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Burns Night celebrations held for the people who live at Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth have been a real January highlight for resident Ron Urquhart who was a native of Aberdeenshire before he moved to Devon.
Hotel staff from Bristol used their brain power to help raise nearly £1,000 for the Brain Tumour Support charity which is based in Thornbury.
The latest financial services analysis from EY, shows that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity increased considerably in 2024, and the levels are set to rise further in 2025, according to corporate lawyer Ed Foulkes.
A Bristol charity for people experiencing hunger and homelessness was the real winner of a fund-raising raffle for staff of a cremation company which has its national headquarters in the city.
Bristol charity St Peter’s Hospice has launched a brand new fundraising initiative which will see participants trek through rural Cambodia.
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) talent programme, UWE Futures, which offers work experience and mentoring to global majority students, has expanded in its second year to include more legal firms and a leading organisation in Bristol’s creative sector.
Residents at a dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset have been busy preparing fat-balls for the birds who visit their garden ahead of the UK’s largest annual garden-based citizen science project which is due to take place next weekend.
Delays in pension valuations for members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, are likely to persist for some time, according to family lawyer Adam Maguire.
Elvis Presley fans living at Yeovil’s specialist dementia nursing home, Chestnut Lodge marked the 90th anniversary of his birthday on 8 January with a day of Elvis-themed fun and games.
Gladiators of Britain will explore the often-overlooked history of gladiatorial contests in Roman Britain.
National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP is celebrating its latest accreditation, achieved as part of the firm’s commitment to its ESG strategy.
While the 1960s-80s are hailed as the golden age of vinyl, records are spinning their way back to popularity. Last year alone saw a 10.5% year-on-year rise in vinyl sales in the UK, with 6.7 million discs sold, generating £196 million, according to The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association
Bristol City Women have invited wildlife experts from environmental consultancy Nature Positive, part of the RSK Group, and staff from Bristol City Robins Foundation to inspire the next generation to take action for local wildlife.
The availability of a new device that allows unprecedented processing of sperm for use in fertility treatment has been hailed by trainee embryologist Lucy Hill as an exciting development for would-be parents struggling to achieve their dream of having a baby.
Following the findings and recommendations in the Grenfell Inquiry report, the government is implementing new measures to address the estimated 4,000-7,000 buildings in England that have unsafe cladding still to be identified. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a new Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP), to expedite the removal of that unsafe cladding.
Guests at the party held earlier this year to celebrate the milestone of 40 years of IVF babies ‘made in Bristol’ included one family whose own IVF ‘baby’ is now 23 years old.
Lawyers at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP have won permission to appeal against a ruling which if successful, could give the green light to the construction of thousands of homes.
Samedaybags has clinched a top industry award for its new Edge2Edge printed tote bag service, which, for the first time, delivers edge-to-edge printing with a three-day turnaround.
