We hear that 85,000 new homes will be needed in the Bristol area by 2035. I do not think this is anywhere near enough (nor do some others, read here), but more importantly than that, where will they go? Building on brown field sites often takes away land that could…
Bristol and the whole region is flying high for many reasons, location being one of them. Strategically placed, the city has access to many markets by way of road, rail, and increasingly air. In 2014 nearly 6.5 million passengers used Bristol Airport. Bristol Airport has grown exponentially since the days when…
Bristol property developer the Fear Group has teamed up with the city office of planning consultancy Nash Partnership to draw up a £60m mixed-use regeneration scheme to transform a run-down part of Newport. The ambitious project, which has been submitted to Newport City Council for outline planning approval, includes a…
Awards of any description matter. Just ask a schoolchild whether that gold star they got for geography made them feel good. I bet the answer will be a resounding yes! I again attended the Bristol Post Business Awards last Thursday. A black tie do where last year I was stunned…
A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens was referring to Paris and London when he wrote his famous book, but in a regional context he might well have applied the term to Bristol and Bath! These two quintessentially British Cities are divided by only nine miles and yet in many…
Bristol-born entrepreneur Stephen Fear, known as the phonebox millionaire, has become a patron of homeless charity Emmaus. Dr Fear, pictured, who created his first business aged 14 from a phonebox on his Bristol council estate, said due to hyperactivity as a child and the breakup of his parents’ marriage when…
Stephen Fear is Guest Speaker at ‘Ask About Me’ dinner and networking event: Original article published on Bristol Business News Online on 17th October 2014. BYEP, the Bristol-based social enterprise dedicated to empowering young people to advance in employability and enterprise skills, kicks off its innovative mentoring programme Ask About…
Bristol’s Ujima Radio calls up phone box millionaire to inspire city’s young entrepreneurs Bristol’s ‘phone box millionaire’ Dr Stephen Fear, the city-born entrepreneur and businessman, is to co-host a four-part radio series aimed at inspiring young people of all backgrounds to become entrepreneurs and create their own futures through…
Mayor calls up Bristol’s phonebox millionaire to help engage with city’s youth Bristol-born entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Stephen Fear has joined Mayor of Bristol George Ferguson’s Commission on Education and Skills, which has been created to improve opportunities for the city’s young people.