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Bristol hoteliers have backed plans to increase the capacity of the YTL Arena which is currently under construction at the former Filton Airfield site.
As Bath prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with its most impressive Jane Austen festival to date, the Grade I listed Francis Hotel invites guests to step back in time with a celebration of its own Georgian roots.
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.
Schools will soon be out for summer and the peak holiday season will be in full swing but while temperatures have been soaring Bristol hoteliers say they hope summer will be brighter still.
The Bristol-based Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal is to get a helping hand from hoteliers in the city who have pledgee to raise funds for the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity.
Durlston Country Park’s Fine Foundation Gallery presents an exhibition from four artists who have explored sound, water, air, heat and brain waves through 2D and 3D works.
Dorset Visual Arts (DVA), in proud partnership with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery (DMAG), is delighted to launch a brand-new major open art competition
More than just a festival, Breast Fest is a heartfelt celebration and fundraiser created to raise awareness about breast cancer and generate support for the Cornwall Cancer Research Charity Fund.
Some of the South West’s most talented young mathematicians have been honoured for their research into key global issues and work to solve problems for organisations including GCHQ, Dyson and the Met Office.
Pegasus Airlines made its inaugural flight from Bristol Airport today (8 July), providing a direct route to Turkey and onward journeys to far-reaching destinations in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
A community wellbeing event aimed at supporting those affected by suicide is taking place at Bristol Memorial Woodlands on Sunday 13 July.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is calling on support to help raise funds for the acquisition and preservation of a remarkable discovery: two rare pieces of molten gold, likely the by-product of Bronze Age gold working activity, uncovered in Melcombe Horsey, Dorset in October 2019.
An error when purchasing tickets for Simply Red’s sell-out concert in Vienna in November inspired the purchaser to put them to good use by donating them as a fundraiser to the dementia care home in Yeovil where she works.
‘View In, View Out’ is an immersive, multi-layered sound installation and sound trail inspired by the Mendip Hills National Landscape for Nature Calling. Co-authors Gwyneth Herbert, Jason Singh, and Chris Howard have gathered sounds, words and stories from young people and residents of Weston-super-Mare and the sounds of nature around Mendip as a way of inspiring and connecting people with their local landscape
The heartwarming story of pensioner Pete Dalgarno's devotion to his wife Pat, 77, a resident at St Cecilia specialist dementia care home in Shepton Mallet, continues to touch hearts.
