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Backwell people in praise of Farleigh Fields
A planning inquiry heard from people who live in Backwell that they see Farleigh Fields – a piece of agricultural land leading up to the village church -= as vital to the well-being of residents.
Focus Hotels celebrate two award-winning women
Two women from separate Bristol businesses managed by Focus Hotels have been honoured for going ‘above and beyond’ in support of the hospitality industry.
Forty years of resistance at Farleigh Fields Backwell
A Town Planning expert has told a Public Inquiry in Weston-super-Mare how people living in Backwell have “been heavily involved in 40 years of resisting unpopular proposals on Farleigh Fields”.
Backwell planning inquiry starts
A third Planning Inquiry into whether a housing estate should be built on Farleigh Fields, Backwell, North Somerset has opened in Weston-super-Mare Town Hall.
Shared ownership homes sold out at The Chocolate Factory
All 28 shared ownership properties have now sold at The Chocolate Factory in Greenbank as the development continues to come to life.
Bereavement support at Bristol Memorial Woodlands
A woodland burial venue in Alveston, near Thornbury is launching a new programme of bereavement support this Spring.
A survey carried out by national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has shown that flexible working is top of the agenda for prospective staff looking for a new job.
Greater awareness of invisible illness needed
A leading consultant fertility specialist who heads the St Michael's Endometriosis Centre in Bristol is calling for greater awareness of the ‘invisible illness’ endometriosis which, according to the World Health Organisation, affects roughly 10% (190 million) of reproductive age women and girls globally.
When making your wishes known is a 'profound act of kindness’
It is a sad irony that Mireille Hayden was forced to watch her father in pain and physically restrained for his own safety as he approached death when it could all have been so different.
Eight day planning inquiry set for village fields
An eight day planning inquiry is to be start on Tuesday March 15 into plans by Persimmon Homes to build a housing estate on farmland in Backwell, North Somerset.
Future Farming events to help families pass business to next generation
Three events aimed at advising farming families on handing down an agricultural business to the next generation are being planned in the South West.
Bristol Memorial Woodlands adds lasting value to the funeral market
The UK funeral market turns over more than £2 billion each year but it provides little of lasting value.
Coach driver’s career reaches the end of the road after 47 years
The coach-driving career of Dave People has reached the end of the road after 47 years, 41 of which were with West-based travel business Bakers Dolphin.
Bristol museum cuts will do massive damage to city, says charity
Council plans to cut museum budgets in the coming year are a “false economy” which will damage Bristol’s post-pandemic recovery, says an independent charity.
Creative new talent at Bridgwater Dementia home
The team at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater has been boosted with the arrival of a new recruit, Ewa Kuwalek, whose specialism in creative arts is adding a new dimension to the therapeutic activities on offer to residents.
North Somerset home values rocket in the Last 20 Years
The average house in North Somerset has almost doubled in value in the last 20 year to £552,200, according to Parker’s Estate Agents based in Backwell.
Thumbs-up for new fertility clinic from Dannii and Fran
Newlyweds Dannii and Fran Thorington Neve, who are expecting their first baby in August, have given an enthusiastic thumbs-up to the new state-of-the-art fertility clinic just opened by Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) at Aztec West.
AGENT LAUNCHES PROPERTY PODCAST
A North Somerset property agent and a radio presenter have launched a new podcast that takes an entertaining look at the property scene along with hints and tips for house-hunters, landlords and property owners.
Hoteliers’ hopes for return to ‘Plan A’
Hoteliers in Bristol are hoping that the Government’s decision to end the ‘Plan B’ Covid-19 restrictions will lead to a much-needed boost to their businesses.