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Community open day at Langstone Vale Crematorium
Jun 24

Jun 24 Community open day at Langstone Vale Crematorium

Loop South West
Attractions, Business, Events, Lifestyle, Hospitality, News

Langstone Vale Crematorium is looking forward to welcoming visitors to a community open day on Saturday 27 June.

Community open day at North Wiltshire Crematorium
Jun 19

Jun 19 Community open day at North Wiltshire Crematorium

Loop South West
Business, Care, Culture, Events, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News

North Wiltshire Crematorium & Memorial Gardens is looking forward to welcoming visitors to a community open day on Saturday, July 11.

Jun 18
Jun 18 UK’s first breast density scanning clinic launches in Bristol to tackle hidden cancer risk indicator affecting millions

Loop South West
Business, Care, Health, Lifestyle, News, Technology, Science & Nature

Bristol is at the forefront of a major step forward in women’s health, as the UK’s first breast density scanning clinic opens in the city, addressing a hidden breast cancer risk affecting millions of women. 

Bristol hoteliers say summer is looking brighter
Jun 17

Jun 17 Bristol hoteliers say summer is looking brighter

Loop South West
Business, Arts, Attractions, Culture, Food & Drink, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News, Travel

Bristol’s hoteliers say this summer is looking a bit brighter for their businesses but a cut in VAT for the hospitality sector will provide a firmer foundation on which to build.

Ukulele band delights residents at Holsworthy care home
Jun 16

Jun 16 Ukulele band delights residents at Holsworthy care home

Loop South West
Arts, Business, Care, Culture, Health, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News

Ukulele band All@C struck a chord with residents at Deer Park nursing home, delivering a sound that ‘put a smile on everyone’s face’ during their visit to the Holsworthy care service.

Over a thousand children heading to Devon coast to learn vital sea safety skills
Jun 14

Jun 14 Over a thousand children heading to Devon coast to learn vital sea safety skills

Loop South West
Education, Events, Health, Lifestyle, News, Science & Nature

More than a thousand schoolchildren will be heading to Exmouth seafront this summer to learn how to enjoy the water safely and the role they can play in protecting the coast.

Jun 14
Jun 14 Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Scheme Wins National Digital Excellence Award

Loop South West
News, Environment, Politics

The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Scheme has received national recognition at the Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2026, with design partner AtkinsRéalis winning the Digital Excellence category for its innovative work during the scheme’s detailed design phase. 

North Wiltshire Crematorium to become funeral ‘SuperVenue’
Jun 13

Jun 13 North Wiltshire Crematorium to become funeral ‘SuperVenue’

Loop South West
Business, Events, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News, Technology

North Wiltshire Crematorium & Memorial Gardens is to become a funeral ‘SuperVenue’, enabling bereaved families to experience immeasurable personalisation to their loved one’s services.

Over 200 attend Annual Memorial Service
Jun 12

Jun 12 Over 200 attend Annual Memorial Service

Loop South West
Culture, Environment, Events, Heritage, History, Lifestyle, News

More than 200 people attended the Annual Service of Remembrance at Bristol Memorial Woodlands with representatives from the armed services, emergency services, schools and veteran organisations laying wreaths. 

Yeovil MP joins care home residents for Question Time-style discussion
Jun 10

Jun 10 Yeovil MP joins care home residents for Question Time-style discussion

Loop South West
Business, Care, Celebrity, Health, Lifestyle, News, Politics

A Somerset care home brought a touch of the BBC’s Question Time to Yeovil when local MP Adam Dance faced questions from residents.

Community open day at Forest of Dean Crematorium
Jun 9

Jun 9 Community open day at Forest of Dean Crematorium

Loop South West
Business, Care, Culture, Lifestyle, News

Forest of Dean Crematorium is looking forward to welcoming visitors to a community open day on Saturday 11 July.

St Peter's Hospice celebrates vital work of volunteers
Jun 7

Jun 7 St Peter's Hospice celebrates vital work of volunteers

Loop South West
Care, Charity, Culture, Events, Finance, Lifestyle, News, Retail

Bristol charity St Peter’s Hospice is celebrating the work of its volunteers as part of National Volunteers Week.

Students secure global publishing opportunity with Booktime
Jun 6

Jun 6 Students secure global publishing opportunity with Booktime

Loop South West
Books, Culture, Education, Lifestyle, News, Media

Two Birmingham City University (BCU) illustration students are set to see their work published for a global audience after being selected from a live brief with children’s publisher Booktime, part of its national ‘From Brief to Publication’ programme.

Jun 5
Jun 5 Celebrities will continue to follow Taylor Swift in using IP to protect their brands, says Clarke Willmott

Loop South West
Arts, Business, Celebrity, Culture, Finance, Legal, Lifestyle, News, Professional Services, Technology

Taylor Swift is only the latest in a long line of celebrities using Intellectual Property (IP) to protect their personal brands, according to a leading lawyer. 

Guangzhou delegation visits Bristol as cities mark 25 years of twinning
Jun 4

Jun 4 Guangzhou delegation visits Bristol as cities mark 25 years of twinning

Loop South West
Business, Culture, Education, Exporting, Finance, Heritage, Lifestyle, Hospitality, Local Authority, News, Politics, Travel

A top-level delegation from Guangzhou visited Bristol as part of celebrations to mark 25 years since the two cities were twinned. 

Need anything from the supermarket?
Jun 3

Jun 3 Need anything from the supermarket?

Loop South West
Care, Health, Food & Drink, Heritage, History, Lifestyle, News

Residents of a dementia care home in Wellington were delighted when a shopping trip undertaken for ‘just a loaf of bread’ turned into a full-scale weekly shop.

Honouring Fathers at Westerleigh Group’s crematoria
Jun 2

Jun 2 Honouring Fathers at Westerleigh Group’s crematoria

Loop South West

Westerleigh Group’s crematoria are inviting anyone who is missing a father or father figure, including parents bereaved of a child, to visit to honour their loved ones for Father’s Day.

Jun 1
Jun 1 Transitional arrangements for protected wetland sites will bring relief to developers

Loop South West

Fears that a landmark ruling that could give the green light to the construction of thousands of new homes would be undone by new environmental regulations have proved unfounded. 

The day the teddy bears had their picnic
May 30

May 30 The day the teddy bears had their picnic

Loop South West
Care, Culture, Events, Food & Drink, Heritage, Lifestyle, News, Travel

Residents of Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater took some special companions with them for an afternoon outing to the park at Blake Gardens – a whole bunch of their favourite teddy bears, as well as friends, family members and their teddies too.

May 29
May 29 ‘Buy British’ to help combat the hidden costs of war

Loop South West
Business, Lifestyle, Retail, Hospitality, Food & Drink, Finance, Attractions

‘Buy British’ is one of the most important lessons to emerge from the impact the Middle East conflict has on household budgets and the cost of living.

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