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Power Town Festival is set to shine a spotlight on Bristol’s thriving grassroots music scene when it launches its first-ever edition, with a lineup rooted in local talent, culture and community.
Power Town Festival is a full-day, family-friendly celebration of music, culture and community, created to champion Black and Global Majority artists and celebrate African and Caribbean culture in Bristol. The festival is delivered by Creative Power Town, a Black-led organisation based in St Paul’s, with a strong focus on turning community talent into professional opportunity.
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 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.
Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby, has joined a global initiative as an ambassador, helping to raise awareness of falling fertility rates and the need for better access to care. The 47-year-old from Bristol has joined the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) as a champion for the organisation’s More Joy campaign.
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.
Burgh Island Hotel, the iconic Art Deco retreat on a private tidal island off the coast of Devon, is delighted to announce the appointment of culinary virtuoso Charlotte Vincent as its new Head Chef, who is set to usher in a new era of modern British gastronomy with a sustainable twist.
University of Exeter researchers gave scientific advice for Ocean – the new film and book by Sir David Attenborough.
Top Tier national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP in Bristol has advised global sports, music and entertainment agency Wasserman on its acquisition of the UK’s leading women’s football agency.
The executive chairman of Empica public relations agency in Bristol, Martin Powell, has received an award for leadership at the inaugural TheBusinessDesk.com South West Leadership Awards 2024.
Bristol Old Vic has announced the full cast for their world premiere production of Gareth Farr’s new play A Child of Science, telling the pioneering story of Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe and Jean Purdy’s creation of IVF, and the army of women whose bravery helped them achieve the impossible.
