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The Government’s decision to increase the inheritance tax (IHT) relief threshold for farmers from £1 million to £2.5 million marks a significant and necessary shift in policy, particularly after months of concern and protest from across the agricultural sector.
Death and funerals remain subjects that people are often reluctant to talk about – but all that could soon change, thanks to a new podcast series being launched by Westerleigh Group.
The South West offices of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP have once again ranked highly in this year’s Legal 500 guide, with numerous practice areas and individual lawyers being recognised.
Residents and staff from Bridgwater’s Avalon Nursing Home were among the crowds enjoying the annual Bridgwater Fair.
Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire Councils will submit expressions of interest in devolution, in response to a request from government, seeking to unlock greater powers and resources for the area.
Leading national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has completed its largest summer work experience programme to date, providing 22 placements to emerging legal talent.
Westerleigh Group has taken a significant step towards safeguarding its living memorial and tree collection by using industry-leading software.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance (DSAA) has launched a new community defibrillator package to help save lives across Dorset and Somerset.
Families who buy a memorial at any crematoria which is part of Westerleigh Group could help protect the planet by triggering a donation to World Land Trust (WLT), an international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats.
The deputy manager of a Taunton care home says she is “not nervous, but excited” about the charity skydive she plans to do with a colleague at 10am on 12 September in a bid to raise money to help their home buy a minibus for residents living with dementia.
Staff and residents at a Taunton dementia care home who have been busy creating a tranquil and productive garden are now offering to share it with other local people living with or caring for someone with dementia at a free new dementia café they have set up.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is asking the public to support this year’s Air Ambulance Week which takes place between Monday 9th - Sunday 15th September.
A care-worker and a nurse from St Benedict’s Nursing Home in Glastonbury have been fundraising for charity by testing their personal limits with feats of courage and endurance.
Residents of a dementia care home in Plymouth were charmed to receive a visit from two Macaws, brought in to visit them by Adrian Lowther of Plymouth Parrots
Over £1,000 has been donated by Bridgwater Carnival clubs to Bridgwater-based Avalon Nursing Home.
Six residents, two family members and carers from a dementia care home in Wellington, were among the many happy visitors to the annual Taunton Flower Show last weekend.
It was a case of cowboy hats at the ready when country and western’s The Calamity Janes ‘flew into’ town to help celebrate the open day at St Cecilia care home in Shepton Mallet.
Following the release of the latest figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which show farming is the most dangerous profession in the UK, a personal injury lawyer says more needs to be done to keep the industry safe.
