sturge</dc:creator>
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By Fiona Hallworth, IoD Bristol
Sitting in the Algarve for eight weeks looking at the Atlantic from my home on top of the cliffs, I can actually see the curvature of the earth.
It gives me the opportunity to reflect on the interconnectivity of business and economies as Thomas Mann so carefully observed in his book.
Well EasyJet, [...]]]></description>
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