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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Leigh Boobyer |Cheryl Dennis
Leigh Boobyer & Cheryl DennisBBC News, BristolA woman who has Parkinson's and is cared for by her husband says dance sessions for patients has "given us a new spark". Jacqui Pannett, 71, said the classes help her feel "peaceful" because other people in the group experience similar symptoms to her, including tremors and fatigue. On Friday, she and her husband Richard performed in a Dance for Parkinson's group at Southmead Hospital, in Bristol, to celebrate World Parkinson's Day.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Cheryl Dennis |Clara Bullock |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Media caption, Competitors take part in Bath's first waiter's raceWaiters in Bath have been taking part in a Parisian tradition, racing against each other while trying to keep a tray steady. People working across the city's restaurants and cafes took turns carrying a tray with the traditional Sally Lunn buns from Bath and glasses of water across the famous Royal Crescent.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Cheryl Dennis |Clara Bullock |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
City holds its first-ever charity waiter's race Cheryl Dennis & Clara Bullock & Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyCompetitors take part in Bath's first waiter's raceWaiters in Bath have been taking part in a Parisian tradition, racing against each other while trying to keep a tray steady. People working across the city's restaurants and cafes took turns carrying a tray with the traditional Sally Lunn buns from Bath and glasses of water across the famous Royal Crescent.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Dawn Limbu |Cheryl Dennis
Dawn Limbu & Cheryl DennisBBC News, BristolAround 300 people attended a primary school's first large-scale community Iftar – after weeks of hard work to prepare. Iftar is the evening meal eaten during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast every day from dawn to sunset. Staff at May Park Primary School in Eastville, Bristol, welcomed people from various faiths and backgrounds at the community Iftar on Tuesday.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
msn.com | Cheryl Dennis |Christopher Mace
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Cheryl Dennis |Leigh Boobyer
About 4,000 vehicles use this stretch of motorway every hour on peak weekend periods [BBC]It is not often large holes are dug into one of the West of England's busiest stretches of motorway. The M4 is currently closed in both directions between junctions 18 and 19 near Bristol,and will be shut until 06:00 BST on Monday. About 4,000 vehicles use this section of the M4 every hour during peak times on the weekend.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Chloe Harcombe |Cheryl Dennis
Chloe Harcombe - BBC News, Bristol and Cheryl Dennis - BBC News, BristolSeptember 9, 2024 at 2:14 AM·3 min readA nine-year-old boy who was given a one percent chance of survival after being shot in the head as a toddler is preparing to take part in a 3.1 mile (5km) walk to raise money for the hospital that saved him. Harry, from Bristol, is taking part in the Grand Walk for Grand Appeal later this month. He will be accompanied by his father, Edward.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Mace |Cheryl Dennis
Christopher Mace & Cheryl Dennis - BBC News, West of EnglandSeptember 6, 2024 at 12:18 AM·3 min readManagers of an animal sanctuary set up in response to a wave of animal deaths in 1939 say they are proud to continue the work 85 years later. Ferne Animal Sanctuary Charity near Chard, Somerset, was established when hundreds of thousands of pets were put to sleep by their owners who were scared about the start of World War Two.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Cheryl Dennis
Flying Nightingales celebrated 80 years after first flightBy Cheryl Dennis, Carys Nally, BBC News, West of EnglandMinistry of Defence Cpl Lydia Alford (L), and LACWs Myra Roberts (C) and Edna Birkbeck (R), were the first three nursing orderlies of the Woman's Auxiliary Air Force to fly to FranceThe first British women to be officially flown into a war zone have been commemorated 80 years after they were sent to treat World War Two soldiers.
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May 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Cheryl Dennis |Rhiannon Yhnell
A former Conservative councillor from Gloucester, accused of sexually assaulting a colleague, has told a court that her consent was all “non-verbal”. Lee Hawthorne, 44, denies two charges of sexual assault, saying he “never thought for one second [that] she wasn’t consenting”. Under cross-examination at Cirencester Courthouse, he said he had been the “provocative lead” in their relationship, and his accuser had been “submissive”.
