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Over many years there has been a growing number of incidents around water safety relating to jet skis and small motorised boats at both Studland Bay and Swanage Bay. Last year, the problem was exacerbated as there was an increase in “staycation” visitor numbers, with more people bringing or hiring jet skis and boats.
Bookings for coach holidays are soaring in the Southwest as people look for an alternative to overseas and cruise holidays.
With infertility affecting about one in six couples across the UK, a leading fertility expert at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) is urging men hoping to become fathers to protect their sperm with a lifestyle overhaul.
A project to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere will be crucial to the UK’s bid to reach Net Zero by 2050 – and is set to spark the biggest change in land use since the Second World War.
Scientists based in Bristol working on leading edge medical treatments have secured new funding of over £1.4 million from a number of sources.
This year's Queen Speech has laid out the government's vision for the UK after the pandemic, with life sciences and healthcare central to its plans for economic recovery.
Plymouth-based fabricators of natural stone furnishings, Mayflowerstone Limited, has secured a six-figure funding package from Lombard Asset Finance to drive forward plans to double turnover over the next 2 years.
Bristol’s high streets are at the forefront of a new campaign to support the business sector’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which gets under way next week.
Bitcoin and the many other coins that have been created using a similar structure have a huge appetite for energy, often compared to the annual consumption of a whole country.
A very special 81st birthday surprise brought tears of delight to the eyes of Sylvia Butcher, a resident at a dementia care home in Wellington, with a personalised birthday message from her long-time hero, singer Daniel O’Donnell.
A recent copyright case involving the character of Tintin is an important win for artists and freedom of expression, according to intellectual property lawyers at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP.
As lockdown eases and life slowly begins to return to some kind of normality, people’s thoughts are turning to summer and being outdoors again in the sunshine.
Students from OneSchool Global (OSG) UK’s Salisbury campus in Wilton have raised a staggering £11,000 for the Salisbury Trust for the Homeless, while taking part in a ‘Sponsored Move’ fundraising event.
A recent High Court judgement has provided commercial property landlords with reassurance about the use of ‘cyclical occupation’ schemes as a way to mitigate their liability for business rates on empty properties.
There were miles of smiles on Monday as leading West-based coach company Bakers Dolphin took the road for its first five-day holidays since lockdown began.
An informal poll at a recent succession planning webinar for NFU farmers, showed that only 17 out of 40 participants had a will, despite agriculture being considered one of the most dangerous sectors to work in.
A new documentary series shows the mystery, beauty and history of Cornwall’s stunning maritime churches.
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week, taking place from 10-16 May, Bristol funeral venue Memorial Woodlands has launched a new programme of free end of life training for professionals in the care sector.
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has made two partner promotions and appointed a new legal director in its Bristol office.
