Christopher Mace

1 week ago | bbc.com | Christopher Mace |Bea Swallow

Pink Floyd drummer's charity event raises £200,000Christopher Mace & Bea SwallowBBC News, West of EnglandWiltshire & Bath Air AmbulanceMore than 15,000 people toured the home of Nick and Annette MasonA record £200,000 has been raised for emergency services during an annual charity event at the home of Pink Floyd's drummer, organisers say.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.

Mar 26, 2025 | 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.