Send your news to loop_sw@icloud.com
A ‘reptile encounters’ event organised at a Bridgwater dementia care home had residents clamouring for their turn to get up close and personal with a variety of creatures including a chameleon, bearded dragon, tarantula, tortoise and snakes.
Farming king prawns indoors in tanks on UK farmland could create a thriving, sustainable seafood industry, researchers say.
Lulu Guinness, the fashion designer; Mary Keen, the garden designer; interior designers Lady Lansdowne, Emily Todhunter, of Todhunter Earle Design and Emma Burns of Colefax and Fowler are just some of the famous names and leading lights from the worlds of fashion and design to be selling treasured items and rare objects at the inaugural St Andrew’s Church Decorators’ Attic Sale and Auction
Shouting at seagulls makes them more likely to leave your food alone, University of Exeter research shows.
Anyone missing a loved one during the festive season is invited to join Westerleigh Cemetery & Crematorium’s Christmas carol and memorial services for some comfort and company.
Regular visits by residents and staff at Wellington-based dementia care home to nearby Blackdown Garden Centrehave cemented relations between the two and are a “great example” of how to be good neighbours, according to the home’s activities co-ordinator.
Dorset Council is bringing forward plans for a significant solar energy project at Higher South Buckland Farm, Chickerell - part of the council’s long-established Farms Estate.
Staff and residents at a Yeovil care home are working together to support Operation Christmas Child, a shoebox appeal run by international relief charity Samaritan’s Purse which provides a hands-on way for people to provide children in need across the world their very own shoebox of gifts for Christmas.
When health psychologist Mireille Hayden’s partner Colin was suddenly diagnosed with leukaemia, her world changed overnight. Now, after a whirlwind treatment journey and recovery, Mireille has channelled that experience into two powerful new resources to help others facing death - whether their own or someone they love.
Bath residents considering fertility treatment have been invited to attend a free open evening at Sulis Hospital in Peasedown St John for an ‘Expert Insights’ evening on Tuesday 25 November, where the focus will be on helping audience members understand the potential solutions available if they are struggling to conceive.
A new forensic ecology consultancy that will work with police and other agencies in the investigation of crimes and major incidents has been launched by the University of Exeter.
Inspired by a woman who spent her summers in Carcassonne picking grapes and selling fruit at the local market, her son and a group of friends and family have completed a 1400-kilometre charity cycle ride from Oxfordshire to the south of France in her memory.
“No fines. No fuss. Just bring your books back” - that’s the message from Cornwall’s Library Service which is encouraging borrowers to return overdue books.
A new era begins at Dorset Innovation Park (Winfrith Newburgh, Wool) with the launch of Dorset Innovation Park Ltd – a dedicated company established to accelerate the site’s transformation into a leading hub for advanced engineering, defence technology and clean energy innovation.
Maintaining and fixing roads can create carbon emissions, especially when using hot asphalt, that black stuff used to resurface roads.
Dorset residents are reminded to take a few simple steps to reduce the impact of woodburning stoves and open fires on both their health and the environment as the weather turns colder. This call to action follows new research revealing that only 1 in 10 people are aware that domestic burning is a major source of pollution that can seriously harm people’s health.
The independent charity – which looks after Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, and more – will celebrate UK teachers who make history exciting, inclusive and meaningful.
