Recycle your old Christmas tree and support St Margaret’s Hospice St Margaret’s Hospice is encouraging the community to recycle their old Christmas trees to support them. The hospice has launched its Christmas Tree Collection scheme and is offering people across Somerset the chance to get rid of their Christmas treesContinue Reading
It’s really been a wonderful year in the water for The Wave Project here in Devon. As we hang up our rash vests for Christmas I wanted to write and say thank you! 1 in 6 children in the UK struggle daily with their mental health. Issues including anxiety, loneliness,Continue Reading
A Syrian refugee supported by Taunton based charity CHARIS refugees features in the Christmas edition of the BBC’s Countryfile programme. Abdullah Al Boukan came to Somerset with his family in 2017 as part of the UK government’s Community Sponsorship Scheme. The programme shows the former Syrian olive grower working atContinue Reading
As 2021 draws to a close, we would like to thank all those who have supported the work of Barnardo’s during the last 12 months. The past year has been one of the most difficult for the charity in our 155-year history, but we adapted and innovated our services toContinue Reading
To go ahead this year, Christmas celebrations may need to be more low key than they would usually be. PorporLing/Shutterstock This autumn the UK has had between 30,000 and 50,000 new COVID cases each day, and globally cases are rising again after months of steady decline – so much soContinue Reading
From Christmas economics to incarceration policy, how well do the various monarchical countries of the Princess Switch series treat their humble citizens?Continue Reading
Christmas shoppers in London on Dec. 23, 2021. Hasan Esen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — People are far less likely to be admitted to hospital with the omicron Covid variant than the previous delta strain, according to a U.K. government study published Thursday. The U.K. Health SecurityContinue Reading
Christmas is a bittersweet time for George Michael fans. On one hand, it’s the time we all get to indulge in repeat airings of Last Christmas, one of his greatest ever creations. But of course, December 25 this year will mark five years since his tragic passing. In tribute toContinue Reading
As an Exmoor shepherd the red sky at dawn might have been a warning but never the less absolutely stunning! It evolved from hues of purples to reds and vibrant shades of orange and sun-kissed yellow within minutes! Photos taken at Dawn on Winsford Hill today, by Jane Scripps.Continue Reading
The McCarthy Stone Foundation has provided a welcome boost ahead of the Christmas period for local Cullompton organisation, the Community Life Hub Group, to help support those in the area who are feeling isolated or lonely. In a bid to make Christmas a little brighter this year, the McCarthy StoneContinue Reading
