Bristol's new Primark store will create 500 jobs when it opens in the old House of Fraser building in August.
The discount fashion chain has started recruiting staff for its new four-storey shop in Broadmead, which will become the clothing giant's second biggest UK store.
Staff from the current smaller store in The Horsefair are set to move to the new store but hundreds more people will be needed to staff the shop.
A total of 495 people will be needed for roles including department managers, supervisors, shop floor assistants and cash office and stockroom workers.
Full and part-time positions are available as well as weekend and evening shifts.
The hourly pay rate for sales floor supervisors will be £7.28. Sales assistants – or retail operatives as Primark calls them – are being offered £5.93 for over 18s and £5.03 if they are aged under 18.
The pay rate is the same for backroom staff.
It is the largest number of jobs to be created by a single retailer in Bristol.
Broadmead manager John Hirst said it is the best thing to happen to the city since the decision to open Cabot Circus.
He believes Primark's arrival in Broadmead will regenerate the area and lead to other businesses setting up.
Mr Hirst said: "This is absolutely brilliant news.
"It is not just about the jobs, this is also about having Primark opening their second largest store in the UK in Bristol – it is going to be a massive attraction for Bristol.
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Cabot Circus hotel set to open
"The new £20 million Cabot Circus hotel will open its doors next week – with some of biggest beds in the city.
The 149-bedroom Future Inns hotel in Bond Street South will boast a bar, restaurant, conference facilities and a basement jazz club.
And it will include giant Canadian designed beds. They are 6ft 11in long and 6ft 4in wide.
The hotel also has a conference suite on the top floor which can cater for up to 400 people.
After being covered in scaffolding since the beginning of the year, the colourful facade of the new Cabot Circus hotel was unveiled earlier this month.
Jenny Lockyer, spokeswoman for Future Inns, said: "The hotel will offer a bar, a unique steak and chophouse restaurant and free parking for 100 vehicles.
"The basement floor will host a jazz club, which will showcase national and local artists.
"The hotel is due to open its doors next week but we cannot give an exact date at the moment as final preparations are being made."
But the last two pieces of land earmarked for development as part of the £500 million shopping area still stand empty.
The economic downturn means it is unclear when work will start on offices planned for land next to the car park at the foot of the M32 or on a landmark building proposed for the corner of Castle Park.
In June last year, the Post revealed that a futuristic pavilion could be built at the corner of Castle Park opposite Harvey Nichols housing a cafe and other leisure facilities for shoppers and residents in Broadmead."
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The 149-bedroom Future Inns hotel in Bond Street South will boast a bar, restaurant, conference facilities and a basement jazz club.
And it will include giant Canadian designed beds. They are 6ft 11in long and 6ft 4in wide.
The hotel also has a conference suite on the top floor which can cater for up to 400 people.
After being covered in scaffolding since the beginning of the year, the colourful facade of the new Cabot Circus hotel was unveiled earlier this month.
Jenny Lockyer, spokeswoman for Future Inns, said: "The hotel will offer a bar, a unique steak and chophouse restaurant and free parking for 100 vehicles.
"The basement floor will host a jazz club, which will showcase national and local artists.
"The hotel is due to open its doors next week but we cannot give an exact date at the moment as final preparations are being made."
But the last two pieces of land earmarked for development as part of the £500 million shopping area still stand empty.
The economic downturn means it is unclear when work will start on offices planned for land next to the car park at the foot of the M32 or on a landmark building proposed for the corner of Castle Park.
In June last year, the Post revealed that a futuristic pavilion could be built at the corner of Castle Park opposite Harvey Nichols housing a cafe and other leisure facilities for shoppers and residents in Broadmead."
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Filton Bristol
Filton Bristol can be reached from Junction 1 of the M32 motorway, or from Junction 16 of the M5 motorway. The town has a railway station, Filton Abbey Wood.
Filton has an aerospace connection dating back to the early days of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Aerospace companies in Filton include BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and MBDA factories, all located around Filton Airport. On 26 November 2003, Concorde 216 (G-BOAF) made the final ever Concorde flight, returning to Filton to be kept there permanently as the centrepiece of a projected air museum. This museum will include the existing Bristol Aero Collection which is kept at Kemble Airport, 33 miles (53 km) from Filton. This collection includes a Bristol Britannia aircraft.
Other companies include the MOD, Viridor, Hewlett Packard and the Royal Mail. Filton is also home to the world's largest blood processing facility, NHS Blood and Transplant Filton.
Filton's educational facilities include Filton College, Filton High School and several primary schools. The University of the West of England is at nearby Frenchay.
Filton has two main shopping areas - the Shield Centre (on the site of the former Shield Laundry) and Abbey Wood Retail Park, as well as other shops. To the east of the town there is a small area of woodland known as Splatt's Abbey Wood.
Filton has an aerospace connection dating back to the early days of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Aerospace companies in Filton include BAE Systems, Airbus, Rolls-Royce and MBDA factories, all located around Filton Airport. On 26 November 2003, Concorde 216 (G-BOAF) made the final ever Concorde flight, returning to Filton to be kept there permanently as the centrepiece of a projected air museum. This museum will include the existing Bristol Aero Collection which is kept at Kemble Airport, 33 miles (53 km) from Filton. This collection includes a Bristol Britannia aircraft.
Other companies include the MOD, Viridor, Hewlett Packard and the Royal Mail. Filton is also home to the world's largest blood processing facility, NHS Blood and Transplant Filton.
Filton's educational facilities include Filton College, Filton High School and several primary schools. The University of the West of England is at nearby Frenchay.
Filton has two main shopping areas - the Shield Centre (on the site of the former Shield Laundry) and Abbey Wood Retail Park, as well as other shops. To the east of the town there is a small area of woodland known as Splatt's Abbey Wood.
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Schools in Bristol
Are you looking for one of the many schools in bristol? There is a new website by the name of BristolSchools.org.uk that aims to solve your problem of trying to find the right school for your precious ones.
Bristol Schools are spread throughout the city, spanning urban areas, right through to the sticks.
Are you looking for one of the many schools in bristol? There is a new website by the name of BristolSchools.org.uk that aims to solve your problem of trying to find the right school for your precious ones.
Bristol Secondary schools and Bristol Primary schools and bristol infant schools
Bristol Schools are spread throughout the city, spanning urban areas, right through to the sticks.
Are you looking for one of the many schools in bristol? There is a new website by the name of BristolSchools.org.uk that aims to solve your problem of trying to find the right school for your precious ones.
Bristol Secondary schools and Bristol Primary schools and bristol infant schools
Sunday, 3 May 2009
Child safe search engine
In this day and age, it is vital that educational centres have access to the world wide web - and safe search facilities.
Seacrh Engine for Schools provided by search4schools.org.uk is a new not-for-profit initiative utilisng Google Search technology to provide a search engine for kids.
With a childy friendly appearance, students are sure to love the usability and pleasant, fun design the site provides.
So if you are looking for a search engine suitable for kids why not use the new google kids search.
Take a look!
Seacrh Engine for Schools provided by search4schools.org.uk is a new not-for-profit initiative utilisng Google Search technology to provide a search engine for kids.
With a childy friendly appearance, students are sure to love the usability and pleasant, fun design the site provides.
So if you are looking for a search engine suitable for kids why not use the new google kids search.
Take a look!
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