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Hyper- sustainably driven Cornish pub set to open in June
Jeffrey Robinson, one of the UK’s first chefs to have attained a green Michelin star, has announced his new Cornish outpost – Harbour House – will be opening in late June.
A weekend of non-stop racing action at Castle Combe
Castle Combe Circuit’s third car race meeting of the year – the Summer Spectacular – will be hosted over the weekend of 10th and 11th June for a thrilling set of races.
Free advice for couples with fertility issues
With the next free open evening happening on 24 May, staff at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) are readying themselves to share the latest insights in fertility education and give individual advice to attendees at confidential one-to-one mini consultations.
New career for Georgia as she follows her dreams in funeral directing
A local woman from Alveston has traded in her life as a carer to become a funeral director at a Westbury-on-Trym business.
Bristol hoteliers outline plans to tackle recruitment crisis
Hoteliers in Bristol are stepping up their efforts to tackle a recruitment crisis which has hit the hospitality sector particularly hard in recent years as well as affecting other industries.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas according to South West travel company
A South West travel company has released its 2023/24 Festive Brochure after agents noticed holidaymakers booking trips earlier and more frequently.
Annual service of remembrance returns to Memorial Woodlands
A service commemorating the men and women who have lost their lives while serving their country will take place at Bristol Memorial Woodlands on Wednesday 14 June.
Over 120 artists confirmed for BS5 Art Trail
Over 120 artists and makers will exhibit their work at venues across BS5 next weekend.
Transatlantic networking for embryology specialist
A senior embryologist from Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) is back in the UK after a visit to Canada funded by prize money she was awarded for an outstanding conference presentation delivered before Covid.
Coronation weekend at Butterfly Lodge
At specialist dementia care home Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth staff pulled out all the stops to give residents a royally great Coronation weekend.
City centre hotel celebrates 50th anniversary
A city centre hotel in Bristol – described as a “beacon of hospitality and hope” by its general manager – has celebrated serving the city – and many of its visitors – for 50 years.
Woodland walks to help cope with bereavment
Bristol Memorial Woodlands has partnered with Cruse, the UK’s leading bereavement charity, to organise regular bereavement walking groups.
Pioneering clinic for recurrent miscarriage
With around 15% of women experiencing miscarriage at least once in their lives and one in a hundred suffering recurrent miscarriage, the opening of a pioneering clinic in Bristol offering a unique combination of treatments not previously available in the region will give new hope to those affected.
New homebuilder goes above and beyond
A Chippenham resident who is registered blind has praised Redcliffe Homes for “going above and beyond” to support him and his wife Sara, who had life-limiting medical conditions, when they were buying their new home.
Mentor Digital announces new Tenpin Goals and Rewards mobile app
Bristol-based Mentor Digital has launched the Tenpin Goals and Rewards App - the first rewards app for the UK bowling industry.
West Wiltshire Crematorium join town’s Coronation trail
West Wiltshire Crematorium has added a Union flag floral display to its site to mark the forthcoming coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and is also displaying a crown made by local primary school children.
The Matthew launches new film & learning resource bringing Tudor Bristol back to life
In 2022, to celebrate the modern Matthew’s 25th anniversary and the 525th anniversary of John Cabot’s voyage across the Atlantic on the original Matthew in 1497, The Matthew of Bristol Trust embarked on a year-long project to further advance the educational aims of the ship and the Trust.
Hoteliers give a helping hand to Bristol autism charity
Hoteliers in Bristol have given a huge helping hand to a charity which supports thousands of people in the city who are affected by autism.
Matthew event in Winterbourne
On 25 May in the Winterbourne Medieval Barn, Clive Burlton will tell the story of the modern Matthew - a representation of the medieval Matthew that was sailed across the North Atlantic by John Cabot in 1497.