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Jazz trumpet joy for Geoff
Oct 8

Oct 8 Jazz trumpet joy for Geoff

Loop South West
Arts, Care, Culture, Lifestyle, News

Staff at a Wellington dementia care home have shown that support for residents need not be limited to what goes on inside the home by arranging a special jazz-themed outing for retired jazz-singer resident, Geoff Brown.

Footballing hoteliers net over £500 for charity
Oct 6

Oct 6 Footballing hoteliers net over £500 for charity

Loop South West
Events, Charity, Hospitality, News, Travel

Teams from a dozen Bristol hotels netted more than £500 for charity after taking part in a fund-raising football tournament.

Full schedule planned for Clarke Willmott’s Housing Week
Oct 5

Oct 5 Full schedule planned for Clarke Willmott’s Housing Week

Loop South West
Business, Legal, Professional Services, News, Events, Property

The full schedule for Clarke Willmott’s popular Housing Week has been announced with a series of webinars covering everything going on in the social housing sector now.

Recovery of nature needs to move up the boardroom agenda, says leading environmentalist
Oct 3

Oct 3 Recovery of nature needs to move up the boardroom agenda, says leading environmentalist

Loop South West
Business, Environment, Events, Legal, News, Science & Nature, Professional Services

Businesses need to put the recovery of nature on an equal footing with climate change in terms of boardroom priorities, according to a leading environmentalist. 

Work experience day enhances residents' sense of self-worth
Oct 2

Oct 2 Work experience day enhances residents' sense of self-worth

Loop South West
Business, Care, Health, Lifestyle, News

In an unusual about-turn, staff at a dementia care home in Wellington have been receiving help in doing their jobs from the residents they support – all as part of a recent initiative aimed at boosting the sense of usefulness of those being cared for.

New football boots give refugees something to aim for
Oct 1

Oct 1 New football boots give refugees something to aim for

Loop South West
Business, Care, Charity, Culture, Health, Lifestyle, News, Property, Sport

Desperate to play football, yet so short of resources they have been taking to the pitch barefoot, members of a Bristol team whose members are all refugees or asylum seekers – are celebrating a supply of new boots thanks to a firm of local housebuilders.

BRISTOL MEMORIAL WOODLANDS SUPPORTS LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Sep 30

Sep 30 BRISTOL MEMORIAL WOODLANDS SUPPORTS LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAM

Loop South West
Business, Culture, Events, Lifestyle, News, Sport

A local football team playing in a Church league has thanked Bristol Memorial Woodlands for sponsoring its new shirts as they kick off the 2023 season.

Live Facial Recognition: How to stay within the law
Sep 29

Sep 29 Live Facial Recognition: How to stay within the law

Loop South West
Technology, Professional Services, News, Legal, Business

With the retail sector currently under scrutiny about its use of live facial recognition technology it is crucial that businesses understand how the equipment can be used lawfully.

Bristol hoteliers cautiously optimistic after strong summer
Sep 28

Sep 28 Bristol hoteliers cautiously optimistic after strong summer

Loop South West
Business, Culture, Events, Food & Drink, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News, Travel

The unpredictable weather throughout August did not prevent hoteliers in Bristol from enjoying a strong summer and being cautiously optimistic about the future.

Clarke Willmott supports new social housing campaign
Sep 27

Sep 27 Clarke Willmott supports new social housing campaign

Loop South West
News, Legal, Professional Services, Property

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has signed up to support a new initiative aimed at highlighting the need for new homes for social rent.

More than 200 employers named and shamed for failing to pay National Minimum Wage
Sep 24

Sep 24 More than 200 employers named and shamed for failing to pay National Minimum Wage

Loop South West
Business, Professional Services, News, Legal

Following investigations by HMRC which concluded between 2017 and 2019, 202 employers have been named and shamed by the government for failing to pay their staff the legal minimum wage.

Clarke Willmott adds experienced partner to  financial litigation team
Sep 22

Sep 22 Clarke Willmott adds experienced partner to financial litigation team

Loop South West
Business, News, Professional Services, Legal

Experienced litigator Darren Kidd has joined national law firm Clarke Willmott’s financial litigation team.

Bristol hoteliers help people to ‘have a go at hospitality’
Sep 21

Sep 21 Bristol hoteliers help people to ‘have a go at hospitality’

Loop South West
Business, Food & Drink, Events, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News, Recruitment, Travel

A practical event has taken a significant step towards dispelling the myth that the hospitality sector only offers ‘stop gap’ jobs for people to earn money while considering their long-term careers.

Sep 20
Sep 20 Two new partners in Clarke Willmott's expanding housebuilder team

Loop South West
Business, Development, Legal, News, Professional Services, Property

Two new partners have joined the fast-growing housebuilder team at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP.

New support programme to help men affected by cancer
Sep 19

Sep 19 New support programme to help men affected by cancer

Loop South West
Care, Events, Environment, Health, Lifestyle, News, Science & Nature

A new programme of support launching in Bristol is aimed at helping men affected by cancer, with outdoor-focussed days and courses led by nature-based practitioners.

New mum advises women struggling to have a baby how to save themselves heartache
Sep 18

Sep 18 New mum advises women struggling to have a baby how to save themselves heartache

Loop South West
Lifestyle, Fertility, Health, News, Science & Nature, Technology

Michelle Hutchings’ baby Ava Rose, born on 11 April 2023, is the result of a double donation – donor egg and donor sperm – a possibility she is convinced not enough people are aware of.

Gardening club promotes wellbeing for residents with Dementia
Sep 15

Sep 15 Gardening club promotes wellbeing for residents with Dementia

Loop South West
Care, Health, Lifestyle, News, Science & Nature

Families and friends have been making the most of September’s fine weather by joining loved ones at a Wellington dementia care home at a gardening club that has been launched at their home.

‘Little understood’ health condition one in ten women suffer
Sep 14

Sep 14 ‘Little understood’ health condition one in ten women suffer

Loop South West
Care, Health, Fertility, News

A condition which affects up to 10% of all women between the ages of 15 and 44 is under the spotlight this month in a targeted drive by campaigners to raise awareness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS.

Protecting inheritance from divorce
Sep 14

Sep 14 Protecting inheritance from divorce

Loop South West
Business, Legal, Professional Services, News

Adam Maguire, partner and family law expert at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP looks at how to protect inheritance from divorce.

Small is Beautiful - Dorset’s smallest museum gets a makeover
Sep 13

Sep 13 Small is Beautiful - Dorset’s smallest museum gets a makeover

Loop South West
Attractions, News, Travel, Lifestyle, Heritage, History

Over the past year, a volunteer team has been working hard to redisplay Dorset’s smallest museum, the Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum at Corfe Castle, in Purbeck.

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