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Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Ranks in Top 10% Worldwide with 2025 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award
Aug 10

Aug 10 Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Ranks in Top 10% Worldwide with 2025 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

Loop South West
Arts, Attractions, Awards, Culture, Education, Events, Heritage, History, Lifestyle, News

Dorset Museum &  Art Gallery is pleased to announce that it has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2025.

Dorset Care Record reaches major milestones
Aug 8

Aug 8 Dorset Care Record reaches major milestones

Loop South West
Health, Care, Lifestyle, News, Local Authority, Technology

The county’s integrated shared electronic health and care record – the Dorset Care Record (DCR) – has hit several major milestones in recent weeks.

Litter Free Dorset urges retailers to ditch single-use barbecues
Aug 7

Aug 7 Litter Free Dorset urges retailers to ditch single-use barbecues

Loop South West
Business, Environment, Food & Drink, Heritage, Lifestyle, News, Retail, Travel

With another hot, dry summer upon us, Litter Free Dorset is again calling on retailers to take meaningful action for the environment by permanently removing single-use barbecues from their shelves and encouraging customers to enjoy waste-free picnics instead.

Aug 3
Aug 3 University of Exeter historian appointed to governmental advisory body

Loop South West
Education, Heritage, News, History, Politics

A leading authority on the history of the welfare state is to join an advisory body for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Lollies and tropical drinks hit the spot
Aug 2

Aug 2 Lollies and tropical drinks hit the spot

Loop South West
Care, Food & Drink, Health, Lifestyle, News

Making ice-lollies and tropical punch has proved a great way to encourage elderly residents at a dementia care home in Wellington to maintain their fluid intake during the recent hot weather.

Primary school concerts 'such a treat for Great Grandma Joan
Aug 1

Aug 1 Primary school concerts 'such a treat for Great Grandma Joan

Loop South West
Business, Care, Lifestyle, News

Staff at St Benedict’s Nursing Home Glastonbury have made it possible for a 100-year-old great grandmother Joan Hawken to join in the end-of-term jollity at the primary school where two of her great grandsons are pupils.

Jul 31
Jul 31 Clarke Willmott announces growth of Bristol private capital team

Loop South West
Business, Legal, News, Professional Services

The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has bolstered its private capital team with two new joiners.

Jul 30
Jul 30 Bali holiday experience inspires egg freezing

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

A woman from Bristol credits a friend she made while travelling in Bali in 2016 for the baby boy she gave birth to five years later.

Bristol Hoteliers show their appreciation to supporters
Jul 29

Jul 29 Bristol Hoteliers show their appreciation to supporters

Loop South West
Attractions, Business, Events, Food & Drink, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News, Awards

Bristol hoteliers said thank you to supporters who sponsored the annual Night of the Stars glittering gala in the best way they know – with some hospitality.

Clarke Willmott’s South West offices rank highly in High Net Worth guide
Jul 28

Jul 28 Clarke Willmott’s South West offices rank highly in High Net Worth guide

Loop South West
Business, Legal, News, Professional Services

National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has been recognised at the highest level in the 2025 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide.

Jul 27
Jul 27 Innovative Cornish journalist Ros Atkins honoured by the University of Exeter

Loop South West
Business, Awards, Celebrity, Culture, News, Education, Lifestyle

Innovative Cornish journalist Ros Atkins has been honoured by the University of Exeter for his passion for truth and justice and work to improve gender balance in newsrooms.

Hoteliers back bigger Bristol arena bid
Jul 26

Jul 26 Hoteliers back bigger Bristol arena bid

Loop South West
Business, Attractions, Arts, Culture, Hospitality, Lifestyle, News, Travel, History, Heritage, Events, Development

Bristol hoteliers have backed plans to increase the capacity of the YTL Arena which is currently under construction at the former Filton Airfield site.

Jul 25
Jul 25 Historic trade deal signed with India to deliver £150 million boost to the South West

Loop South West
Business, News, Politics, Professional Services

Businesses and workers in the South West are set to benefit from the UK’s trade deal with India as new analysis shows the landmark agreement will deliver a £150 million to the local economy as part of the Plan for Change. 

Inheritance Tax Reform – A Tipping Point for Family Farms?
Jul 24

Jul 24 Inheritance Tax Reform – A Tipping Point for Family Farms?

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

As Parliament winds down for the summer recess, the question on many farming families’ minds is: will the government be for turning when it comes to proposed tax reforms?

Follow in Jane Austen’s Footsteps this September at The Francis Hotel in Bath
Jul 23

Jul 23 Follow in Jane Austen’s Footsteps this September at The Francis Hotel in Bath

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Attractions, Arts, Business, Culture, Events, Heritage, Lifestyle, History, Hospitality, News, Travel

As Bath prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with its most impressive Jane Austen festival to date, the Grade I listed Francis Hotel invites guests to step back in time with a celebration of its own Georgian roots.

Residents cheer for Chloe's baby gender reveal
Jul 22

Jul 22 Residents cheer for Chloe's baby gender reveal

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

A mum-to-be has honoured the elderly people she helps care for in Plymouth by involving them in the gender reveal for the baby she is expecting in December.

Jul 21
Jul 21 Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates given standing ovation while receiving honorary degree at the University of Exeter

Loop South West
Celebrity, Culture, Education, Events, Lifestyle, News

Post Office Horizon scandal campaigner Sir Alan Bates was given a standing ovation as he received an honorary degree from the University of Exeter in recognition of his work over two decades to expose the abuse of sub-postmasters.

Moving reunion for Margaret and her horse
Jul 20

Jul 20 Moving reunion for Margaret and her horse

Loop South West
Care, Lifestyle, News

The wish of 86-year-old Bridgwater woman Margaret Brown to be reunited with her horse, Indy, after a separation of 12 months has been realized thanks to the efforts of staff at the dementia care home where she lives.

Roadchef unveils first-ever Farm Shop at Sedgemoor Services
Jul 19

Jul 19 Roadchef unveils first-ever Farm Shop at Sedgemoor Services

Loop South West
Business, Travel, Retail, News, Food & Drink

Roadchef has announced the launch of its new Farm Shop at Sedgemoor Services Southbound, on the M5.

Giddy up for a feel-good visit
Jul 18

Jul 18 Giddy up for a feel-good visit

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

Residents at St Cecilia care home in Somerset were treated to a special visit when Bluey, a friendly three-year-old cob horse, stopped by with his owners, locals Jade and Martin Smith.

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