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Natalie and Andrew Thompson’s first baby, Oscar was conceived within three months of trying, so when they decided to try for a second baby after their son turned one, they weren’t expecting any problems that time either.
The chapel at Treswithian Downs Crematorium has been given a new look following a programme of refurbishment work.
A carnival-style Christmas float is set to begin its tour of Bristol neighbourhoods, with St Peter’s Hospice among the charities benefiting this year.
Local charity St Peter’s Hospice is celebrating a double award win with accolades for its collaborative clinical work and its outstanding garden.
Anyone missing a loved one during the festive season is invited to join North Wiltshire Crematorium’s Christmas carol and memorial service for some comfort and company.
Family marks centenary by adopting a redwood that has stood for more than a century itself.
A new campaign tackling the decline in the number of young people learning modern languages at A-level is being launched in the South West.
The Booksellers Association has welcomed Lost in the Reads, a new independent bookshop and community space opening in the Kings Chase Shopping Centre in Kingswood, Bristol.
Local charity St Peter’s Hospice has announced that its popular Christmas tree collection service will return for another year this festive season, with even more households now able to benefit.
A visit to the grave of James Hammett, the first Tolpuddle Labourer and the only Martyr buried in the county, took place on the anniversary of his death, 21 November.
Until Sunday 7th December, Durlston Country Park’s Fine Foundation Gallery will be showcasing the latest engravings by the South-west Guild of Glass Engravers in their exhibition ‘Contemporary Engraved Glass’.
Cornwall’s community of Beryl eBike users have pedalled their way to more than one million kilometres since the scheme was introduced three years ago.
A Yeovil-based nurse who has just been awarded a silver medal at the Veterans’ World Judo Championships in Paris has credited her coach, her best friend and “wonderfully supportive colleagues” for enabling her to achieve her success.
The government has launched its refreshed UK Critical Minerals Strategy during a ministerial visit to the University of Exeter, Cornwall and its world-renowned Camborne School of Mines (CSM).
Hopes of Bristol hoteliers that the Autumn budget wouldn’t adversely affect a promising end to 2025 have been dashed by a higher-than-expected wage increase for the under-21s.
“The clock is ticking” on Government plans to reform the legal treatment of cohabiting couples, according to a leading family lawyer.
Private clients and advisors are being urged to review personal wealth and estate planning strategies as speculation grows over potential tax reforms ahead of next week’s Budget.
