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Major award wins for Butterfly Lodge team
Apr 3

Apr 3 Major award wins for Butterfly Lodge team

Loop South West
Business, Care, Awards, News

Staff at Butterfly Lodge Dementia Nursing Home in Plymouth are celebrating a quadruple haul of awards in the 2024 Celebrating Excellence in Care Awards, relaunched this year by Plymouth City Council for the first time since 2019.

Bristol Memorial Woodlands to host workshop oon loss, grief and bereavement
Apr 2

Apr 2 Bristol Memorial Woodlands to host workshop oon loss, grief and bereavement

Loop South West
Events, Education, Lifestyle, News

Local funeral venue Bristol Memorial Woodlands is holding a workshop dedicated to the exploration and understanding of loss, grief, and bereavement, specifically designed for healthcare professionals.

Evelyn Partners hosts employment tax breakfast for Bristol businesses
Mar 28

Mar 28 Evelyn Partners hosts employment tax breakfast for Bristol businesses

Loop South West
Business, News, Events, Finance, Professional Services

The key employment tax changes facing employers in the year ahead will be explored at an interactive breakfast event in Bristol hosted by Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group.

Bristol lawyers at Osborne Clarke advise Kester Capital on the close of its latest fund at £200 million hard cap
Mar 27

Mar 27 Bristol lawyers at Osborne Clarke advise Kester Capital on the close of its latest fund at £200 million hard cap

Will Powell
Business, Finance, News, Professional Services, Legal

Kester Capital, a leading UK lower mid-market private equity firm, has announced the final close of its latest fund, Kester Capital III ("the Fund").

Avon Group acquires Interflex to increase automotive market share
Mar 26

Mar 26 Avon Group acquires Interflex to increase automotive market share

Loop South West
Business, News, Manufacturing

Avon Group, an £80m turnover manufacturing and engineering group, based in Bristol, has secured a deal to acquire Interflex Ltd, the Nottinghamshire-based specialist automotive component manufacturer. The acquisition, announced this week, will see Avon Group take on the trade, assets and staff of the £8m turnover business.

Clarke Willmott sets net Zero targets
Mar 25

Mar 25 Clarke Willmott sets net Zero targets

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

The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), a global body enabling businesses to set out ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets, has verified national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP’s science-based net-zero target of 2040.

One of Somerset's oldest residents turns 105
Mar 25

Mar 25 One of Somerset's oldest residents turns 105

Loop South West
Care, Health, Lifestyle, News

One of Somerset’s oldest residents celebrated her 105th birthday with a birthday card from the King and Queen and a party for family and friends at St Benedict’s Nursing Home in Glastonbury where she now lives.

‘Don't leave it too late’: Lawyer warns as IHT on gift skyrockets
Mar 22

Mar 22 ‘Don't leave it too late’: Lawyer warns as IHT on gift skyrockets

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

With new figures revealing that the amount of inheritance tax (IHT) paid on gifts has seen a 153% increase since 2011, lawyers are warning people to address their financial planning now to avoid being caught out.

Coach company takes Bristol schoolchildren for a week of adventure
Mar 21

Mar 21 Coach company takes Bristol schoolchildren for a week of adventure

Loop South West
Business, News, Travel, Lifestyle

Bristol’s Elected Mayor Marvin Rees waved off a coachload of school children from the city as they set off for a week-long wild country adventure in the Snowdonia National Park.

Advice for retailers as the Building Safety Act transitional period comes to an end
Mar 20

Mar 20 Advice for retailers as the Building Safety Act transitional period comes to an end

Loop South West
Business, Professional Services, News, Legal

As the transitional period for the Building Safety Act 2022 comes to an end on 6 April 2024, specialist lawyers are reminding retailer occupiers that the new regulations may apply to them.

Bristol open evening to focus on conceiving via donor sperm
Mar 19

Mar 19 Bristol open evening to focus on conceiving via donor sperm

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

Would-be parents who will require donor sperm to conceive a baby can learn more about the process at a free open evening this Wednesday, 20 March, at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) at Aztec West.

Bristol Memorial Woodlands back local suicide support charity
Mar 18

Mar 18 Bristol Memorial Woodlands back local suicide support charity

Loop South West
Charity, News, Lifestyle

In a new initiative to support individuals and families affected by the tragedy of suicide, a Bristol funeral venue has announced its partnership with local charity Sunflowers Suicide Support.

Forever Spanish eyes for Ray and his wife of 64 years
Mar 17

Mar 17 Forever Spanish eyes for Ray and his wife of 64 years

Loop South West
News, Business, Care, Lifestyle

“I had not fallen in love until I met Sheila Dora Colman” recalls pensioner Ray Rowe looking back on meeting his future wife in late 50s Devon.

Bristol’s hospitality heroes honoured
Mar 16

Mar 16 Bristol’s hospitality heroes honoured

Loop South West
Business, Awards, Travel, News, Hospitality, Lifestyle

Bristol’s hospitality heroes were honoured in a sell-out glittering gala which also raised over £4,000 for the Brain Tumour Support charity.

Law firm welcomes TV soap's coercive control plotline
Mar 15

Mar 15 Law firm welcomes TV soap's coercive control plotline

Loop South West
Business, Legal, News, Professional Services

Leading law firm Clarke Willmott has praised a new storyline on TV’s Emmerdale for exploring the issue of controlling and coercive behaviour in a difficult domestic abuse storyline.

Evelyn Partners advises on £5m investment in Somerset-based Family Adventures Group 
Mar 15

Mar 15 Evelyn Partners advises on £5m investment in Somerset-based Family Adventures Group 

Loop South West
Business, Finance, News, Professional Services

Evelyn Partners, the leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, has advised on Foresight Group’s £5 million investment in Family Adventures Group Ltd.

Men needed for research study on how fasting impacts sperm quality
Mar 14

Mar 14 Men needed for research study on how fasting impacts sperm quality

Loop South West
Business, Lifestyle, News, Fertility, Science & Nature

Researchers at a leading West Country fertility clinic are looking for volunteers to help them establish how intermittent fasting affects sperm production.

Osborne Clarke advises on sale of Cherwell Laboratories LTD. to AnalytiChem
Mar 13

Mar 13 Osborne Clarke advises on sale of Cherwell Laboratories LTD. to AnalytiChem

Loop South West
Business, News, Professional Services, Finance

Lawyers at Osborne Clarke in Bristol have advised the shareholders of Cherwell Laboratories Ltd. on the sale of the company to the AnalytiChem group. 

Personal data transfer deadline looming
Mar 12

Mar 12 Personal data transfer deadline looming

Loop South West
Business, News, Professional Services

The imminent deadline for businesses transferring personal data outside the UK is fast approaching, warns national leading law firm Clarke Willmott LLP.

Intergenerational fun for World Book Day
Mar 11

Mar 11 Intergenerational fun for World Book Day

Loop South West
News, Care, Culture, Lifestyle

Dressing up costumes chosen with World Book Day (7 March) in mind and worn by preschoolers from Bridgwater’s Little Montessori House were a great hit with their neighbours who live in the town’s Avalon Nursing Home.

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