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Family marks centenary by adopting a redwood that has stood for more than a century itself.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
Anyone missing a loved one during the festive season is warmly invited to attend their nearest Westerleigh Group crematorium’s Christmas carol and memorial service for some comfort and company.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bristol hoteliers have the feel-good factor after their Walk for Wellbeing raised thousands of pounds for the Hospitality Action charity.
