Latest News (2025) - Visit West

Restaurant Associates Venues is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious 10-year contract to oversee the catering and hospitality operations for Bristol City Council.

Schools will soon be out for summer and the peak holiday season will be in full swing but while temperatures have been soaring Bristol hoteliers say they hope summer will be brighter still.

We’re looking for a visionary and creative Head of Public Programming and Experience to help lead the next chapter in the SS Great Britain Trust’s evolution as a world-class cultural destination. In this senior role, you’ll shape and deliver our public engagement strategy, bringing maritime history to life in ways that inspire, surprise, and resonate with 21st-century audiences.

The West of England is set to invest a further £3.5 million in walking, cycling, and wheeling projects across the region. 

‘Once A Pond A Time’ launches Wednesday 23 July – A playful, Instagram-able new public artwork invites Bristolians to step into a living fairytale

The region is set to commence work to develop a Spatial Development Strategy (SDS). 

The Crown’s Ed McVey and Eastenders alum and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith will star as Ripley and Marge respectively.

Bath Children’s Literature Festival welcomes friends old and new to its fabulous 18th year of bringing the magic of books to life for our family audience.

Plans for £4.7 million of active travel in Bath Quays by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority have been published. 

The Bristol-based Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is to get a helping hand from hoteliers in the city who have pledgee to raise funds for the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity.

Charlotte Geeves has led Bristol Old Vic for six years as Executive Director and co-CEO, guiding the organisation through Covid and a change in artistic leadership. She will leave later this year to lead the National Ballet of Canada. 

The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, in partnership with Albert Goodman, has released the full programme for the 2025 event.