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A professional motorcycle trainer whose father is living with dementia has organised a mass motorcycle ride around Bridgwater to raise funds for the sensory garden at the home where his dad now lives.
While most of the elderly people who live at Chestnut Lodge Nursing Home in Yeovil are happy when hairdresser Stefanie Skinner arrives to do their hair, for one resident her visits have an extra special meaning.
A woman who trained as a dancer and choreographer is bringing her expertise as a dance music therapist to her new appointment as activities co-ordinator at St Benedict’s Nursing Home in Glastonbury.
West Country coach tour operator Bakers Dolphin has invested £1 million in two new luxury gold coaches, enabling them to offer hundreds of extra holidays in 2026.
Care worker Alice Jacobs is relishing her new role as activities co-ordinator at Camelot House and Lodge in Wellington, after 10 years’ experience as a healthcare assistant.
After months of speculation, the Chancellor has announced changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief. These changes will have a significant impact on estate planning for many farms.
Staff at a Bridgwater dementia care home have raised an amazing £710 by holding a pink-themed coffee morning as part of national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the funds raised will benefit the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now.
Residents at a dementia care home in Wellington really entered into the spirit of the season at Halloween, creating decorations galore, donning spooky fancy dress items and enjoying traditional games.
An outing to the Museum of Somerset by residents of a Taunton dementia care home included a tour of Somerset Military Museum which delighted them just ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
The South West offices of national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP have achieved top-tier rankings once again in the 2025 edition of the Chambers and Partners Guide.
A singer whose performance was described as ‘worldclass’ and ‘breathtaking’ by judges who named her as winner of Germany’s version of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ will be doing a five-hour singathon at The Dolphin in Plymouth on 1 November as a fundraiser for the local dementia care home where she now works.
