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Future proofing the logistics sector
A new report on the logistics sector identifies energy security, technology and data, and social impact as the three key factors which need to be embraced to ensure the long-term viability and success of both new and existing assets and developments.
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.
Clarke Willmott announces raft of promotions
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has announced a raft of internal promotions as part of its commitment to people development across all of its seven regional offices.
Over £560,000 for heritage and culture projects across Cornwall from Shared Prosperity Fund
Truro Cathedral, the Old Duchy Palace in Lostwithiel and 13 other historic sites are set to benefit after three organisations successfully bid for support from the Shared Prosperity Fund to ensure these cultural assets can be enjoyed by residents for years to come.
Businesses should take more responsibility to prevent food allergy deaths
The technology already exists to prevent tragic deaths from food allergies but the hospitality industry is being slow to adopt it.
The problems associated with ‘Deathbed’ wills
While taking time, careful consideration and expert advice is the preferred way to record a will, sometimes the need to act quickly in order to change or obtain a person’s final wishes arises and this can cause issues for both the family and the solicitor involved.
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.
Clarke Willmott helps drive growth at Cornish bakery
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is pleased to be playing a key role in assisting to drive the expansion of independent bakery chain Cornish Bakery.
Care home staff commit to 24 hour sponsored cycle
Staff at Butterfly Lodge, a specialist care home in St Budeaux, Plymouth, are organising a sponsored 24-hour bike ride on 7 and 8 June and hoping to raise the final £800 needed for specialist new entertainment equipment for their residents living with dementia.
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.