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All in Covid
Staff from the Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre have launched a Crowdfunding campaign to illuminate the bridge with a special light show as part of the Museums Association’s #SupportOurMuseums campaign, a new UK-wide initiative to support museums as they face the huge challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
With millions of the new rapid Covid-19 test kits due to be rolled out across the UK before Christmas, Wellington care home Camelot House and Lodge is among the first to receive its supply and today resumed close-to-normal meetings between residents and loved ones for the first time in months.
Hoteliers in Bristol say they are heartbroken at news that the city is being placed in Tier 3 at the end of the current Coronavirus lockdown.
Nominations are open for people to secure recognition for the outstanding community work of Bristol’s unsung local heroes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mayor Marvin Rees has written an open letter to the people of Bristol.
Thousands of Bristol’s small businesses could be eligible for the first of the new Covid business grants, announced by the Chancellor last week.
People living in Bristol are being warned by the council's Trading Standards team to not engage with a company that have posted a leaflet containing false and misleading information relating to COVID-19 that has been circulated to homes recently.
Dorset Council’s registration services have conducted 46 marriages and civil partnerships in the three days running up to lockdown. A Dorset record!
Hoteliers in Bristol say the Government should do more to support them during the forthcoming second lockdown to help cover their essential running costs.
Visitors to Cornwall are being asked to stay safe and follow the rules this half-term – especially if they develop symptoms while on holiday.
Dorset Council is urging residents to think carefully about how they will enjoy Halloween this year to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Big-hearted well-wishers have been putting Plymouth care home, Butterfly Lodge, on the map
People all over the UK still have time to create a piece of history by creating a design for a Covid-19 memorial which will be in place for generations to come.
Hoteliers in Bristol are adding their names to a petition calling on the UK Government to create a new Minister for Hospitality post to give their struggling sector a voice at the highest level.
Council Leader Julian German has written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to once again ask the government to help more businesses in Cornwall badly affected by coronavirus restrictions.
Westerleigh Group, which operates cemeteries and crematoria throughout the UK, has invested in new webcasting services at all of its 34 sites as restrictions on funeral services due to Coronavirus continue.
The window for claiming the second grant under the self-employed income support scheme opened on 17th August and closes on 19th October. Traders do not have to have claimed the first grant in order to qualify for the second, but their business must have been adversely affected by Covid-19 on or after 14th July 2020 to qualify.
A renowned hospitality consultant has welcomed one hotel group’s efforts to promote staycations and encourage people to book UK breaks – after getting the seal of approval from his son, Leo.
