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Creative Power Town announces collaborative EP following Power Town Festival success
Mar 6

Mar 6 Creative Power Town announces collaborative EP following Power Town Festival success

Loop South West
Arts, Attractions, Celebrity, Charity, Culture, Education, Events, Lifestyle, Music, News, Technology

Creative Power Town has announced a collaborative EP from artists in its Bristol Artist Development Programme.

From Altruism to Opportunity: Why Women Donate Their Eggs
Mar 5

Mar 5 From Altruism to Opportunity: Why Women Donate Their Eggs

Loop South West
Care, Culture, Fertility, Health, Lifestyle, News

Egg donation in the UK is coming under fresh scrutiny as a parliamentary inquiry examines whether young women are being targeted by advertising or financial incentives, and whether current safeguards are sufficient.

Sailability charity benefits from donation by reetired yachtsman
Mar 4

Mar 4 Sailability charity benefits from donation by reetired yachtsman

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

A retired yachtsman chose the dementia care home where his wife now lives, Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, as the venue for a donation of specialist kit and clothing to the charity Wimbleball Sailability, which provides access to sailing programmes for those living with disability.

Hospitality craving consistency on business rates, says Clarke Willmott
Mar 3

Mar 3 Hospitality craving consistency on business rates, says Clarke Willmott

Loop South West
Business, Lifestyle, Legal, News, Hospitality

The hospitality sector is “craving some consistency” from the government following recent changes to the business rates regime, according to a leading lawyer. 

Mar 2
Mar 2 Fertility Crisis: Teens Must Protect Future

Loop South West
Culture, Education, Fertility, Health, Lifestyle, News, Science & Nature, Technology

Amid falling global fertility rates, school sex education should be expanded to cover both contraception and ways to safeguard reproductive health, it is claimed.

Retro day sparks precious memories
Mar 1

Mar 1 Retro day sparks precious memories

Loop South West
Care, Culture, Health, Heritage, History, Lifestyle, News

Residents at a dementia care home in Bridgwater had a great time reliving their youth at a specially curated ‘Retro Day’ organised by their home’s activities team.

Rugby onto a winner with launch of One Club
Feb 27

Feb 27 Rugby onto a winner with launch of One Club

Loop South West
Business, Culture, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, News, Sport

Thousands of rugby clubs across England are onto a winner thanks to a major new alliance between England Rugby and Regency Purchasing Group.

Feb 26
Feb 26 Clarke Willmott and export sales & service (ESS) form partnership to support Ukrainian manufacturers

Loop South West
Business, Lifestyle, Legal, Manufacturing, News

National law firm Clarke Willmott has formed a partnership in Ukraine which will help Ukrainian manufacturers in the war-torn country to export Ukraine-made goods to the UK and EU. 

Successful launch of group to help Bristol couples separate amicably
Feb 25

Feb 25 Successful launch of group to help Bristol couples separate amicably

Loop South West
Lifestyle, News, Professional Services

A new organisation - Bristol Family Law Solutions (BFLS) - was officially launched at a well-attended event held at Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office during Family Mediation Week.

Honouring Mothers at Westerleigh Group’s crematoria
Feb 25

Feb 25 Honouring Mothers at Westerleigh Group’s crematoria

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

Westerleigh Group’s crematoria are inviting anyone who is missing a mother or mother figure, or parents bereaved of a child, to visit to honour their loved ones and mark Mother’s Day.

Mass animal adoptions at Wellington care home
Feb 24

Feb 24 Mass animal adoptions at Wellington care home

Loop South West
News, Care, Lifestyle, Health

Pledging to love and care for the toy animal they chose as their pet was part of the fun ‘adoption’ process created for residents at a Wellington dementia care home by the team who organise their activities.

Feb 23
Feb 23 Cornish paramedic swaps ambulances for hospitals as he trains to become a doctor with University of Exeter scholarship

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

Cornish paramedic Finlay Maguire has fulfilled a long-held ambition by swapping life as part of an ambulance crew to train as a doctor.

Feb 23
Feb 23 Thousands of families still in "legal limbo" following McClure Solicitors failure, says Clarke Willmott

Loop South West
News, Professional Services, Legal

Thousands of families across the UK remain stuck in “legal limbo” almost five years after the collapse of Scottish law firm McClure Solicitors, according to a leading lawyer. 

Feb 22
Feb 22 Residents do their bit for the environment

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

Elderly residents at a dementia care home in Yeovil have been doing their bit for the environment by employing for their craft activities items which would otherwise have been recycled.

Independent bookshops selected as regional and country finalists for The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year
Feb 22

Feb 22 Independent bookshops selected as regional and country finalists for The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year

Loop South West
Arts, Books, Awards, Business, Culture, Events, Lifestyle, News, Retail

The British Book Awards 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year Award, sponsored by book wholesaler Gardners, celebrates stores that are at the centre of local communities, bringing passion and knowledge to the shop floor.

Feb 21
Feb 21 Oatly supreme court ruling will strengthen the position of UK dairy farmers, says Clarke Willmott

Loop South West
Agriculture, Business, Culture, Farming, Environment, Food & Drink, Legal, News, Politics, Professional Services

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Oatly AB v Dairy UK marks “a decisive moment in UK food-labelling law” that will bolster the dairy industry, according to a leading lawyer. 

Clarke Willmott sets out priorities for UK businesses wishing to participate in Ukraine reconstruction
Feb 20

Feb 20 Clarke Willmott sets out priorities for UK businesses wishing to participate in Ukraine reconstruction

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

British businesses are well placed to help drive the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine despite “practical and systematic challenges,” according to a leading lawyer. 

When time is short, make it matter St Peter's Hospice launches 44 Days fundraising campaign
Feb 20

Feb 20 When time is short, make it matter St Peter's Hospice launches 44 Days fundraising campaign

Loop South West
Care, Charity, Events, Health, Lifestyle, News

Bristol’s St Peter’s Hospice has launched a major new fundraising campaign ’44 Days’ to shine a light on the time patients spend under their care, and highlight the difference Hospice support can make when time is short. 

Feb 19
Feb 19 Sensitive speeding up of probate could unlock homes in South West

Loop South West
Business, Property, News, Politics, Lifestyle

With around 25,000 houses in the Southwest laying empty for more than six months there is a need to speed up the process of finding new owners for properties when someone dies, according to a property specialist.

Feb 19
Feb 19 Flipping great pancakes at Deer Park

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

Residents at Deer Park Nursing Home in Holsworthy, Devon, really entered into the spirit of the day when they held their inaugural pancake race on Shrove Tuesday.

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