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Dorset Museum & Art Gallery will host a landmark celebration of World Heritage Day, marking not only this important global observance but also the 25th anniversary of the Jurassic Coast being inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2001.
South London Neo-Soul Star Greentea Peng, Malian icon Oumou Sangaré, Reggae legend Barrington Levy and Swedish Folk hero José González lead inaugural line-up for Neston Park.
Designer Outlet Swindon is set to entertain curious kids and their grown-ups this February half term with a packed programme of free, drop-in activities, running from Friday 14th to Saturday 21st February as part of the Festival of Tomorrow.
A rescued Loggerhead Turtle was today flown into the safe hands of experts at SEA LIFE after being recovered from a beach in Jersey.
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.
