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There are 1,182 empty homes in North Somerset, according to Parker’s Estate Agents – and around 600 have been empty for more than six months.
Some vulnerable and tenanted families in Bristol and North Somerset will be able to sleep a little more soundly thanks to a city centre hotel.
Leading South Gloucestershire estate agency Country Property has been acquired by local property specialist surveyor Andrew Simmonds, who joins the experienced management team in Chipping Sodbury.
A Bristol law firm has pledged to extend its support for charity Duchenne UK after fundraising activities were seriously curtailed over the last two years due to the pandemic.
A programme of learning, researching and actioning social change has reached its conclusion at Marlwood School, with local charity St Peter’s Hospice receiving a grant of £1000 thanks to students’ efforts.
Around 150 people packed into the Backwell Parish Hall in North Somerset to question plans by North Somerset Council to build 1,120 new homes in the village by 2038.
A couple have celebrated an incredible 72 years of marriage at a care home in Wellington.
A leading figure in Bristol’s hospitality industry is appealing for help as he prepares to spend a day in jail – all in aid of charity.
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.
Dorset and BCP Council want people to suggest locally important buildings, sites, monuments, and features for the Local Heritage List.
Two women from separate Bristol businesses managed by Focus Hotels have been honoured for going ‘above and beyond’ in support of the hospitality industry.
Westerleigh Group is opening the chapel doors at many of its crematoria in England, Scotland and Wales to bring families and friends together to celebrate Mothering Sunday on 27 March.
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”.
Government plans to digitize the outdated Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) process have been welcomed by lawyers who say it has been difficult to manage registrations during lockdown periods.
Tilney Smith & Williamson, the leading wealth management and professional services group, which is re-branding to Evelyn Partners in the summer, has continued to invest in its audit team by appointing Mark Bishop as an audit partner in its Bristol office.
An expert witness called by North Somerset Council told a Public Inquiry at Weston Town Hall that building a housing estate on Farleigh Fields, Backwell will “irrevocably harm the character and appearance of this place”.
Cornwall’s landscape, buildings and environment are at the heart of a new strategy designed to help plan for Cornwall’s future, meet the challenges of the climate change emergency, and reverse the decline in our wildlife.
Dr Derek Pitman, Deputy Head of Department in Archaeology and Anthropology, and Lawrence Shaw, a visiting fellow, BU graduate and now Lead Historic Environment Advisor for Forest England, have joined the celebrated British archaeology series, Time Team, as it returns to screens for its first new episodes in a decade in a new extended format – thanks to the support of fans worldwide.
A pair of enchanting fluffy felines were the headline attraction at a pop-up cat café that has been organised for residents at a dementia care home in Wellington.
