Christopher Mace

1 month ago | bbc.com | Christopher Mace |Jonathan Holmes

New 44-acre nature reserve for former dairy farmChristopher Mace & Jonathan HolmesBBC News, West of EnglandJohn SeagerThe site is a former dairy farmA wildlife charity is planning to buy a former dairy farm and allow it to be taken over by nature. The 44-acre Ebdon Farm near Wick St Lawrence, North Somerset, will be bought by the Avon Wildlife Trust within two years. The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation charity has purchased the farm and has given the Trust two years to raise the funds to buy it.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Christopher Mace |Jonathan Holmes

A wildlife charity is planning to buy a former dairy farm and allow it to be taken over by nature. The 44-acre Ebdon Farm near Wick St Lawrence, North Somerset, will be bought by the Avon Wildlife Trust within two years. The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation charity has purchased the farm and has given the Trust two years to raise the funds to buy it. Biodiversity surveys have started and the site will eventually be only lightly managed to make it as natural as possible, the trust has said.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Leigh Boobyer |Christopher Mace

A woman in her 40s is in hospital with life-changing injuries after a suspected XL Bully attack. Avon and Somerset Police said the woman was bitten by the dog at a home in Sutton Avenue, Bristol, at about 16:15 BST. The force confirmed the dog - which is thought to be an XL Bully - has been secured inside the home. Officers used protective shields while entering the address, police said, adding the woman was sent to hospital by ambulance.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Christopher Mace |Georgia Stone

Landlords could be forced to lease empty shopsChristopher Mace & Georgia StoneBBCA council has been granted the power to auction the lease of empty shopsA council has been granted the power to auction the lease of empty shops, in a bid to revive its high streets. North Somerset Council is one of eight local authorities in the UK that can use High Street Rental Auction powers, if a retail space remains empty for a year and landlords do not take steps to let it.

Mar 3, 2025 | bbc.com | Audrey Dias |Christopher Mace

'Weight loss rugby club has changed my life completely'Audrey Dias & Christopher MaceBBC News, West of EnglandBBCPaul Parfitt said he is enjoying life again after losing weight playing rugby A player at a new rugby club that aims to help men lose unwanted weight said it has "changed his life completely". The group plays touch rugby at North Bristol Rugby Club in Almondsbury, near Bristol, and is run by MANvFAT.