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Bristol’s celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Atlantic Charter next month have taken on a new significance following the weekend’s G7 summit in Cornwall.
Hoteliers in Bristol claim the next three months will be a ‘game changer’ for the hospitality industry in the UK as businesses struggle to find the number of staff they need.
Bristol is to host celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Atlantic Charter on the July weekend previously reserved for Bristol Harbour Festival.
Royal Mail announces the launch of its first ever Delivery Office to feature an all-electric fleet of collection and delivery vehicles.
Over many years there has been a growing number of incidents around water safety relating to jet skis and small motorised boats at both Studland Bay and Swanage Bay. Last year, the problem was exacerbated as there was an increase in “staycation” visitor numbers, with more people bringing or hiring jet skis and boats.
Bristol’s high streets are at the forefront of a new campaign to support the business sector’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which gets under way next week.
An ambitious Defence building programme at the heart of Dorset, dedicated to the pursuit of innovation, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the first building at the site.
Following last year’s #BBQsBurnMoreThanBangers campaign, Litter Free Dorset have launched a new campaign #ChooseToRemoveDisposableBBQs, asking shops across Dorset to remove disposable BBQs this year.
The government recently announced proposals to change the Permitted Development Rights for Class E, meaning commercial, service and business units could be changed more easily into residential properties.
One of the flagship events in Bristol’s calendar has been postponed for a second successive year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Political and business leaders have welcomed news that rural Dorset will be among the first areas in the country to benefit from the government’s new £5bn gigabit broadband fund.
Persimmon Homes has launched a public consultation exercise over plans to build a major housing estate on green fields in Backwell, North Somerset.
A community project in Newquay is being given a boost through a grant delivered by Cornwall Council.
A pub in Cornwall has been fined £1,000 after people were found drinking alcohol inside the premises during lockdown.
Cornwall Council has succeeded in bidding to take part in a new initiative that will help smaller local building companies develop new affordable homes for local people.
Dorset Council will propose to stop funding their last three Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Dorchester, Sherborne and Wareham that it currently runs, and to investigate alternative ways of providing these services in the future.
Plans for the future of development in North Somerset have taken an important step forward with the publication of the council’s response to the latest round of consultation.
Cornwall Council is making sure that EU citizens living in Cornwall get the support they need to complete the Home Office EU settlement scheme process.
A new round of discretionary business grants will go live at midday on Wednesday 10 February. The discretionary grants are specifically for Bristol’s businesses who have been severely financially impacted by COVID-19 restrictions across Tier 2, Tier 3 and national lockdowns.
Cornwall Council has joined fishing industry leaders in calling on government to address a growing crisis in the sector due to complicated new export rules, a lack of clarity about fishing quotas, and an increase in red tape.
