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National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has taken part in a virtual initiative which provides climate training to busy teams.
People who spend time in natural waters are being invited to join two University of Exeter studies to help researchers understand and protect people from the health risks related to pollution.
More than 200 people attended a service commemorating men and women who have lost their lives serving their country at Bristol Memorial Woodlands, near Alveston.
Over 100 new trees have been planted at Bristol Memorial Woodlands, near Thornbury, as the latest phase in the creation of the 100-acre site is completed.
A new mum from North Somerset who struggled for years to have a baby has said how grateful she and her husband are to have had access to genetic testing prior to their successful pregnancy last year and says with hindsight she wishes they’d done it sooner.
A Bristol-based not-for-profit has unveiled the inspiration behind its latest RHS Chelsea Flower Show entry, after taking home a silver medal at last year’s event.
Although they were united by their desire to have a baby, the mixed Thai/British heritage of would-be parents Jarmmy and John Greenwood gave the couple a broader-than-average perspective when they were researching how to approach their IVF treatment.
Would-be parents who will require donor sperm to conceive a baby can learn more about the process at a free open evening this Wednesday, 20 March, at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) at Aztec West.
Researchers at a leading West Country fertility clinic are looking for volunteers to help them establish how intermittent fasting affects sperm production.
A new Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Climate Commission is seeking applications to join as its first Commissioners.
A new high-tech laboratory to help farmers, growers and horticulturalists in Cornwall manage their land and soils more sustainably and productively is being established at the Eden Project.
Working as a member of the team who helped bring her IVF baby into being means that Abbie Walker’s feelings about her employer are not those of a typical employee.
Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows.
Residents at a dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset have been enjoying the great outdoors despite the cold weather by watching birds through the windows of their home and taking part in bird-related activities.
When Laurie Ledger-Hardy found herself unexpectedly single in her mid-thirties after the break-up of a long-term relationship she didn’t start looking for a new partner, instead she began researching a suitable fertility clinic to find out about the possibility of becoming a solo mum.
Excitement for the coming festive season is building in the home of siblings Cameron, Isabella and Gabriella Marks, a family of IVF triplets each born over a year apart, having been conceived on the same day with two of the embryos frozen and put into storage.
With developers in a state of limbo after the House of Lords blocked plans to relax nutrient neutrality restrictions on development and with no new legislation outlined in the King’s Speech, Marianne Barker of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP considers the implications for the housebuilding industry.
The concept of the Right to Roam is deeply rooted in our history.
Scientists from throughout the world, including the West Country, gathered in Hong Kong for the first ever week-long forum organised by the Council of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum and sponsored by the Lee Shuu Kee Foundation three plenary sessions, six breakout sessions, two trending topic discussions, two science seminars and over 20 sessions of visits and cultural events.
The next phase in the creation of a 100-acre memorial woodland near Alveston, Bristol will take shape during the winter months.
