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Visitors to Cornwall urged to stay safe and stick to the rules this half-term
Oct 29

Oct 29 Visitors to Cornwall urged to stay safe and stick to the rules this half-term

Loop South West
Attractions, Travel, News, Local Authority, Covid

Visitors to Cornwall are being asked to stay safe and follow the rules this half-term – especially if they develop symptoms while on holiday.

Planning a Memorial Woodland resting place
Oct 29

Oct 29 Planning a Memorial Woodland resting place

Loop South West
Care, News, Science & Nature

An increasing number of people are buying burial plots in the South West so that they know where they will rest after death and be assured that their demise will not damage the environment.

New evaluation of Bristol and the slave trade
Oct 28

Oct 28 New evaluation of Bristol and the slave trade

Loop South West
Books, Politics, News

The perfect Christmas stocking-filler for those inspired by the emergence in 2020 of Black Lives Matter, might be the compelling new account of Bristol’s controversial role in the slave trade in a lavishly-illustrated new book, Slavery And Bristol, by acclaimed local historian Gary M Best.

New partnership provides inspiring venue for media training
Oct 27

Oct 27 New partnership provides inspiring venue for media training

Loop South West
News, Business, Care

One of the South West’s longest-running and best-known PR agencies, Empica, has teamed up with a hidden treasure of a venue to provide the perfect learning environment for its media training.

Bakers Dolphin re-open their shops
Oct 25

Oct 25 Bakers Dolphin re-open their shops

Loop South West
Business, News, Travel

A leading travel firm is making final preparations to re-open its two shops in the South West to help people plan their holidays for 2021.

Chance for parents to view new Bridgwater nursery
Oct 24

Oct 24 Chance for parents to view new Bridgwater nursery

Loop South West
Care, News

A new Bridgwater nursery which opened in August is holding a special open day, giving local parents the chance to look around and meet staff.

Taunton MP invited to take remote tour of £60 million plastic recycling plant
Oct 23

Oct 23 Taunton MP invited to take remote tour of £60 million plastic recycling plant

Loop South West
Business, Environment, News

Government Ministers, including Taunton-based DEFRA Minister Rebecca Pow, have been invited to take remote and virtual tours of two new major recycling facilities that will inject £60 million into the UK economy.

Lawyers support plans to make debt letters less threatening
Oct 23

Oct 23 Lawyers support plans to make debt letters less threatening

Loop South West
Business, Legal, News

Government plans to change the language and presentation of information in debt letters to help people better manage their debts, have been welcomed by specialist debt recovery lawyers.

Have a spooky and safe Halloween says Dorset Council
Oct 22

Oct 22 Have a spooky and safe Halloween says Dorset Council

Loop South West
Culture, Environment, Covid

Dorset Council is urging residents to think carefully about how they will enjoy Halloween this year to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Praise for successful Dorset community road safety schemes
Oct 21

Oct 21 Praise for successful Dorset community road safety schemes

Loop South West
Environment, News, Local Authority

Forty-five communities in Dorset are seeing slower vehicle speeds and safer roads thanks to Dorset Council’s community Speed Indicator Device (SID) programme.

Funding lift for Bristol Museums
Oct 20

Oct 20 Funding lift for Bristol Museums

Loop South West
Attractions, Arts, Culture

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and M Shed have been awarded £270,700 from Arts Council England, as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's Culture Recovery Fund.

Nurturing expertise in fertility treatment
Oct 18

Oct 18 Nurturing expertise in fertility treatment

Loop South West
Fertility, Health, News

The fertility clinic in the South West of England with the highest rate of success for IVF is consolidating its position as a regional centre of excellence by investing in the development of the next generation of fertility experts.

Messages of kindness bring joy to Somerset care home residents
Oct 17

Oct 17 Messages of kindness bring joy to Somerset care home residents

Loop South West
Care, Covid, News

Big-hearted well-wishers have been putting Plymouth care home, Butterfly Lodge, on the map

There’s still time to make your mark on a Covid-19 memorial
Oct 16

Oct 16 There’s still time to make your mark on a Covid-19 memorial

Loop South West
Covid, News

People all over the UK still have time to create a piece of history by creating a design for a Covid-19 memorial which will be in place for generations to come.

Children in Dorset set to benefit from music grant
Oct 15

Oct 15 Children in Dorset set to benefit from music grant

Loop South West
Local Authority, News, Education

Dorset Music Service is celebrating £90K of funding from Youth Music to give better access to music for children, young people -and babies this year.

Growth plans and new Managing Director for Bristol-based IT services company Chorus
Oct 15

Oct 15 Growth plans and new Managing Director for Bristol-based IT services company Chorus

Loop South West
Business, News

Chorus, a well-known Bristol-based IT services organisation, embarks on an ambitious five-year growth plan driven by the appointment of a new Managing Director.

Dorset Council celebrates as parks and green spaces win five Green Flag Awards
Oct 14

Oct 14 Dorset Council celebrates as parks and green spaces win five Green Flag Awards

Loop South West
Environment, Health, Local Authority, News, Science & Nature

Today, the best parks and green spaces across the UK will be raising their Green Flag Award with pride in a year when millions of people have seen the value of having great quality green spaces on their doorstep.

Bristol hoteliers back calls to appoint a Hospitality Minister
Oct 14

Oct 14 Bristol hoteliers back calls to appoint a Hospitality Minister

Loop South West
Hospitality, News, Covid

Hoteliers in Bristol are adding their names to a petition calling on the UK Government to create a new Minister for Hospitality post to give their struggling sector a voice at the highest level.

Cornwall residents urged to apply for Test and Trace Support Payments
Oct 13

Oct 13 Cornwall residents urged to apply for Test and Trace Support Payments

Loop South West
Local Authority

Residents who are receiving certain benefits, are unable to work from home and are told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace, can now apply for a £500 government Test and Trace Support Payment.

Dairy farmers successful in dismissing injunction
Oct 13

Oct 13 Dairy farmers successful in dismissing injunction

Loop South West
Legal, News

A group of 16 dairy farmers had a significant win in the High Court earlier this week following a dispute with milk processor, Watson’s Dairies Ltd.

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Loop South West is a news site keeping you in the loop about things that are happening in Bristol & the South West.

send your news to loop_sw@icloud.com