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The number of Cornish homes installing solar panels and heat pumps has risen significantly in recent years at the same time as Cornwall Council has almost halved its carbon emissions.
A specialist scaffolding team has completed a major access structure at one of Wiltshire’s best-known landmarks, after overcoming steep tracks, difficult ground conditions and an exposed hilltop location at the Lansdowne Monument in Cherhill.
Temperance House in Wraxall is opening its doors to the public this autumn, inviting local businesses, professionals, neighbours and the wider community to discover the newly renovated Grade II listed building and experience its new life as a destination for work and community.
Treswithian Downs Crematorium is looking forward to welcoming visitors to a community open day on Saturday 24 October.
Last week, Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington hosted a charity coffee morning, raising £250 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
A new government body set up to invest in Britain’s electricity grid will only succeed if the “bottleneck around grid capacity” is cleared, according to a leading lawyer.
A topping out ceremony has been held in Weston-super-Mare as a new £15 million town centre health hub continues to take shape.
Butterfly Lodge in Plymouth has been chosen as a finalist in the ‘Dementia Care’ category at The South West Care Awards. The multi award-winning care home has been recognised for supporting individuals living with dementia through compassionate, innovative, and person-centred approaches.
Registrations for Dorset Art Weeks 2027 open on 2 November 2026.
Residents at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater were recently treated to a special Armed Forces Day courtesy of the British Legion. Along with their family and friends, residents spent the day swapping wartime stories and memories and even posed for photos in a wartime ambulance brought in for the occasion.
A new local plan that will help guide Dorset's future growth and development has entered its first stage of work.
Peter Swinburn, CEO of national law firm Clarke Willmott, has been recognised at the inaugural National Inclusion Week Awards after being named joint winner of the event’s Inclusive Leader Award.
Newquay BID is bringing back Spooky Newquay, promising a frighteningly fun Halloween experience for families, visitors and businesses across the town during October half-term.
Organ Donation Week 2026: After spending 18 months at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) waiting for a life-saving heart transplant, five-year-old Amelia Bolter is now enjoying school and family life.
People across Dorset are being encouraged to think about the moments that matter most to them, as a major regional campaign launches to help more people stop smoking for good.
Care home residents from the Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home in Yeovil have had a busy summer filled with day trips aimed at supporting their emotional wellbeing.
Misaligned delivery of sexual health, fertility and contraception services are forcing individuals to face delays in receiving the care they need.
