50 years of inspired wilding have turned the Avalon Marshes into a world-class, must-see nature reserve. By Chris Inge

From sack races to Wallace & Gromit model making, there’s plenty going on at National Trust places in South Somerset over the holiday.

This Sunday 4th August join The Bishop’s Palace for one of the highlights of the summer with their “Midsummer Mayhem” Family Fun Day, which takes from 10am-4pm. 

We delve into the biscuit tin…

YMCA Dulverton Group are proud to announce the return of the August Bank Holiday family weekend which includes mower racing.

Weston College is set to play a lead role in training the animal management staff of the future due to their new partnership with Puxton Park and funding from the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

They say: ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’ and that has proved true in the case of the Brean Down Way – a traffic free route between the Somerset sea-side resorts of Weston-super-Mare and Brean. There had been calls for an alternative to the busy road for years, especially since the ferry across the River Axe ceased operating but it wasn’t until the charity Greenways and Cycleroutes turned its attention to the project that it finally became a reality.

Wood fired pizza, fish and chip takeaway, freshly baked bread and patisserie all being prepared in the new kitchen extension.

Bristol Airport has published a carbon roadmap setting out how it will achieve its ambition to be a net zero airport and accelerating efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.

The holiday season is upon us and the trend for the staycation is on the up. It’s hardly surprising as why bother with all the fuss of planning a hefty (and expensive) trip abroad when you can find bliss at home?