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An historic mansion near Bristol that has played vital roles in the health of the city for 200 years is now welcoming organisations and businesses that want to use its facilities for retreats, away-days and well-being events.
An exciting new initiative aimed at restoring, enhancing and connecting spaces for nature in Dorset has officially launched.
The first-ever Great Cornish Seafood Weekend is taking place on the 26th and 27th of October at the Great Cornish Food Store in Truro.
The remains of an 18th century shipwrecked sailor are due to be laid to rest at a Cornwall cemetery, and a special headstone is being commissioned to mark the grave.
A book chronicling the sketches and observations of ornithologist Robin Prytherch, who studied the habits of buzzards in the Gordano Valley, North Somerset has just been published.
Ambitious plans to transform a derelict 19th Century pub into new offices, homes, a business hub and a licensed cafe/coffee shop have been submitted to North Somerset Council following consultation with the local community.
A show home designed to appeal to the increasing number of people who want to run their own business without the hassle of the daily commute, is opening to prospective purchasers in Greenbank, Bristol.
The concept of the Right to Roam is deeply rooted in our history.
The latest round of Community and Culture Project grants is now open for applications.
Over the past year, a volunteer team has been working hard to redisplay Dorset’s smallest museum, the Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum at Corfe Castle, in Purbeck.
On Saturday 16th September from 10 am until late, the bustling Newquay Harbour will celebrate all it has to offer with the inaugural Newquay Harbour Festival.
Kresen Kernow, home to the world’s largest collection of documents, maps, books and photographs about Cornwall’s history, is opening its strongrooms for exclusive behind the scenes tours as part of the national Heritage Open Days festival of history and culture from 9 – 14 September.
Trewithen Dairy is witnessing a remarkable surge in clotted cream sales, which is great news for the dairy and farming industry in Cornwall.
Dorset History Centre, the county’s archive service has been awarded a £35,000 grant by the Archives Revealed programme at The National Archives.
A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for the first time.
The St Austell community came together at the town’s annual Garden Festival on Last weekend (Saturday June 24) to celebrate the landmark completion of St Austell’s Townscape Heritage Scheme – a five-year project to reimagine the town for the benefit of residents, visitors and the local economy.
It’s not too late to apply for grants of up to £5000 for a project that brings communities across Dorset together.
Some 200 people attended a service at Bristol Memorial Woodlands at Alveston, near Bristol, in honour of those who have given their lives in the service of their country this century.
