South West investment announcements land as Bristol’s service and pollution worries persist

The Business Desk South West reported that a new investment fund is forecast to generate £20.7m in production spend for the region’s film and TV industry [1]. It also reported that Innocent Drinks backers are investing in a Bristol co-working space at Armada House [10], that M5 closures are planned while a power cable is laid for the Agratas battery plant [7], that a solar farm for thousands of homes had been approved [9], and that Cornwall showcased investment opportunities at a Westminster event [8].

Bristol 24/7 reported that a library will remain closed following safety concerns in its building [3], that air pollution is creeping back up after the Clean Air Zone drop [5], and that there are calls to install better lighting on a “perilously dark” footpath [11]. The Centre for Sustainable Energy described the Warm Homes Plan as showing a gap between promise and reality [2]. Bristol 24/7 also reported that parties were playing the blame game over pollution rises [4], and that Kidical Mass returned to call for safer cycling [6].