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FIG HOUSE...A new home...a new identity.
February 15th 2012
When we set up our first specialist dementia care service in 2001 our aim was to provide good quality care and achieve an improved quality of life for all residents, whilst retaining as much of their independence as was practically possible.
Wellington School pupil Megan Toon is blazing a trail to America
January 9th 2012
Wellington School pupil Megan Toon is blazing a trail to America that many students will wish to follow, winning a much coveted All-Rounder Scholarship to Yale University.
Somerset Life meets the... Brand Director - Freddie Saul from Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet
November 4th 2011
Freddie Saul is Brand Director at the new Designer Emporium at Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet, which was created by his father Roger. Father and son have also joined forces to create a new upcycled furniture collection: Saul’s De
Heavenly voices
July 5th 2011
The Taunton-based Phoenix Singers celebrate their 40th birthday this year and a summer concert will mark the choir’s exciting milestone, explains member and choir administrator Frances Webb.
Albert Goodman launches the West Country’s first Family Business Club
June 21st 2011
Albert Goodman Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers will launch the first ever Family Business Club in the West Country at the Castle Hotel in Taunton on 6 July.
Young first aiders find out how to help in an emergency
May 31st 2011
Somerset’s young first aiders have been learning about the county’s emergency support system – and the role that is played by first aid.
From Wellies to 'The Wedding'
May 10th 2011
Margaret Best tells the story of her special visit to Westminster Abbey, and the part played by the Compton House of Fashion, Wedmore
Local Vets Save Dogs from Hot Car at Horse Trials
May 6th 2011
Vets Robert White-Adams and Rachel Whitear (from Companion Care in Weston) had a busy volunteer stint with the RSPCA at Badminton Horse Trials over the Easter week-end.
Village Scribblings - Family Holidays
April 1st 2011
Hornblotten’s Andrew Warren muses on the trials and tribulations of taking the family on holiday
Somerset Superwoman
April 1st 2011
A farmer from the Quantock Hills swaps her boiler suit for a business suit for her role as an agricultural lawyer. Words by Sarah Ford
Mendip Society - Volunteers Needed for Editor and Talks Organisers
March 14th 2011
The Mendip Hills stretch from the island of Steep Holm and the mainland of Brean Down in the west to the outskirts of Frome in the east. Some 200 sq kms, from Bleadon to Chewton Mendip is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Former Prior Park students win Bafta!
February 14th 2011
Two former Prior Park students have WON the Best Short Animation category of the Baftas. Former pupil Michael (Mikey) Please wrote, produced and animated his film The Eagleman Stag for his Royal College of Art final year assignment.
Me and My Motor
January 27th 2011
Lee Johnstone describes how he has turned a 1970s wreck into a unique car with a large engine
Happy Families - Hippy Chick
January 27th 2011
The founder of a family friendly company tells Sarah Ford how the business has grown into an award-winning success story
Motorpoint competition hits the right note with singing student
January 26th 2011
Weston-Super-Mare student and singer Andrew King is celebrating after beating 15,000 other people to win a car from Motorpoint.
Community help jog memories at Musgrove Park Hospital
January 21st 2011
Musgrove’s Art for Life team are working with staff from Sedgemoor Ward and the local community to make a ‘memory quilt’ for the ward to enhance the environment and experience for patients with dementia.
Grateful mum nominates children’s nurse for national award
January 21st 2011
The excellent work done by Yeovil District Hospital’s Community Children’s Nursing team has been highlighted thanks to the gratitude of a West Coker family.
Stitches Through Time
December 22nd 2010
A business in the heart of the Somerset Levels is creating glorious soft furnishings for the home, with the talented Helen Izzard at the sewing machine... Photography by Johanna Sheldrake
Royal Honour for Customer Service Champion Mike Coles
December 1st 2010
Archant customer service champion, Mike Coles, from Archant South West, has received a further accolade, this time from the Queen.
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