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Staff at a specialist dementia care home in Wellington are celebrating confirmation of their fifth successive accreditation, with full marks for the third time in a row, from national standards body the Gold Standards Framework (GSF), awarded for the outstanding quality of palliative care they provide for residents.
Members of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) corps have ‘geared up’ to donate £200 towards a sensory garden at a Somerset nursing home.
The South West’s most talented young mathematicians are celebrating A-levels success.
Engaging with nature could be an effective measure for those with low wellbeing to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is excited to announce the return of its incredibly popular 100 Miles in October Challenge. The challenge invites participants of all ages and abilities to walk, run, swim, cycle, or hop their way to 100 miles throughout the month of October, all while raising vital funds for the charity’s life-saving service.
Bristol hoteliers say they already feel like winners weeks before the first ball is kicked in the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Bristol Airport is experiencing its busiest summer ever offering an extensive number of destinations. And in order to facilitate the volume of customers using the Airport during the holiday season, hundreds of new staff have been employed to meet the growing demand for people looking to travel.
Commemoration of the life and death of notorious Devon pirate Tom Crocker who is said to haunt the island’s historic pub, The Pilchard Inn
A same-sex couple who have made their home in Devon have become mums to a baby boy thanks to an inheritance from grandparents, the advice of friends and the skills of the team at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine.
The county’s integrated shared electronic health and care record – the Dorset Care Record (DCR) – has hit several major milestones in recent weeks.
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.
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.
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.
The Bristol office of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has bolstered its private capital team with two new joiners.
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 said thank you to supporters who sponsored the annual Night of the Stars glittering gala in the best way they know – with some hospitality.
