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Thanks to the Winter in Dorset programme, hundreds of children and families enjoyed fun, enriching activities and healthy meals throughout the winter holidays.
The legendary ‘Bristol Croc’ has been spotted once again – this time on a street art mural at Cabot Circus!
Power Town Festival is set to shine a spotlight on Bristol’s thriving grassroots music scene when it launches its first-ever edition, with a lineup rooted in local talent, culture and community.
Power Town Festival is a full-day, family-friendly celebration of music, culture and community, created to champion Black and Global Majority artists and celebrate African and Caribbean culture in Bristol. The festival is delivered by Creative Power Town, a Black-led organisation based in St Paul’s, with a strong focus on turning community talent into professional opportunity.
Do you need some capital funding for a community project? The latest round of Dorset Council’s Capital Leverage Fund (Round 6) is closing soon – so now is the time to apply.
A carnival-style Christmas float is set to begin its tour of Bristol neighbourhoods, with St Peter’s Hospice among the charities benefiting this year.
The Booksellers Association has welcomed Lost in the Reads, a new independent bookshop and community space opening in the Kings Chase Shopping Centre in Kingswood, Bristol.
Until Sunday 7th December, Durlston Country Park’s Fine Foundation Gallery will be showcasing the latest engravings by the South-west Guild of Glass Engravers in their exhibition ‘Contemporary Engraved Glass’.
Hopes of Bristol hoteliers that the Autumn budget wouldn’t adversely affect a promising end to 2025 have been dashed by a higher-than-expected wage increase for the under-21s.
Anyone missing a loved one during the festive season is warmly invited to attend their nearest Westerleigh Group crematorium’s Christmas carol and memorial service for some comfort and company.
Trebah Garden, near Falmouth, has taken home gold in the Large Visitor Attraction category of the 24th Cornwall Tourism Awards, hosted at Truro Cathedral on Thursday 13th November 2025.
Lulu Guinness, the fashion designer; Mary Keen, the garden designer; interior designers Lady Lansdowne, Emily Todhunter, of Todhunter Earle Design and Emma Burns of Colefax and Fowler are just some of the famous names and leading lights from the worlds of fashion and design to be selling treasured items and rare objects at the inaugural St Andrew’s Church Decorators’ Attic Sale and Auction
“No fines. No fuss. Just bring your books back” - that’s the message from Cornwall’s Library Service which is encouraging borrowers to return overdue books.
Bristol hoteliers have the feel-good factor after their Walk for Wellbeing raised thousands of pounds for the Hospitality Action charity.
This October half-term, from 25 October to 2 November 2025, the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is inviting families to enjoy a week of spooky fun, creativity, and adventure. With a programme packed full of Halloween-themed trails, crafts, and eerie tales, there’s something for everyone to enjoy—and the best part is that kids go free.
The Booksellers Association has welcomed The Mysterious Bookcase, a new independent bookshop located in the heart of Westbourne Arcade, Bournemouth. The shop will open its doors on Saturday 11th October 2025, coinciding with Bookshop Day, at 6 Westbourne Arcade, in a beautiful Grade II listed building.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery has launched a community fundraising appeal to secure the future of one of its most remarkable artefacts – the Hayden Princess, a grand 1901 steam traction engine weighing in at an impressive 11 tonnes. The campaign aims to raise £3,500 to fund urgent engine repairs that will keep this much-loved giant steaming for generations to come.
Everyone is invited to celebrate Diwali with fireworks, dancing and delicious food at the University of Exeter.
Bristol Airport celebrated its busiest month ever with more than 1.2 million customers using the Airport in August and many travelling on more fuel efficient and quieter aeroplanes.
